Santa Anita News

$150,000, ECHO EDDIE STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JOE BRAVO, SMUGGLER’S RUN, WINNER: “It’s pretty nice when they run like that. I don’t even have a piece of dirt on me, do I? It’s kind of nice when you have a horse like that. Broke good, clean break and sat off the backside. You know when you […]

Veteran Mare Brooke Marie Keeps To Her Task And Prevails By A Half Length In Grade II, $200,000 Monrovia Stakes

VETERAN MARE BROOKE MARIE KEEPS TO HER TASK AND PREVAILS BY A HALF LENGTH IN GRADE II, $200,000 MONROVIA STAKES UNDER HERNANDEZ ARCADIA, Calif. (April 9, 2022)–In her first Southern California start, 6-year-old Brooke Marie sat close to a slow early pace and kept to her task through the lane to prevail by […]

GRADE II, $200,000, MONROVIA STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, BROOKE MARIE, WINNER: “On paper it looked like there was going to be one speed horse, the number one (Alice Marble) and my filly broke really fast. She put me right there. She was enjoying the trip and I just sat behind the one and waited […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Saturday, April 9, 2022

OWNERS HAD EYE FOR GOOD CLAIM IN COTOPAXI JOHN SHEAR HONORED SUNDAY AT SANTA ANITA SPRING CARNIVAL CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 17 HERNANDEZ WINS 4 RACES INCLUDING SQUEAKER O’NEILL SEEKS CLAIM TO FAME IN SIREN LURE Erik Johnson is on a roll. He’s one reason the Colorado Avalanche is leading the Central Division of the […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Friday, April 8, 2022

RUNHAPPY DERBY HEADS ‘GREAT’ DAY OF RACING MANDELLA BATTLES YAKTEEN AGAIN IN THE OAKS LEGENDARY LAFFIT TO PRESENT DERBY TROPHY POPULAR RUNHAPPY 5K RUN RETURNS SATURDAY A FLAVIEN-FREE COLONY CHANGES THE DYNAMICS LA RAMS TO SHARE LOMBARDI TROPHY ON DERBY DAY MESSIER VS. FORBIDDEN KINGDOM IN RUNHAPPY DERBY The stage is set for a […]

Kanderel Back To Defend His Title In Sunday’s $75,000 Siren Lure Stakes

KANDEREL BACK TO DEFEND HIS TITLE IN SUNDAY’S $75,000 SIREN LURE STAKES AS THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UP GO 6 ½ FURLONGS OUT OF TURF CHUTE ARCADIA, Calif. (April 7, 2022)–Wertheimer and Frere’s homebred Kanderel, idle since winning last year’s Siren Lure Stakes on June 19, is back to defend his crown in Sunday’s $75,000 Siren […]

Comebacking Royal Ship Faces Tough Competition As Field Of Eight Set For $75,000 John Shear Mile

COMEBACKING ROYAL SHIP FACES TOUGH COMPETITION AS FIELD OF EIGHT SET FOR $75,000 JOHN SHEAR MILE ARCADIA, Calif. (April 7, 2022)–Richard Mandella’s classy Brazilian-bred Royal Ship will try to overcome a near-eight month layoff as he heads a tough field of eight older horses in Sunday’s $75,000 John Shear Mile. A winner of […]

Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, LA Rams Lombardi Trophy Fan Experience & Infield Spring Carnival Provide Myriad Of Entertainment Options Saturday

FIRST POST TIME FOR 12-RACE CARD AT 12 NOON, ADMISSION GATES OPEN AT 10 A.M. ARCADIA, Calif. (April 7, 2022)–The 85th running of the Grade I, $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, a race that has produced 19 Kentucky Derby winners, heads a tremendous day of racing and entertainment options this Saturday at Santa Anita […]

Talented Smuggler’s Run Returns To Dirt In Saturday’s $150,000 Echo Eddie Stakes

TALENTED SMUGGLER’S RUN RETURNS TO DIRT IN SATURDAY’S $150,000 ECHO EDDIE STAKES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED SOPHOMORES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS RACE IS PART OF THE CTBA-SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CAL-BRED OR SIRED HORSES ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2022)–KMN Racing’s homebred Smuggler’s Run returns to the main track and gets back with statebreds on […]

Comebacking Connie Swingle Heads Saturday’s $150,000 Evening Jewel Stakes

COMEBACKING CONNIE SWINGLE HEADS SATURDAY’S $150,000 EVENING JEWEL STAKES AS NINE SOPHOMORE FILLIES GO 6 ½ FURLONGS RACE IS PART OF CTBA-SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CAL-BRED OR SIRED HORSES ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2022)–Idle since a dominant stakes win in early September, Nick Alexander’s homebred Connie Swingle heads an outstanding field of […]