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Resolve: Dug In Gamely And Didn’t Give Up The Fight Till 1/16 Pole

Two year old filly for Len Powell tried the Blue Norther stakes at a mile on the turf Saturday. Off at 4/1 in a field of 8, she broke ok and then for some unknown reason, Dettori rode her hard to make the lead from the outside, which she did. She came out of the […]

Certitude (FR): Strong Performance and Can Go Long Or Short On the Turf

Three year old filly for John Sadler made her 1st start with winners after finally breaking her maiden in her 9th try. Off at 7/2 in a field of 7 going ¾ on the turf, she broke running in this starter allowance race for non winners twice under Joel Rosario and was second down the […]

March of Time: Blew Past Leader With Plenty to Hold off Late Runner Winning by 3

Three year old colt for Bob Baffert, who had been off for one full year, made just his 2nd career start on Friday at 3/4 on the main in a maiden special weight event. Off as the 6/5 choice in a field of just five after two late scratches, he broke OK under J.J. but […]

Father Ted: Caught 5 Wide at Top Of Lane But Found Stide to Miss By a Half

Two year old colt for Mark Glatt made his debut on opening day in the second race for maiden special weights at ¾ on the main track. Off at 8/1 in a field of 7 under Flavien Prat, he broke OK but then was pretty much void of speed early and fell five lengths off […]

Opening Day at Santa Anita 6 Graded Stakes on an 11 Race Card

Malibu Stakes (Gr.I) 3 YO, 7F – $300,000 Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is poised to get upset by the Santa Anita Derby winner Stonghold but we think there’s one more in the field that has good early speed with a solid rider that can beat them both. La Brea Stakes (Gr.I) F, 3 YO, […]

2024 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile: Highest Final Time Rating Has Picked The Winner 5 Years In a Row

Highest Performance Figures Earned By Each Horse Coming Into the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile The Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) |  Saturday, November 2, 2024  | Race #12  | Post Time 5:25 PM PST HORSE RACE DATE TRACK RACE SURFACE RACE TYPE FINISH FIRE CPR HIGHEST FNL RAT Fluffy Socks 5/18/2024 […]

Santa Anita Wrap Up, Del Mar and Breeders’ Cup Preview

Santa Park Wrap Up Santa Anita Park ended their five week fall stand on Sunday and it was a day for the long shots to come rolling in. With pretty near full fields in the second half of the race program and many just plain wide open events, this Sunday afternoon was ripe for the […]

Roll On Big Joe: Better Post and Shorter Trip Would Help

Four year old gelding for Bob Hess Jr. tried the second allowance condition on Sunday at six and a half on the main, 3 and up. He broke running under Rispoli and set the pace from the inside through fast fractions of 21.76 and 44.22 for the half. There were four across the track at […]

Smooth Cruisein: Much the Best Beating 2 Well Meant Baffer Runners

Two year old colt for Karen Headley made his debut in a salty maiden special weight event at ¾ on the main. Off at 22/1 and the longest shot in this field of five, he tracked the leaders down the back side with moderate fractions. He started his move at the ¼ pole but was […]

Mysterious Husband: Best Today Looking To Break Maiden At Del Mar

Three year old gelding, re-claimed by Mark Glatt down at Del Mar in his last start, was in a straight maiden allowance race on Saturday and almost pulled off a stunner at 30/1. Sent 9 furlongs on the grass in a field of 7, he was bumped from both sides at the start and squeezed […]