It’s Big ‘Cap Day at Santa Anita on Sunday, and horseplayers face some tough decisions when wagering on the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1). A wide-open field of seven older horses are entered, with Newgrange the slight 5-2 morning-line favorite over 3-1 Highland Falls in the 87th edition of ...
Though the days of true handicap racing seem to have gone the way of the Wooly Mammoth, serious props go out to the few tracks that do their best to preserve history and offer big purses for the best older horses willing to carry weight and earn a position among the best in the older […]...
Sweeping into the lead at the top of the stretch with an effortless move, Nysos remained undefeated and gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record-extending sixth straight victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita Park. Ridden with the utmost assurance ...
In 2007 the Santa Anita Derby (G1)/Kentucky Derby (G1) prep once known as the Santa Catalina Stakes was renamed the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) to honor one of the most beloved owners in the game of Thoroughbred racing who passed away the year before. The familiar green and yellow silks representing...
A quartet of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps is set for Saturday (Feb. 3), all offering qualifying points of 20-10-6-4-2 to the first five finishers. The $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park features early Derby favorite Fierceness, who will be making his 3-year-old debut. The 2-year-old champion an...
The La Canada Stakes – traditionally the second of the three-race La Canada Series for older fillies and mares who prefer a route of ground – has been set for Saturday at Santa Anita Park the names of six distaffers were entered to race the 1 1/16 miles over the main track, including Midnight Me...
Horseplayers would be wise to consider a Bob Baffert exacta the next time a graded stakes race for 2- or 3-year-olds is run in California. Five times in the past five months, the Hall of Fame trainer has finished 1-2, most recently with 3-year-olds Muth ($2.80 on a $2 win bet) and Pilot Commander in...
The 49th edition of the $200,000 San Vicente (G2) may have a short field of six 3-year-olds, but it’s quite an expensive group. Muth, the 4-5 favorite for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, tops the field at $2 million, purchased by Zedan Racing Stables at the Ocala Breeders 2-year-olds in training...
It was a record-setting opening day at The Great Race Place. Santa Anita Park was bustling with bettors – a crowd of 37,143 contributed to a record opening day handle of $18.3 million -- as Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert delivered a 1-2 punch in the $300,000 Malibu (G1) on Tuesday, one of three ...
As usual, a stellar opening-day card awaits horseplayers at Santa Anita Park on Tuesday, featuring three Grade 1s, three Grade 2s and lots of good cheer for the 89th season at the track at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The weather outside looks delightful, and the 11-race program drew ...
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