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The Farrell Report: Remembering Seattle Slew Trainer Billy Turner; Upcoming Races

By Mike Farrell “Tempus fugit!” the Romans proclaimed several millennia ago. Yes, time seems to take flight at an even quicker pace this time of year as we replace the calendars on the wall with t...

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Eddie Mac’s Book: A Little Handicapping History Before Picking Winners at Santa Anita

By Ed McNamara

By Ed McNamara I’ve been a public handicapper for much of the past 40 years. So much in racing has changed since September 1981, when I began my touting career by picking The Meadowlands‘ ...

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The Farrell Report: Flightline Soars to Stardom after Malibu Romp

By Mike Farrell

By Mike Farrell The reviews are in, and they are all raves for Flightline. Four stars, two thumbs up, the next can’t miss sensation. Yes, racing has a new hero. It’s all part of the annual ritual ...

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Eddie Mac’s Book: Picking Winners for 6 Stakes Races at Santa Anita

By Ed McNamara

By Ed McNamara Back in the mid-Sixties, 14-year-old me watched “That Was The Week That Was,” an Americanized version of an earlier British TV series that satirized current events. Some of the poli...

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Santa Anita Kicks Off 85th Winter/Spring Season of Racing Sunday

By Margaret Ransom

By Margaret Ransom Santa Anita Park kicks off its winter/spring racing season on Sunday with an 11-race card featuring six stakes races, highlighted by the Runhappy Malibu Stakes and the La Brea Stake...

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Santa Anita Handicap: An Oldie But Still A Goodie

By Margaret Ransom

By Margaret Ransom Though the days of true handicap racing seem to have gone the way of the woolly mammoth, serious props go out to the few tracks who do their best to preserve history and offer big p...

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Opening Day: Santa Anita Features 6 Stakes Race On Saturday

By Margaret Ransom

By Margaret Ransom A talent-filled opening day program on Saturday at Santa Anita Park will help usher out a year of horse racing that has been unpredictable, turbulent and downright implausible, and ...

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Shaman Ghost Wins Big ‘Cap for Track Owner Stronach

By Margaret Ransom

Stronach Stables’ Shaman Ghost earned his second career Grade I victory by three-quarters of a length in Saturday’s $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (GI) at Santa Anita Park. The 5-year-old son of Gh...

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‘Capping the Big ‘Cap

By Ryan Dickey

Nine starters go to the gate in the 80th running of the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap today, covering the classic 1 ¼-mile distance for a slice of a $750,000 purse. Two of the starters look most likel...

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Shaman Ghost, Midnight Storm Top Big ‘Cap Field

By Margaret Ransom

A talent-filled 11-race card featuring four graded stakes is on tap at Santa Anita Park Saturday, led by the featured 80th running of the Santa Anita Handicap (GI). The 1 ¼-mile feature is worth $750...