Santa Anita News

Classy Cal-Bred The Chosen Vron Rallies From Last To Take Grade III, $100,000 Affirmed Stakes

CLASSY CAL-BRED THE CHOSEN VRON RALLIES FROM LAST TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 AFFIRMED STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS & GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:44.01 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 13, 2021)–In a race in which most observers thought trainer Eric Kruljac’s talented California-bred The Chosen Vron would be on or contending for the early […]

Longshot Rideforthecause Rallies To Defeat Heavily Favored Dogtag By A Head In $75,000 Possibly Perfect

LONGSHOT RIDEFORTHECAUSE RALLIES TO DEFEAT HEAVILY FAVORED DOGTAG BY A HEAD IN $75,000 POSSIBLY PERFECT, GETTING 1 ¼ MILES ON TURF IN 2:02.45 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 13, 2021)–Trainer Michael McCarthy’s longshot Rideforthecause had three lengths to make up with a furlong to run, but she kept to her task and was able to nip […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, June 13, 2021

IT’S MILLER TIME FOR NONE ABOVE THE LAW EDDIE’S NEW DREAM IN RICH MELAIR STAKES RICH FASIG-TIPTON RACES FEATURED JUNE 20 MILLER LIKES DISTANCE FOR NONE ABOVE THE LAW None Above the Law, who had been considered Triple Crown timber early this spring, has found his niche among his own kind and will tackle California-breds […]

$100,000 THOR’S ECHO STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, BRICKYARD RIDE, WINNER: “Craig told me a clean break with him was the key today. I never bothered him, he felt comfortable the whole way. It felt like he ran faster when I worked him the other day than he ran today. I looked at three or four replays […]

Speedy Brickyard Ride Dominates $100,000 Thor’s Echo Stakes

SPEEDY BRICKYARD RIDE DOMINATES $100,000 THOR’S ECHO STAKES, WINNING BY 4 ¾ LENGTHS AS LEWIS & HERNANDEZ TEAM FOR SIX FURLONG SCORE IN 1:09.34 SPONSORED BY THE CTBA, RACE IS PART OF THE LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES ARCADIA, Calif. (June 13, 2021)–Absent a suicidal pace duel, the Craig Lewis-trained Brickyard Ride settled into […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Saturday, June 12, 2021

AFFIRMED NEW VENTURE FOR THE CHOSEN VRON McCARTHY HAS TWO FOR THE MONEY ON SUNDAY WARD ‘N JERRY SET FOR SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CHRB TELECONFERENCE MEETING IS ON JUNE 16 KRULJAC CHOOSES TO STRETCH OUT IN AFFIRMED The Chosen Vron seeks new worlds to conquer in Sunday’s Grade III Affirmed Stakes for three-year-olds at 1 […]

Favored Harbored Memories Rolls Late To Take $63,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature By 1 ½ Lengths

FAVORED HARBORED MEMORIES ROLLS LATE TO TAKE $63,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 1 ½ LENGTHS AS PUYPE & VALDIVIA TEAM FOR 6 ½ FURLONG TURF WIN IN 1:14.38 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 11, 2021)–Trainer Mike Puype’s Harbored Memories, in his first start versus winners, made it look easy on Friday at Santa Anita, as […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, June 11, 2021

O’NEILL WEIGHS OPTIONS FOR HOT ROD CHARLIE WHOOPING JAY SUPPLEMENTED TO THOR’S ECHO DOGTAG SEEKS A REPEAT IN POSSIBLY PERFECT RICH FASIG-TIPTON RACES FEATURED ON JUNE 20 OPTIONS ABOUND FOR HOT ROD CHARLIE Hot Rod Charlie, game runner-up to favored Essential Quality in the Belmont Stakes last Saturday, enjoyed his first day back on the […]

Santa Anita’s Sunday Rainbow Pick Six Pool Reaches $3.2 Million And Results In Mandatory Payout Of $4,649.30

SANTA ANITA’S SUNDAY RAINBOW PICK SIX POOL REACHES $3.2 MILLION AND RESULTS IN MANDATORY PAYOUT OF $4,649.30 ON 555 SEPARATE TICKETS ARCADIA, Calif. (June 6, 2021)–With a mandatory payout in place, $2,838,921 in new money cascaded into Sunday’s 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six pool at Santa Anita and when combined with a Rainbow Six […]

Whatmakessammy Run Much The Best As He Takes $75,000 Desert Code Stakes

WHATMAKESSAMMY RUN MUCH THE BEST AS HE TAKES $75,000 DESERT CODE STAKES BY 3 ¾ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY GLATT, HE GETS SIX FURLONGS ON GRASS IN 1:08.08 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 6, 2021)–Although he was bottled up around the far turn, heavily favored Whatmakessammyrun found room when it counted as he charged home […]