Santa Anita News

$100,000, EDDIE LOGAN STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES VICTOR ESPINOZA, CABO SPIRIT, WINNER: “The turf is a little soft, so I figured if I go to the front, my chances wouldn’t be that great, so I decided to take him back a little bit and just let him run in the end. If it works out, it works out, if […]

Irish Import Bellabel Makes It Look Easy As She Rallies To Win $100,000 Blue Norther By 2 ¼ Lengths

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 2, 2022)–Full of run into the far turn, Irish-bred Bellabel cut a sharp figure in her U.S. debut under Flavien Prat, as she stormed home to win Sunday’s $100,000 Blue Norther Stakes by 2 ¼ lengths. Trained by Phil D’Amato, who collected his third victory on the day, Bellabel got a […]

$100,000, BLUE NORTHER STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, BELLABEL, WINNER: “We broke quite slow, so I was trying to get going and she responded so well that I actually found myself on the lead a bit sooner than I expected, but once I asked her to make her move, she was there for me. I really like […]

$75,000, KALOOKAN QUEEN STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JOHN VELAZQUEZ, EDGEWAY, WINNER: “I watched her run, obviously, she runs really good races. Today, the strategy was to chase them or chase me. I broke (well), let her run to the lead and let them catch me…when I asked her to run, she responded right away so I’m very […]

Favored Edgeway Romps By 1 ¾ Lengths As Velazquez & Sadler Team For Win In $75,000 Kalookan Queen Stakes

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 2, 2022)–With the outcome never in doubt, heavily favored Edgeway was in complete command from her rail post en route to a 1 ¾ length win in Sunday’s $75,000 Kalookan Queen Stakes at Santa Anita. Trained by John Sadler and ridden to victory by John Velazquez, Edgeway, a 5-year-old mare by […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, January 2, 2022

PRAT WINS 6 RACES TO CLOSE IN ON JOHNNY V. AWAKE AT MIDNYTE BREEZES FOR SANTA YNEZ $50,000 BOOSTS SUNDAY’S LATE PICK FIVE POOL MATHIS TOY DONATIONS TAB $25,000 FOR CARMA SANTA ANITA OPEN FOR SIMULCAST WAGERING THURSDAY ‘LEGEND IN THE MAKING’ PRAT HAS SIX-WIN DAY John Velazquez held a 9-3 advantage in Santa […]

Heavily Favored As Time Goes By Charges To 13 ½ Length Score In Grade III, $200,000 La Canada Stakes

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 2022)–With a well-meant Park Avenue providing a target from the opening bell in Saturday’s Grade III, $200,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita, heavily favored As Time Goes By stalked her to the far turn, took command a quarter mile from the money and prevailed in a thoroughly dominant New […]

$200,000, GRADE III, LA CANADA STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, AS TIME GOES BY, WINNER: “I got myself in the race and she was travelling super well and ran great down the lane. She settled nice and she had a nice target all the way around, and when it was time to make her run she was there for […]

Favored Luck Much The Best As She Takes Grade III $100,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes

FAVORED LUCK MUCH THE BEST AS SHE TAKES GRADE III, $100,000 ROBERT J. FRANKEL STAKES BY 3 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 2022)–Ridden confidently, LNJ Foxwoods’ homebred Luck, who is out of a half sister to the legendary Goldikova, rallied with ferocity leaving the quarter pole and easily took Saturday’s Grade […]

$100,000, GRADE III, ROBERT J. FRANKEL STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, LUCK, WINNER: “I’m pretty sure the cut back in distance helped. She had some pace to run at and she gave me a good kick when it was time to make a move. I was saving ground pretty much all the way around and around the quarter pole I thought […]