Santa Anita News

Santa Anita Spring Carnival Set For April 2-17, Event To Include Winner’s Circle BBQ, Ferris Wheel, Zipper, Yo-Yo & More

GRADE I, $750,000 RUNHAPPY SANTA ANITA DERBY ON APRIL 9 TO HIGHLIGHT WORLD-CLASS RACING ARCADIA, Calif. (March 24, 2022)–With world-class racing, highlighted by the Grade I, $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby centerstage on April 9, Santa Anita’s annual Spring Carnival, which will include a Winner’s Circle BBQ Championship (April 2 & 3), a Ferris […]

Classy Going To Vegas Back To Defend Her Title In Saturday’s Grade III, $125,000 Santa Ana Stakes

CLASSY GOING TO VEGAS BACK TO DEFEND HER TITLE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $125,000 SANTA ANA STAKES AS NINE DISTAFFERS GO 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (March 23, 2022)–Classy Grade I winner Going to Vegas is back to defend her title in Saturday’s Grade III, $125,000 Santa Ana Stakes as she heads […]

Pais’ Homebred Brickyard Ride Never Looks Back In His First Trip Down Hillside Turf As He Wins $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes

PAIS’ HOMEBRED BRICKYARD RIDE NEVER LOOKS BACK IN HIS FIRST TRIP DOWN HILLSIDE TURF AS HE WINS $100,000 SENSATIONAL STAR STAKES BY 1 ½ LENGTHS RACE IS PART OF CTBA-SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED RUNNERS ARCADIA, Calif. (March 20, 2022)–Alfred Pais’ multiple stakes winning homebred Brickyard Ride tried the hillside […]

$100,000, SENSATIONAL STAR STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, BRICKYARD RIDE, WINNER: “He came to play today, just like he always does. He loves to run and I was just having fun with him. My horse crossed the dirt pretty good and after that, I asked him a couple times to pick it up and he just kept going.” TRAINER […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Sunday, March 20, 2022

O’NEILL HAS HOT ROD READY FOR ‘A GREAT RACE’ JOHNNY V’S SANTA ANITA SUBS INHERIT THE WINS POWELL MAY RUN TWO IN MARATHON SANTA ANA JACKPOT PAYS $26,755.70 TO 112 WINNING TICKETS SANTA ANITA FLAVOR PERVADES DUBAI WORLD CUP With Advance Wagering offered this Friday, there will be a strong sense of Santa Anita […]

Santa Anita’s Saturday Rainbow Six Pool Totals $3,796,529, 20 Cent Minimum Wager Generates 112 Winning Tickets Each Worth $26,755

SANTA ANITA’S SATURDAY RAINBOW SIX POOL TOTALS $3,796,529; 20 CENT MINIMUM WAGER GENERATES 112 WINNING TICKETS, EACH WORTH $26,755 ARCADIA, Calif. (March 19, 2022)- With better than 3.4 million in new money wagered and a carryover from Friday of $395,500, Santa Anita’s 20 Cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot pool totaled $3,796,529 […]

$100,000, IRISH O’BRIEN STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES MARIO GUTIERREZ, EDDIE’S NEW DREAM, WINNER: “I didn’t know if I was (going to be) able to catch that filly (Becca Taylor)… She was fighting pretty good in the end, so I was hoping we did. Thank goodness it worked out. I think the key is the (distance) we sprinted her […]

Reddam’s Homebred Eddie’s New Dream Up To Win $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes By A Nose

REDDAM’S HOMEBRED EDDIE’S NEW DREAM UP TO WIN $100,000 IRISH O’BRIEN STAKES BY A NOSE OVER PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN BECCA TAYLOR RACE IS PART OF THE CTBA SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CAL-BRED OR SIRED RUNNERS ARCADIA, Calif. (March 19, 2022)–It took every inch of Santa Anita’s 6 ½ furlong hillside turf course, but […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Saturday, March 19, 2022

BRICKYARD RIDE TRIES ‘NEW DIMENSION’ SUNDAY HESS HAS TWO FOR SUNDAY’S SENSATIONAL STAR SANTA ANITA DERBY STILL TARGET FOR ‘KINGDOM’ D’AMATO PONDERS THREE FOR SANTA ANA STAKES TIMING RIGHT FOR BRICKYARD RIDE ON SUNDAY Brickyard Ride, the front-running gift that keeps on giving for owner/breeder Alfred Pais and trainer Craig Lewis, tries something new in […]

Santa Anita 20 Cent Rainbow Pick Six Pool Projected To Exceed $4 Million With A Mandatory Payout On Saturday

SANTA ANITA 20 CENT RAINBOW PICK SIX POOL PROJECTED TO EXCEED $4 MILLION WITH A MANDATORY PAYOUT ON SATURDAY FIRST POST TIME FOR A NINE-RACE CARD IS AT 1 P.M., RAINBOW SIX TO COVER RACES 4-9 ARCADIA, Calif. (March 18, 2022)–With no Single Ticket winner on Friday and a mandatory payout carryover of […]