Santa Anita News

Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, January 9, 2022

CAL-BREDS OFFER ‘INCREDIBLE DAY’ OF RACING BIG FISH WORKS FOR BIG MONEY IN TURF CLASSIC STREAKING STRAIGHT UP G IS SET FOR CAL DERBY CURATOLO POSTS FIRST VICTORY AT SANTA ANITA POSITIVITY EXCITES O’NEILL FOR VALPREDO SPRINT Santa Anita will shine the spotlight on California-breds this Saturday with five lucrative stakes for horses […]

Favored Under the Stars Overcomes Rail To Take Grade II, $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes By Three Quarters Of A Length

FAVORED UNDER THE STARS OVERCOMES RAIL TO TAKE GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA YNEZ STAKES BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH, SHE GETS SEVEN PANELS IN 1:22.51 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2022)–Fresh off a maiden score but facing much tougher competition from her rail post position, Bob Baffert’s Under the Stars proved more than […]

$200,000, SANTA YNEZ STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, UNDER THE STARS, WINNER: “She really dug in, it was nice to see her do that. She broke well, I didn’t know really what to expect as far as speed before the race, but since she broke well, I used that to my advantage. She took the heat and […]

O’Neill’s Hot Rod Charlie Works Half Mile In 48.52 Prior To First Race

O’NEILL’S HOT ROD CHARLIE WORKS HALF MILE IN 48.52 PRIOR TO FIRST RACE; WITH PRAT UP, SON OF OXBOW GALLOPS OUT FIVE FURLONGS IN 1:02.15 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2022)–One of America’s top three-year-olds from 2021, trainer Doug O’Neill’s Hot Rod Charlie, winner of the 2021 Secretariat Vox Populi (Voice of the People) Award, […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Saturday, January 8, 2022

$100,000 CLAIM LEANING TOWARDS TURF CLASSIC LEGGS GALORE RETURNS TO DEFEND SPRINT WIN SAN PASQUAL POSSIBLE FOR AMERICAN THEOREM RICH CLAIM EYES SATURDAY’S $200,000 TURF CLASSIC Whooping Jay, claimed by David Bernsen and Rockingham Ranch for $100,000 at Del Mar last Nov. 21, is nominated to both the $150,000 Donald Valpredo California Sprint at […]

Favored Thrilling Takes $72,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature By Three Quarters Of A Length

FAVORED THRILLING TAKES $72,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH, GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF IN 1:13.19 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2022)–Idle since Oct. 30, Thrilling was handled confidently by Flavien Prat as she stalked the early pace and when on to decisive three quarter length score in […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, January 7, 2022

MISS MATTIE B SEEKS SANTA YNEZ GRADE II GOLD ‘PRAYER’ COULD BE ANSWERED IN LAS CIENEGAS CALIFORNIA-BREDS SHOWCASED NEXT SATURDAY HOT ROD CHARLIE, VOX POPULI POSTERS ON SATURDAY ‘HRC’ TO WORK HALF MILE BEFORE RACES SATURDAY APPRENTICE HERRERA RIDES 14, WINS A GRADE I LAST SUNDAY SANTA MONICA STAKES IS AN OPTION FOR CE CE […]

Zero Tolerance Heads Wide Open Grade III, $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes For Fillies & Mares At 6 ½ Furlongs Down Hillside Turf Course

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2022)–A stakes winner over the course, Zero Tolerance heads a field of eight older fillies and mares going 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf in this Sunday’s Grade III, $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes. Vladimir Cerin’s Hear My Prayer and Bob Baffert’s Ginja, a pair of distaffers in […]

Impressive Maiden Winner Under The Stars Heads Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2022)–An impressive maiden winner in her most recent start, Bob Baffert’s Under the Stars heads a field of six sophomore fillies going seven furlongs in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita. Reddam Racing’s Awake At Midnyte, a close second in a one mile turf stakes […]

Cabo Spirit Gets Right Trip & Takes $100,000 Eddie Logan Stakes By 1 ¼ Lengths

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 2, 2022)–Handled patiently by Victor Espinoza, Kretz Racing’s Cabo Spirit demonstrated a nifty turn of foot through the lane to take Sunday’s $100,000 Eddie Logan by 1 ¼ lengths. Trained by George Papaprodromou, who swept Sunday’s Late Double, Cabo Spirit got one mile on turf in 1:36.38. “First of all, […]