Santa Anita News

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Saturday, April 16, 2022

DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN FOR NORAH’S SISTER PERIBAN HAS NO ‘REGRETS’ WITH MAIDEN ROMP LONGTIME CALIFORNIA OWNER/BREEDER MILLARD PASSES ECLIPSE CHAMP CE CE BREEZES FIVE FURLONGS HISTORY REPEATS IN FRIDAY’S THIRD RACE History repeated itself in a strong sense when Norah’s Princess won Friday’s third race, a 5 ½-furlong dash for fillies and […]

Santa Anita Rainbow Pick Six Single Ticket Jackpot Pays $436,787 As Slam Dunk Sermon Wins Last Race

SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX SINGLE TICKET JACKPOT PAYS $436,787 AS SLAM DUNK SERMON WINS LAST RACE & PAYS $19.00 TO WIN ARCADIA, Calif. (April 15, 2022)–With longshot Slam Dunk Sermon rolling home under Kyle Frey to win by one length in Friday’s eighth and final race at Santa Anita, one lucky ticket in […]

Alexander’s Homebred Rose Maddox Surges Late To Win $69,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature

ALEXANDER’S HOMEBRED ROSE MADDOX SURGES LATE TO WIN $69,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY A NECK AS SHE GETS MILE ON TURF IN 1:35.26 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 15, 2022)–Patiently handled by Kyle Frey, Nick Alexander’s homebred Rose Maddox found room late at the rail and was up to win Friday’s $69,000 allowance feature […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Friday, April 15, 2022

STREAKING EXPRESS TRAIN EYES CALIFORNIAN AGENDA OUTLINED FOR YAKTEEN’S DERBY DUO FLIGHTLINE PREPS AGAIN SUNDAY FOR RETURN EASTER EGG HUNT AT SANTA ANITA ON SUNDAY CALIFORNIAN IN MIND FOR EXPRESS TRAIN Express Train, a leading candidate for Horse of the Meet with three straight stakes wins including the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap […]

$75,000, JOHN SHEAR MILE QUOTES-SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES MIKE SMITH, ROYAL SHIP, WINNER: “He’s a dream. He’s a rider’s dream. When he’s happy and healthy like he is now, he’s a really good horse…I know Mr. Porter is looking down on us from heaven right now and he’s a pretty happy guy.” TRAINER QUOTES RICHARD MANDELLA, […]

Mandella’s Classy Brazilian-Bred Royal Ship Comes Off Bench To Take $75,000 John Shear Mile

MANDELLA’S CLASSY BRAZILIAN-BRED ROYAL SHIP COMES OFF BENCH TO TAKE $75,000 JOHN SHEAR MILE BY FIVE LENGTHS IN 1:36.07 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 10, 2022)–Last year’s Grade II Californian winner and idle since Aug. 21, Richard Mandella’s classy Brazilian-bred gelding Royal Ship returned in style today at Santa Anita, as he sat second to […]

French-Bred Bran Runs Down Irish-Bred Cotopaxi Late To Take $75,000 Siren Lure Stakes

FRENCH-BRED BRAN RUNS DOWN IRISH-BRED COTOPAXI LATE TO TAKE $75,000 SIREN LURE STAKES BY A HALF LENGTH, GETTING 6 ½ FURLONGS ON TURF IN 1:14.82 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 10, 2022)–In his third stateside start for John Sadler, Hronis Racing’s French-bred Bran rallied off the turn for home to overhaul pacesetter Cotopaxi late, winning Sunday’s […]

$75,000, SIREN LURE STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022

TRAINER QUOTES JOHN SADLER, BRAN, WINNER: “He’s been improving and acclimatizing to America. He’s run a couple of good races for us and it looks like he’s a hard trying horse. We got him at the right price. We bought him for like 80,000-Euro out of the Arc Sale, so […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden & Mike Willman for Sunday, April 10, 2022

DERBY WINNER TAIBA IS TALK OF THE RACING WORLD RESTRAINEDVENGENCE RETURNS IN TODAY’S SHEAR ‘BIG MONEY MIKE’ TAKES DERBY & PROVIDENCIA RISPOLI WIN OAKS & ROYAL HEROINE, THREE ON DAY D’AMATO TRAILS BAFFERT 11-10 IN STAKES-WON GONZALEZ WINS A PAIR, INCLUDING ($155.20) EVENING JEWEL BIG ‘CAP WINNER EXPRESS TRAIN PREPS FOR GOLD CUP MALIBU STAKES […]

$150,000, EVENING JEWEL STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES RICARDO GONZALEZ, POWER SURGE, WINNER: “Blaine texted me and said that she was an honest filly, she just tries hard. Last race, she really didn’t have a place to run, so he told me to ride her with confidence and she was going to be alright. And man, he sure […]