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Muth wins 2024 Shared Belief Stakes

California Crown 2024 Analysis

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $1 million California Crown will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The seven entrants will travel a mile and an eighth on the main track and National Treasure is the 8-5 morning […]

Trikari wins 2024 Belmont Derby

City of Hope Mile 2024 Analysis

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $200,000 City of Hope Mile will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Mile. The nine entrants will travel one mile on the turf course and Johannes is the 4-5 morning line favorite. The City […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita January 23, 2025 How About Pavel: Off at 15/1 turning for home led by 2 just missed to stable mate.

Two year old filly for Doug O’Neill was stretched out to a mile for the 1st time in her four race career on Friday and almost stole the race on the front end with the leading rider up. Off at 15/1 in a field of 9, she broke running in this Cal bred maiden special […]

Upcoming Race: Santa Anita January 24, 2025 Blissterinthesun: With All The Trouble May Have Been Best Here

Three year old filly for Phil D’Amato, who normally has a lot of early speed, missed the start in Saturday’s finale, a maiden special weight event at 5/8 on the turf for 3 and up. Off at 8/1 in a field of 10, she swerved out at the start from the four hole and impeded […]

Kerry Gold: Rough Trip Settling For 2nd But Good Enough To Win Here

Five year old gelding for Peter Miller had a pretty rough trip in this Cal bred allowance race for the 1st condition Sunday at a mile on the turf. Off at 2/1 in a field of 9 under J.J., he broke OK and sat third on the rail into the clubhouse turn, but he had […]

Man O Rose: Razor Sharp Right Now And Has Won at 5/8 on Turf at Del Mar

Four year old Cal bred gelding for Jeff Mullins couldn’t be any sharper than he is right now, as he beat an excellent Grade 3 type field in Sunday’s opener, a classified allowance race for older runners at ¾ on the sod. Off at 11/1 in spite of just winning three in a row, he […]

Miss McKinzie: Rough Trip But Has Talent Can Improve if J.J. Rides Back

Two year old filly for Peter Miller made her debut on Saturday in a Cal bred maiden special weight event at 5/8 on the main. She broke OK and contested the early lead out of the gate, then got squeezed a bit on the back side, checked pretty badly when the 9 horse cut her […]

Pony Express: This Half Million Dollar Son of Gun Runner Should Have Not Trouble in 1st ALW

Three year old colt for John Sadler made the 3rd start of his career and 2nd at a route on Saturday in a maiden special weight at a mile and a sixteenth on the main. Off at 8/1 in a field of 8, he took advantage of his rail post and went right for the […]

Tom Horn: Won By 3 At Wire , Next Is 3rd Off Layoff Which Can Be His Best

Four year old colt for Steve Miyadi made his 2nd start off an 8 month layoff on Sunday, in a 1st allowance condition sprint for Cal breds at ¾ on the main, 3 and up. Off at 3/1 in a field of six, he broke OK under Frey and sat 4th down the back side […]

Broheim: Bred To Go Long On Turf Watch For JJ To Ride In Del Mar

Three year old ridgling for Mike McCarthy made start #2 in Saturday’s opener at six and a half on the turf in a maiden special weight for 3 and up. Off at 7/2 in a field of 8, he broke OK under J.J. and sat 4th on the rail down the back side, just two […]