Santa Anita News

Longshot Canoodling Steals Away On Lead And Wins Grade III, $100,000 Megahertz Stakes

LONGSHOT CANOODLING STEALS AWAY ON LEAD AND WINS GRADE III, $100,000 MEGAHERTZ STAKES BY A HALF LENGTH, GETTING MILE ON TURF IN 1:37.30 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2022)–Fifth on dirt going seven furlongs on opening day, Dec. 26, the Mike Puype-trained Canoodling was able to set slow fractions and steal Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 […]

$100,000, MEGAHERTZ STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES ROIMES CHIRINOS, CANOODLING, WINNER: “What a great day for me. It’s my first graded stakes win in this beautiful country and at (Santa Anita). It is unbelievable. “She’s a tiny, little filly but she’s got a really, really big heart and she always tries hard. Today they made it easy […]

Mandella’s Forbidden Kingdom Blasts Off & Dominates Grade II, $200,000 San Vicente Stakes

MANDELLA’S FORBIDDEN KINGDOM BLASTS OFF & DOMINATES GRADE II, $200,000 SAN VICENTE STAKES, WINNING BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS COLT BY AMERICAN PHAROAH WILL LIKELY STRETCH OUT IN GRADE II SAN FELIPE STAKES MARCH 5 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2022)–In a thoroughly dominant performance, trainer Richard Mandella’s Forbidden Kingdom blasted off from the […]

$200,000, SAN VICENTE STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, WINNER: “He has a lot of speed and sometimes he just runs off, but today he was a little different horse, he just relaxed a little bit more and it looked like he settled down a little bit more, so that helped a lot. Last time I […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Saturday, January 29, 2022

D’AMATO EYES ONE-TWO FINISH IN SAN MARCOS O’NEILL HOPES TO BAFFLE HIS FOES ON SUNDAY WONG HAS RIGHT STRATEGY IN THE ‘SHAMROCK’ HOFMANS REMEMBERS THE LATE ALPHABET SOUP JAPANESE JOCK FUKUMOTO GETS FIRST SANTA ANITA WIN D’AMATO HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY IN SAN MARCOS Phil D’Amato entered two horses with disparate styles in […]

Sensible Cat Rolls Late To Take $72,000 Santa Anita Hillside Allowance Feature By A Neck

SENSIBLE CAT ROLLS LATE TO TAKE $72,000 SANTA ANITA HILLSIDE ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY A NECK, GETTING ABOUT 6 ½ FURLONGS ON TURF IN 1:13.16 CALIFORNIA-BRED EARNS $56,160, WHICH INCLUDES 20 PERCENT BONUS ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2022)–Unhurried early, Irvin Racing’s California-bred Sensible Cat rallied late to take Friday’s $72,000 Santa Anita allowance feature by […]

Joe Bravo Reflects On His Career & Future As He Hopes To Win The 73rd Edition Of Santa Anita’s George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

JOE BRAVO REFLECTS ON HIS CAREER & FUTURE AS HE HOPES TO WIN THE 73RD EDITION OF SANTA ANITA’S GEORGE WOOLF MEMORIAL JOCKEY AWARD ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2022)–With more than 5,500 wins to his credit in a career dating back to 1988, Joe Bravo, a third generation jockey, enters 2022 as a full-time […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes- By Ed Golden – Friday, January 28, 2022

SAN VICENTE STAKES IN SANTA ANITA SPOTLIGHT WHAT IN BLAZES SHARP FOR HIS STAKES DEBUT EURTON HOPES THE FORCE IS WITH DARK VADER CONDITIONS OF MEGAHERTZ SUIT BURGOO ALLEY KNICKS GO, LIFE IS GOOD MEET IN ‘MATCH’ RACE? UNBEATEN FLIGHTLINE TO WORK EARLY SUNDAY APPRENTICE ALSAGOOR WINS FIRST ONE MEMORIAL FOR FRANK PANZA SET […]

Irish-Bred Island Of Love Makes U.S. Debut In Sunday’s $75,000 Lady Of Shamrock Stakes

WELL REGARDED IRISH-BRED ISLAND OF LOVE MAKES U.S. DEBUT IN SUNDAY’S $75,000 LADY OF SHAMROCK STAKES AS 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES GO MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2022)–Unbeaten in two starts in Italy, Irish-bred Island of Love will make her U.S. debut in Sunday’s $75,000 Lady of Shamrock Stakes at Santa Anita. For three-year-old […]

Irish-Bred Maglev Poised To Head Field Of Eight Sophomores In Sunday’s $75,000 Baffle Stakes

IRISH-BRED MAGLEV POISED TO HEAD FIELD OF EIGHT SOPHOMORES IN SUNDAY’S $75,000 BAFFLE STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2022)–A troubled second in his U.S. debut, Irish-bred Maglev heads a field of eight sophomores going about 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course in Sunday’s $75,000 […]