Agave Racing Stable to Present Major Gift to Ed Brown Society at Santa Anita   Apr. 29,2022, [Arcadia, CA] – Agave Racing Stable, owned by Mark Martinez, will be presenting a major gift to the Ed Brown Society (EBS) on Saturday April 30th, in the Winner’s Circle at Santa Anita Park, after the 8th […]

FRENCH-BRED KEYFLOWER PROMINENT AMONG 11 DISTAFFERS IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 WILSHIRE STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 28, 2022)–In what appears to be a wide open contest among 11 fillies and mares going one mile on turf, trainer Leonard Powell’s French-bred Keyflower rates a big chance as she shortens up […]

CLASSY BEYOND BRILLIANT HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $225,000 CHARLES WHITTINGHAM STAKES AS 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP GO 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 27, 2022)–C R K Stable’s classy Beyond Brilliant will try to stretch his speed to a mile and one quarter on turf as he heads a field of seven 3-year-olds […]

STREAKING EXPRESS TRAIN LOOMS A STANDOUT IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 CALIFORNIAN STAKES AS 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP GO 1 1/8 MILES   CALIFORNIAN IS AN ICONIC PREP TO GRADE I HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP ON MAY 30   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 27, 2022)–In search of his fourth consecutive graded stakes win at the current meeting, the […]

VETERAN MARE MISS BIGLY LOOMS LARGE AMONG FIELD OF NINE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARGARITA STAKES AT A MILE AND ONE EIGHTH   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 27, 2022)–A solid second in the Grade I Beholder Mile on March 5, Phil D’Amato’s venerable 6-year-old mare Miss Bigly rates top billing among a field of […]

BRICKYARD RIDE SEEKS FOURTH STRAIGHT STAKES WIN AS HE HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 KONA GOLD STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 27, 2022)–Alfred Pais’ streaking homebred Brickyard Ride seeks his fourth consecutive stakes victory at the current meet as he heads a field of five 3-year-olds and up going 6 ½ […]

LIVE RACING TO RESUME FULL FORCE AT SANTA ANITA WITH FOUR GRADED STAKES ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30 FOLLOWING ONE WEEK HIATUS   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 18, 2022)–After a regularly scheduled brief hiatus this coming weekend, live racing will return in full-force to Santa Anita on Saturday, April 30, as four graded stakes will headline an […]

IRISH-BRED THRUMPS DREAM PREVAILS BY A NOSE TO WIN $72,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE; BRAVO & BALTAS TEAM FOR MILE TURF SCORE IN 1:33.89   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 17, 2022)–In a gutty effort, the Richard Baltas-trained Thrumps Dream, a 4-year-old Irish-bred filly, held off the late charge of Carpe Vinum to take Sunday’s $72,000 Santa […]

IRISH-BRED HONG KONG HARRY APPEARS HEADED TO BIGGER THINGS AS HE TAKES $72,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 1 ½ LENGTHS WHILE GETTING 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:47.15   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 16, 2022)–At roughly 900 pounds and little more than 15 hands tall, Irish-bred Hong Kong Harry makes up for whatever he […]