Santa Anita News

Streaking Lucky Girl Heads Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Providencia Stakes

STREAKING LUCKY GIRL HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 PROVIDENCIA STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2022)–A two-time stakes winner at the current meet, Irish-bred Lucky Girl heads Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Providencia Stakes at a mile and one eighth on the Santa Anita turf. For sophomore fillies, the Providencia […]

Late Running Tapwater Prominent In Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Monrovia Stakes

LATE RUNNING TAPWATER PROMINENT IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 MONROVIA STAKES AT 6 ½ PANELS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2022)– LNJ Foxwoods’ homebred Tapwater, a huge second in her lone hillside start, will hope to be rolling late as she heads a field of six older fillies and mares in Saturday’s […]

Back To Turf, D’Amato’s Classy Going Global Heads Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Royal Heroine Stakes

BACK TO TURF, D’AMATO’S CLASSY GOING GLOBAL HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 ROYAL HEROINE STAKES AT ONE MILE ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2022)–Freakishly good in her first seven starts last year for Phil D’Amato, Irish-bred Going Global returns to her preferred surface as she heads a field of five older fillies and mares going […]

Streaking Adare Manor Heads Saturday’s Grade II, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks At 1 1/16 Miles

WINNER TO RECEIVE 100 KENTUCKY OAKS QUALIFYING POINTS ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2022)–Fresh off of double digit scores in her last two races, Michael Lund Petersen’s Adare Manor looms a short priced favorite versus four rivals in Saturday’s Grade II, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks at a mile and one sixteenth. A pivotal race […]

Messier Primed For Top Effort As Yakteen Saddles Three In Saturday’s Grade I, $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby

MESSIER PRIMED FOR TOP EFFORT AS YAKTEEN SADDLES THREE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $750,000 RUNHAPPY SANTA ANITA DERBY AT 1 1/8 MILES WINNER TO RECEIVE 100 QUALIFYING POINTS TO KENTUCKY DERBY ON MAY 7 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 6, 2022)–Recently transferred from Bob Baffert to Tim Yakteen following a 15-length score on Feb. 6, […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Sunday, April 3, 2022

YAKTEEN STARS DISPLAY ‘SPECTACULAR’ WORKS FRENCH CONNECTION READY FOR ROYAL HEROINE FESTIVE SPRING CARNIVAL SET THROUGH APRIL 17 POPULAR RUNHAPPY 5K RUN RETURNS SATURDAY MESSIER, ADARE MANOR IN ‘PERFECT’ BREEZES Messier and Adare Manor, winners of their last races by a combined margin of 28 lengths, each worked yesterday for this Saturday’s Grade I […]

Mandella’s Sumter Holds On To Win By A Nose Over Euro-Invader Balnikhov In $100,000 Singletary Stakes

MANDELLA’S SUMTER HOLDS ON TO WIN BY A NOSE OVER EURO-INVADER BALNIKHOV IN $100,000 SINGLETARY STAKES ARCADIA, Calif. (April 2, 2022)–In a desperate finish, Richard Mandella’s speedy Sumter held off talented Irish-bred invader Balnikhov by a nose in Saturday’s $100,000 Singletary Stakes at Santa Anita. Ridden for the first time by Mike Smith, Sumter […]

$100,000, SINGLETARY STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES MIKE SMITH, SUMTER, WINNER: “He’s such a professional. So straight forward and just so full of class. You get to know him pretty quick. First and foremost, I’d like to thank Mrs. Ramona Bass and her son Perry for giving me the opportunity to ride this colt when Flavien […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Saturday, April 2, 2022

O’NEILL HAS TWO FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY MONEY YAKTEEN PLEASED WITH DERBY & OAKS DRILLS BUSY WEEKEND LOOMS FOR TOP TRAINER D’AMATO ALMOST 200 WORKERS AT SANTA ANITA SATURDAY O’NEILL EYES 3RD RUNHAPPY SANTA ANITA DERBY WIN Doug O’Neill, who won the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby with Goldencents in 2013 and eventual Kentucky Derby winner […]

Self Isolation Separates Herself Early En Route To 3 ½ Length Score In $69,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature

SELF ISOLATION SEPARATES HERSELF EARLY EN ROUTE TO 3 ½ LENGTH SCORE IN $69,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE ARCADIA, Calif. (April 1, 2022)–Self Isolation stamped herself as a California-bred filly very much on the improve on Friday at Santa Anita, as she made an easy lead and proved much best in taking the day’s […]