Santa Anita News

Beyond Brilliant Answers Distance Question As He Takes Grade II, $225,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes

BEYOND BRILLIANT ANSWERS DISTANCE QUESTION AS HE TAKES GRADE II, $225,000 CHARLES WHITTINGHAM STAKES GATE TO WIRE BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS, GETTING 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF IN 1:58.72 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 30, 2022)–Although he’d never been beyond a mile and one eighth, the John Shirreffs-trained Beyond Brilliant seemed to relish a mile and […]

$225,000, GRADE II, CHARLES WHITTINGHAM QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES VICTOR ESPINOZA, BEYOND BRILLIANT, WINNER: “It was a lot of fun and I always look forward to ride these kinds of horses. It was one of those things that I had a good post outside, and I thought that was great for this horse because he can get as little keen, and […]

Argentine-Bred Blue Stripe Rallies To Post One Length Upset Over Favored Miss Bigly In Grade II, $200,000 Santa Margarita Stakes

ARGENTINE-BRED BLUE STRIPE RALLIES TO POST ONE LENGTH UPSET OVER FAVORED MISS BIGLY IN GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARGARITA STAKES ARCADIA, Calif. (April 30, 2022)–Idle since well beaten in the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Distaff Nov. 6, Argentine-bred Blue Stripe rallied to overtake favored Miss Bigly late and win Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 […]

$200,000, GRADE II, SANTA MARGARITA QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES TYLER BAZE, BLUE STRIPE, WINNER: “You know, I worked her before she ran in the Breeders’ Cup and didn’t get to ride her and coming into this race, I didn’t even know I was on her. I hadn’t been on her, but I heard some workout reports that said she was ready and […]

Stilleto Boy Dictates Pace And Beats Heavily Favored Express Train By 2 ¼ Lengths In Grade II, $200,000 Californian

STILLETO BOY DICTATES PACE AND BEATS HEAVILY FAVORED EXPRESS TRAIN BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS IN GRADE II, $200,000 CALIFORNIAN, GETS 1 1/8 MILES IN 1:48.07 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 30, 2022)–Clearly asserting himself as the top rider on the West Coast, Juan Hernandez sent Stilleto Boy to the lead and never allowed heavily favored […]

$200,000, GRADE II, CALIFORNIAN QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, STILLETO BOY, WINNER: “I worked him a couple of times. Last time, he impressed me a lot, he worked really sharp and really fast. He was doing everything by himself. Mr. Moger told me he was doing really good and he was ready for this race. He was! “Mr. Moger […]

California-Bred Brickyard Ride Rolls To His Fourth Consecutive Stakes Win As He Takes Grade III, $100,000 Kona Gold Stakes

CALIFORNIA-BRED BRICKYARD RIDE ROLLS TO HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE STAKES WIN AS HE TAKES GRADE III, $100,000 KONA GOLD STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS ARCADIA, Calif. (April 30, 2022)–Brickyard Ride, a chestnut California-bred son of Clubhouse Ride, continued his march to the Grade I Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland in November with an emphatic 2 ¼ […]

$100,000, GRADE III, KONA GOLD QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, BRICKYARD RIDE, WINNER: “He’s a very fast horse. I told Craig, I didn’t want to go that fast, but you know, he just loves to do that. As soon as I took a little hold of him to slow him down a little, he grabbed the bridle and he just […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Saturday, April 30, 2022

POWELL SETTLES ON KEYFLOWER IN WILSHIRE SHARAPOVA STEPPING UP IN SANTA MARGARITA ED BROWN SOCIETY GETS A MAJOR GIFT TODAY BREEZERS BUSY AT SANTA ANITA ON SATURDAY KEYFLOWER SET FOR SUNDAY’S WILSHIRE STAKES Leonard Powell had Keyflower and Bye Bye Bertie entered in Sunday’s Grade III Wilshire Stakes for fillies and mares three and […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Friday, April 29, 2022

SANTA ANITA DERBY ACE TAIBA SMELLS ROSES EXPRESS TRAIN IS ON TRACK FOR CALIFORNIAN BRICKYARD RIDE ONE TO CATCH IN KONA GOLD WHITTINGHAM ROUTE HELPS BEYOND BRILLIANT POPULAR TRAINER ‘SPEEDY’ SMITHWICK PASSES CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED FOUNDATION DONATES LIBRARY GUARANTEED LATE PICK 4 & 5 POOLS UP NORTH TAIBA, MESSIER BREEZE FOR KENTUCKY DERBY Taiba, who […]