Santa Anita News

Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, October 10, 2021

CE CE IS TICKETED FOR BC FILLY & MARE SPRINT MILLER HAS TWO BREEDERS’ CUP BULLETS TO FIRE BIG DAY FOR TEAM REDDAM AND SIRE NYQUIST HIRSCH’S HOMEBRED CE CE EYES BC F&M SPRINT, ROMBAUER RETURNING Bo Hirsch’s multiple Grade I winner Ce Ce, dominating winner of the Grade III Chillingworth Stakes Oct. 3 under […]

$70,000, SWINGTIME STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES VICTOR ESPINOZA, ENGLAND’S ROSE, WINNER: “I was hoping we had enough pace. You never know before the race. My only thought was that hopefully they would go a little quick. I knew there were still one or two who had a little speed there. I can’t really change how she likes to run, […]

England’s Rose Rallies To Take $70,000 Swingtime Stakes

ENGLAND’S ROSE RALLIES TO TAKE $70,000 SWINGTIME STAKES BY 1 ¾ LENGTHS AS SHIRREFFS & ESPINOZA TEAM FOR MILE TURF WIN IN 1:33.99 ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2021)–In her first stakes assignment, the John Shirreffs-conditioned England’s Rose proved more than equal to the task as she displayed an impressive turn of foot to rally […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Saturday, October 9, 2021

HOT ROD CHARLIE DRILLS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP RESPECT HAS HESS, DESORMEAUX DUO ON TOP CAL-BREDS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NEXT WEEKEND HOT ROD CHARLIE ‘LOOKS GOOD’ IN BC BREEZE Hot Rod Charlie, who captured the Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept. 29 for his first Grade I victory, worked four furlongs this morning at 7:45 […]

Rome’s Homebred Gidgetta Up By A Nose To Win $65,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature

ROME’S HOMEBRED GIDGETTA UP BY A NOSE TO WIN $65,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2021)–Unhurried in the early going, sports talk icon Jim Rome’s homebred Gidgetta got rolling when it counted and was just up by a nose to take Friday’s $65,000 allowance feature at six furlongs over the Santa Anita […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, October 8, 2021

BAFFERT KEEPS BREEDERS’ CUP OPTIONS OPEN HORSEMEN FANCY NO FRILLS SWINGTIME STAKES LINE MAKER WHITE HAS KNICKS GO AS CLASSIC FAVORITE STAKES RACE IS NAMED FOR 100-YEAR-OLD SHEAR ‘DOOR OPEN’ FOR BAFFERT BREEDERS’ CUP HORSES After a successful opening weekend at Santa Anita, Bob Baffert is keeping his Breeders’ Cup options open. The good […]

Santa Anita To Offer ‘Ship & Win’ Program For Upcoming Winter/Spring Meeting

SANTA ANITA TO OFFER ‘SHIP & WIN’ PROGRAM FOR UPCOMING WINTER/SPRING MEETING AS PART OF CONTINUING EFFORT TO ATTRACT NEW HORSES FROM OUT OF STATE ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2021)–As part of a continuing effort to attract new horses and thus help to ensure better field size, Santa Anita Park will again be offering […]

England’s Rose Ready For Her ‘Close-Up’ In Saturday’s $70,000 Swingtime Stakes

ENGLAND’S ROSE READY FOR HER ‘CLOSE-UP’ IN SATURDAY’S $70,000 SWINGTIME STAKES AS COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 10 GO ONE MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2021)–With an abundance of speed signed on, the John Shirreffs-trained England’s Rose will hope to be running late as she tries stakes competition for the first time in Saturday’s $70,000 […]

O’Neill’s Mackinnon Shows Authoritative Kick As He Takes $200,000 Zuma Beach Stakes

O’NEILL’S MACKINNON SHOWS AUTHORITATIVE KICK AS HE TAKES $200,000 ZUMA BEACH STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS AS HE GETS THIRD WIN IN A ROW ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2021)–It’s on to the Breeders’ Cup for Doug O’Neill’s Mackinnon as he accelerated powerfully off the turn for home and took Sunday’s $200,000 Zuma Beach Stakes by […]

Cairo Memories Takes Off Turning For Home And Wins $200,000 Surfer Girl Stakes

CAIRO MEMORIES TAKES OFF TURNING FOR HOME AND WINS $200,000 SURFER GIRL STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENTHS AS SHE POINTS TO THE BREEDERS’ CUP ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2021)–A close third heading into the far turn, the Bob Hess, Jr. conditioned Cairo Memories set sail for home leaving the quarter pole and was never […]