Santa Anita News

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN

• CYCLOMETER GOING STRONG FOR CAL CUP SPRINT • MILLER HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY IN SANTA MONICA • TALAMO KEEN ON SPRAGUE RIVER IN CAL CUP OAKS • EL COMMODORE FINDS NEW NICHE FOR MACHOWSKY SPRINTERS RUN ‘LONG’ AT BRUCE HEADLEY BARN Longevity is a strong suit at the Bruce Headley barn. The veteran […]

LONGSHOT SPELLBOUND RALLIES FROM FAR BACK TO WIN GRADE II LA CANADA BY A NECK AS FAVORED BROKEN SWORD SETS TORRID PACE

PICK SIX CARRYOVER INTO MONDAY OF $94,233, TOTAL POOL EXPECTED TO EXCEED HALF MILLION ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2014)–Sent from the gate, 6-5 favorite Broken Sword set a fast early pace, setting up the late run of 16-1 longshot Spellbound, who was dead last, 17 lengths off the lead in a field of seven past […]

LA CANADA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES VICTOR ESPINOZA, SPELLBOUND, WINNER: “I knew they were going fast on the front end but I just wanted to focus on my own filly. I wanted her to be happy and I wanted to enjoy the ride. I knew they were going fast so I didn’t want to get too far back (either) […]

DANCINGTOTHESTARS MAKES BOLD RUN TO WIN $75,000 MEGAHERTZ STAKES, GUTIERREZ GUIDES CAL-BRED TO ¾ LENGTH VICTORY IN ONE MILE TURF TEST

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2014)–Dancingtothestars, a 6-year-old California-bred mare by Good Journey, engaged pacesetter Fanticola three furlongs from home and put in a sustained run through the lane to prevail by a length under Mario Gutierrez in Saturday’s $75,000 Megahertz Stakes for fillies and mares, getting one mile on turf in 1:33.77. Trained by Doug […]

BAFFERT’S SHAKIN IT UP COMPLETES MALIBU/STRUB DOUBLE, STRETCHES OUT IN STYLE UNDER SMITH TO WIN BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS IN 1:41.86

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2014)–An impressive late running winner of the opening day Malibu Stakes going seven furlongs, the Bob Baffert-trained Shakin It Up answered any lingering questions about his ability to go two turns with an emphatic 2 ¼ length win in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita, getting 1 1/16 […]

STRUB STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES MIKE SMITH, SHAKIN IT UP, WINNER: “I was really impressed. My main concern was the distance today. He had done it once (ran 1 1/16 miles), and didn’t do so good. Of course, he had a lot of time off after that so I don’t know if that had something to do with […]

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN

• SPELLBOUND SEEKS FIRST STAKES WIN IN LA CANADA • PAPA TURF ‘DOING WELL’ FOR MONDAY’S SAN PEDRO • TEDDY’S PROMISE WORKS FOR GRADE II SANTA MONICA SPELLBOUND ON FAVORITE COURSE IN LA CANADA If there are horses for courses, Spellbound certainly fits the category when it comes to running on Santa Anita’s main track. […]

HEAVILY FAVORED AMBITIOUS BREW TAKES $58,000 PLUTO ALLOWANCE, SMITH GUIDES ZIEBARTH HOMEBRED TO HALF LENGTH WIN DOWN HILLSIDE

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2014)–Off as the heavy 4-5 favorite, Ambitious Brew sat a distant second to longshot Rangi, but reeled the pacesetter in crossing the dirt at the top of the stretch and prevailed in a head and head duel to the wire to take Friday’s $58,000 Pluto Purse allowance by a half length […]

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN

• HOLLENDORFER IN PURSUIT OF FIRST SANTA ANITA TITLE • SHARED BELIEF WILL WORK WHEN HE’S ‘100 PERCENT’ • ECLIPSE EXPERIENCE BITTERSWEET FOR YAKTEEN • APPRENTICE VANDYKE A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY HOLLENDORFER TAKES LEAD FROM BAFFERT IN TRAINERS’ RACE Team Hollendorfer is nothing if not confident. When a trainer has 6,568 victories and counting in […]

BROKEN SWORD LOOKS SHARP IN SUNDAY’S GRADE II LA CANADA, SPEEDY BROKEN VOW FILLY AFTER THIRD WIN IN-A-ROW

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2014)–An impressive gate to wire winner of the Grade II Bayakoa Stakes Dec. 7, the Jerry Hollendorfer-trained Broken Sword heads a field of seven 4-year-old fillies in Sunday’s Grade II, $200,000 La Canada Stakes at 1 1/16 miles. In winning the mile and a sixteenth Bayakoa, the Broken Vow filly earned […]