Santa Anita News

Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, October 29, 2021

MILLER READY FOR FINALE AND BREEDERS’ CUP FLAGSTAFF WILL BE RETIRED AFTER BC SPRINT VALDIVIA’S GRANDDAD ALL-TIME TRAINING KING SAM SPEAR, ICONIC BAY AREA RACING FIGURE, PASSES AT 72 FIRST POST TIME ON SATURDAY & SUNDAY IS AT 12:30 P.M. $5 MILLION RAINBOW POOL POSSIBLE CLOSING DAY, SUNDAY MILLER EYES VICTORIES DOWN THE ROAD Peter […]

Santa Anita Derby Winner Rock Your World Returns To Turf As Wide Open Field Of 10 Meet In Grade II, $200,000 Twilight Derby On Sunday

SANTA ANITA DERBY WINNER ROCK YOUR WORLD RETURNS TO TURF AS WIDE OPEN FIELD OF 11 MEET IN GRADE II, $200,000 TWILIGHT DERBY ON SUNDAY FIRST POST TIME FOR 10 RACES AT 12:30 P.M., MANDATORY PAYOUT IN 20 CENT RAINBOW SIX ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2021)–Grade I Santa Anita Derby winner Rock Your World […]

Lightly Raced Zero Tolerance Tackles Tougher Competition In Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Autumn Miss Stakes

LIGHTLY RACED ZERO TOLERANCE TACKLES TOUGHER COMPETITION IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 AUTUMN MISS STAKES AS EIGHT SOPHOMORE FILLIES GO ONE MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2021)–Lightly raced Zero Tolerance will stretch out and face graded stakes competition for the first time and could pose an elusive front-running target among a talented […]

Sam Spear, Iconic Bay Area Racing Figure, Passes At 72

SAM SPEAR, ICONIC BAY AREA RACING FIGURE, PASSES AT 72 BERKELEY, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2021) — Golden Gate Fields is saddened to learn of the passing of Bay Area media legend Sam Spear at age 72 following a lengthy illness. Spear, born Nov. 3, 1948 in Oakland and raised in Alameda, was a lifelong […]

Heavily Favored Eda Cruises To 2 ¼ Length Win In $75,000 Anoakia Stakes

HEAVILY FAVORED EDA CRUISES TO 2 ¼ LENGTH WIN IN $75,000 ANOAKIA STAKES, GETTING SIX FURLONGS IN 1:10.41 ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2021)–The prohibitive 1-5 favorite, Bob Baffert’s Eda stalked early leader Shes Bout a Mover to the far turn and opened up turning for home en route to a facile 2 ¼ length […]

$75,000, ANOAKIA STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, EDA, WINNER: “She was travelling well, she broke well and I was able to get myself in the clear. As soon as we hit the turn, she just on her own grabbed the bridle and made a nice move, and that was a winning move. “She’s pretty quick, […]

Inaugural Santa Anita ‘Folds Of Honor’ Charity Poker Tournament Raises $50,000 To Aid Spouses & Children Of Fallen & Disabled Vets

INAUGURAL SANTA ANITA ‘FOLDS OF HONOR’ CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT RAISES $50,000 TO AID SPOUSES & CHILDREN OF FALLEN & DISABLED VETS ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2021)–Santa Anita Park’s inaugural “Folds of Honor” Charity Poker Tournament, held Saturday night following the races in the track’s Player’s Lounge, located above Clockers’ Corner, was deemed a rousing success […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, October 24, 2021

HOY IS ON THE LINE IN BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC D’AMATO EYES BETTER TRIP IN TWILIGHT DERBY AUTUMN MISS MILE SHOULD AID BURGOO ALLEY EXCLUSIVE BC VIDEO PORTAL WILL AIR ON XBTV NO LACK OF PACE IN BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC If everything holds together and all things being equal, one thing seems certain: The $6 million […]

$70,000, LURE STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, NEPTUNE’S STORM, WINNER: “We had a good trip. He was traveling well and when I asked him turning for home, he kicked on well. When he went by that horse, he messed around a bit. He’s an old man, he knows what he’s doing.” TRAINER QUOTES […]

Heavily Favored Neptune’s Storm Is Prompt Winner Of $70,000 Lure Stakes

HEAVILY FAVORED NEPTUNE’S STORM IS PROMPT WINNER OF $70,000 LURE STAKES AS PRAT ORCHESTRATES NECK VICTORY ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 23, 2021)–Heavily favored Neptune’s Storm ran to the betting in Saturday’s $70,000 Lure Stakes at Santa Anita, as the 5-year-old Stormy Atlantic gelding accelerated nicely off the turn for home en route to a methodical neck […]