Santa Anita News

Merneith Successfully Defends Her Crown & Upsets Heavily Favored Ce Ce In Taking Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes

MERNEITH SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS HER CROWN & UPSETS HEAVILY FAVORED CE CE IN TAKING GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MONICA STAKES BY THREE LENGTHS ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2022)–The defending champ but a decided underdog, Merneith went to the front, shook off a challenge from heavily favored Ce Ce and went on to a powerful three […]

Count Again & Prat Rally To Win Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes

COUNT AGAIN & PRAT RALLY TO WIN GRADE III, $100,000 THUNDER ROAD STAKES BY A HALF LENGTH AND GET ONE MILE ON TURF IN 1:34.12 ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2022)–Idle since Aug. 21, the Phil D’Amato-trained Count Again was ready for action on Saturday at Santa Anita, as he stormed home through the lane […]

$100,000, THUNDER ROAD STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, COUNT AGAIN, WINNER: “I’ve been on this horse a few times in the morning, so I got to know him. We had a good trip today, he broke well and he put me in the race. He was traveling super all the way around there and when I asked […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Saturday, February 5, 2022

SIR LONDON IN ‘GREAT MOVE’ FOR GRADE III LEWIS DEBUT WINNER EXCEEDS EURTON’S EXPECTATIONS HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM FOR 1ST RACE WIN FRIDAY BALTAS PONDERS SWEET LIFE WITH 4 NOMINATIONS PROMISING SIR LONDON SET FOR SUNDAY’S LEWIS Sir London, a 10-length maiden winner as the 3-10 favorite Dec. 4 at Los Alamitos, worked four […]

High Riding Prat Notches His Third Win Of The Day As Canadian Pride Takes $72,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature

HIGH RIDING PRAT NOTCHES HIS THIRD WIN OF THE DAY AS CANADIAN PRIDE TAKES $72,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2022)–Santa Anita’s runaway leading rider, Flavien Prat sat a perfect trip aboard favored Canadian Pride who overtook tenacious front-runner Took Charge in deep stretch to win […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Friday, February 4, 2022

AMERICAN THEOREM, SMITH TEAM UP ON SATURDAY PARK AVENUE READY TO STROLL IN SANTA MONICA SUBCONSCIOUS IS SET TO STRIKE IN THUNDER ROAD FLIGHTLINE BREEZES SUNDAY FOR THE SAN CARLOS AMERICAN THEOREM READY FOR SAN PASQUAL American Theorem, considered Triple Crown timber before being plagued with recurring shin problems after the Grade II Rebel […]

Impressive Maiden Winner Adare Manor Heads Sunday’s Grade III, $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes

IMPRESSIVE MAIDEN WINNER ADARE MANOR HEADS SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $200,000 LAS VIRGENES STAKES AS 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES GO ONE MILE ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2022)–A rousing 12 length maiden special weight winner going a flat mile in her most recent start, Michael Lund Petersen’s Adare Manor looms a short price favorite versus four sophomore fillies […]

Baffert’s Messier Out To Stamp Himself An ‘A-List’ Derby Hopeful As He Heads Sunday’s Grade III, $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

BAFFERT’S MESSIER OUT TO STAMP HIMSELF AN ‘A-LIST’ DERBY HOPEFUL AS HE HEADS SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $200,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES AT 1 1/16 MILES ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2022)–Second at 1-2 in his most recent stakes assignment, Messier will be out to make amends and stamp himself an “A-List” Derby hopeful as he […]

Hirsch Homebred Ce Ce Heads Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes

HIRSCH HOMEBRED CE CE HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MONICA STAKES AT SEVEN FURLONGS ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 2, 2022)–Fresh off the biggest win of her career, the Bo Hirsch homebred Ce Ce heads a field of five older fillies and mares going seven furlongs in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes at […]

Mandella’s Subconscious Heads Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes

MANDELLA’S SUBCONSCIOUS HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 THUNDER ROAD STAKES AS OLDER HORSES GO ONE MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 2, 2022)–A Grade II winner over the course two starts back, Richard Mandella’s Subconscious heads a field of six older horses going one mile on turf in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road […]