2020 Kentucky Derby Prep Races: The race formerly known as the Santa Catalina Stakes was renamed the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) in 2007 to honor one of the most beloved owners in thoroughbred racing....
By Richard Rosenblatt A report issued on the fatal breakdown of Mongolian Groom in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic says the death could have been prevented if additional safety measures to dete...
By Margaret Ransom Spiced Perfection, a multiple Grade 1 winner and likely California-bred Horse of the Year, headlines a field of eight distaffers for Saturday’s $200,000 La Canada Stakes (G3) at S...
By Noel Michaels Horse racing fans get the holiday gift they really want – albeit a couple of days late – when the SoCal winter racing season celebrates its traditional post-Christmas opening day ...
By Margaret Ransom The La Brea Stakes (G1) has long served as the filly counterpart to Santa Anita’s opening day feature, the Malibu Stakes (G1), and through the decades since it was first contested...
By Margaret Ransom Santa Anita Park kicks off its annual winter/spring season on Saturday with an 11-race card featuring six graded stakes races and seven overall, highlighted by the Malibu Stakes, La...
By Mike Farrell Santa Claus came early to Southern California, a corner of the racing world in desperate need of glad tidings and good cheer. The jolly old elf dropped off the investigative results of...
By Lynne Snierson As the lyrics go in the iconic Andy Williams song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer.” But the holid...
By Mike Farrell The chill in the morning air in the Northeast and the Midwest serves as a reminder that winter racing will soon be here. The lucky racing outfits from those regions have already decamp...
Go Backwards When Forward Fails? By Mike Farrell Desperate times require desperate measures. And these are desperate times for horse racing as we approach Breeders’ Cup weekend at beleaguered Santa ...
