Santa Anita News

Sunday’s Santa Anita 20 Cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot To Have A Mandatory Payout With A $5 Million Pool Expected

SUNDAY’S SANTA ANITA 20 CENT RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT TO HAVE A MANDATORY PAYOUT WITH A $5 MILLION POOL EXPECTED FIRST POST TIME FOR SUNDAY’S NINE-RACE CARD IS 12:30 P.M., GRADE III SAN SIMEON MAIN EVENT ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2022)–With the likelihood of a $5 million pool, Santa Anita’s popular 20 cent […]

Mandella-Trained Sumter Heads Field Of 11 Sophomores Going One Mile On Turf In Saturday’s $100,000 Pasadena Stakes

MANDELLA-TRAINED SUMTER HEADS FIELD OF 11 SOPHOMORES GOING ONE MILE ON TURF IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 PASADENA STAKES ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2022)–Idle since an emphatic maiden score in mid-November, Bass Stables’ homebred Sumter will try two turn and stakes competition for the first time as he heads a field of 11 sophomores going one […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Sunday, February 13, 2022

‘YOUNG PUPPY’ BARRAZA ALL BUSINESS IN RACES BALTAS WINS THREE AND CREATES TWO EXACTAS FLIGHTLINE SIDELINED, WILL MISS THE SAN CARLOS BAFFERT STAKES WINNERS AMONG 176 WORKERS HAPPY BARRAZA SEEKS 4TH STRAIGHT IN SAN SIMEON Barraza might act the clown around the barn but he’s all business on the track, where he’s won his […]

French-Bred Ouraika Ships In To Win Grade III, $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes

FRENCH-BRED OURAIKA SHIPS IN TO WIN GRADE III, $100,000 SWEET LIFE STAKES BY A GUTTY HEAD & GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF IN 1:13.98 ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2022)–Recently arrived from her Fair Hill Farm training base in Maryland, trainer Graham Motion’s Ouraika got a perfect ground saving trip and showed tremendous […]

$100,000, SWEET LIFE STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, OURAIKA, WINNER: “I learned a lot, but she’s a really intelligent filly. She did everything by herself. In the warmup I took her by herself, and she was doing everything really good. Today she broke really sharp. She’s a really professional filly. I just broke out […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Saturday, February 12, 2022

DON’T SWEAR DAVE STRETCHES OUT IN PASADENA CE CE IS A DESERVING WINNER OF ECLIPSE AWARD GRADE I WINNER HIT THE ROAD BEING FRESHENED MERNEITH GETS 108 BEYER FOR SANTA MONICA WIN SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME OF 11 A.M. SUNDAY O’NEILL, REDDAMS JOIN FORCES IN PASADENA Doug O’Neill is believed to have had […]

Smuggler’s Run Relaxes Early And Rallies For Three Quarter Length Win In $69,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature

SMUGGLER’S RUN RELAXES EARLY AND RALLIES FOR THREE QUARTER LENGTH WIN IN $69,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE UNDER PRAT ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2022)–Well beaten 12 days ago, the Richard Baltas-trained Smuggler’s Run showed a new dimension on Friday at Santa Anita, as he relaxed well early and rallied impressively late to take the […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Friday, February 11, 2022

URBAN SUITED FOR GRADE III SWEET LIFE STAKES D’AMATO DUO PRIMED AND READY FOR SWEET LIFE BAFFERT PROUD OF ECLIPSE CHAMPION CORNICHE CE CE, PYFER JOIN SANTA ANITA ECLIPSE WINNERS EARLY FIRST POST TIME ON SUNDAY IS AT 11 A.M. CALLAGHAN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT URBAN IN SWEET LIFE Urban steps up from a maiden allowance […]

Hirsch Homebred Ce Ce Named Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter For 2021

HIRSCH HOMEBRED CE CE NAMED ECLIPSE CHAMPION FEMALE SPRINTER FOR 2021; TRAINED BY McCARTHY, 6-YEAR-OLD MARE IS BASED AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2022)–From a family whose California racing roots date back more than 70 years, owner/breeder Bo Hirsch was understandably ecstatic when it was announced that his brilliant homebred mare Ce […]

Jessica Pyfer Named Eclipse Champion Apprentice Jockey For 2021

A GRADUATE OF AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, SHE BECOMES THIRD WOMAN TO WIN AMERICA’S HIGHEST HONOR FOR FLEDGLING JOCKEYS ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2022)–Santa Anita-based Jessica Pyfer has been named Eclipse Champion Apprentice Jockey, becoming the third female rider to win America’s highest honor for fledgling jockeys and she also becomes the sixth Santa Anita-based […]