Santa Anita News

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Monday, February 21, 2022

EXPRESS TRAIN HAS BULLET BREEZE FOR BIG ‘CAP JAPANESE RIDER WINS FIRST SANTA ANITA STAKES WONG ‘WISHING WELL’ FOR DYNASTY OF HER OWN SHIRREFFS GOING ‘EXPRESS’ FOR FIRST BIG ‘CAP WIN Express Train always seems to run his race. A five-year-old full horse sired by Union Rags and bred by Dixiana Farms, LLC, the bay […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Sunday, February 20, 2022

McPEEK SEEKS SECOND STRAIGHT BEHOLDER WIN D’AMATO’S FOCUS IS ON WINNING AND DEVELOPMENT HOLIDAY RACING MONDAY, DOLLAR BEER & SODA FUKOMOTO REPLACES JOHHNY V. ON FAVORED BARAZZA MEMORIAL SET FOR SPORTSCASTER BILL SEWARD McPEEK PLANS TO RUN ENVOUTANTE IN GRADE I BEHOLDER Trainer Ken McPeek eyes his second straight victory in Santa Anita’s Grade […]

Mandella’s Sumter Stretches Out And Wires Field In $100,000 Pasadena Stakes

MANDELLA’S SUMTER STRETCHES OUT AND WIRES FIELD IN $100,000 PASADENA STAKES, WINNING BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH & GETS MILE ON TURF IN 1:34.77 ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2022)–Well supported and well spotted, Richard Mandella’s Sumter, who has found a home on grass, stretched out for the first time and rewarded his […]

$100,000, PASADENA STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, SUMTER, WINNER: “He was travelling super. He broke good, got some speed from the sprint, but then he settled in nice and was relaxing well. He responded well when I asked him to make a move. I think (this) was as impressive as last time. Especially given there was […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Saturday, February 19, 2022

LEWIS HAD OPTIONS FOR TWO CALIFORNIA-BREDS SPRING FEVER COMES EARLY FOR BECCA TAYLOR HESS EXPECTS A BETTER TRIP FOR CHAOS THEORY MANDATORY RAINBOW SIX PAYOUT ON SUNDAY HOLIDAY MONDAY IS DOLLAR DAY AT SANTA ANITA CRAIG’S CONUMDRUM RESOLVED FOR CAL-BREDS Craig Lewis was weighing his options. Three days ago, they packed a preponderance of […]

O’Neill’s Soy Tapatio Rallies To Take $69,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature By One Length Under Apprentice Herrera

O’NEILL’S SOY TAPATIO RALLIES TO TAKE $69,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY ONE LENGTH UNDER APPRENTICE HERRERA ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2022)–A gate to wire maiden special weight winner in his most recent start, the Doug O’Neill-trained Soy Tapatio found himself off the pace today and he responded with an impressive one length […]

Unbeaten Becca Taylor Heads $100,000 Spring Fever Stakes

UNBEATEN BECCA TAYLOR HEADS $100,000 SPRING FEVER STAKES AS CALIFORNIA-BRED FILLIES & MARES GO SIX FURLONGS RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED RUNNERS ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2022)–Perfect in five starts, Nick Alexander’s homebred Becca Taylor returns from Golden Gate Fields and is the horse to beat […]

Speedy Brickyard Ride Heads $100,000 Tiznow Stakes As Cal-Bred Sophomores Go One Mile On Monday

RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED RUNNERS ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2022)–Fresh off yet another highly rated stakes victory going six furlongs, Alfred Pais’ lighting quick homebred Brickyard Ride figures to go to the front and not look back as he stretches out to a flat mile […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Friday, February 18, 2022

SUMTER IS READY TO STRETCH OUT IN PASADENA VENERABLE BOMBARD RETURNS FOR SAN SIMEON RESTRAINEDVENGENCE BREEZES FOR COMEBACK SUNDAY’S RAINBOW POOL COULD TOP $5 MILLION SOOTHSAY WORKS FOR GRADE I BEHOLDER MILE SUMTER RETURNS IN TWO-TURN PASADENA STAKES Sumter stretches out to a mile on turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Pasadena Stakes after four straight […]

Cerin’s Barraza Seeks 4th Straight Win In Sunday’s Grade III, $100,000 San Simeon Stakes

CERIN’S BARRAZA SEEKS 4TH STRAIGHT WIN IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 SAN SIMEON STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF WITH A MANDATORY RAINBOW SIX PAYOUT AT STAKE, TOTAL POOL COULD EXCEED $5 MILLION ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2022)–Holly and David Wilson’s Barraza will be seeking his fourth consecutive win as he […]