Santa Anita Park

Tuned for a big debut performance and well-supported by the betting public at 30 cents on the dollar, it was Cipriani (Bernardini--Salamera, by Successful Appeal) who had DeLorean-like flames behind her as she blazed a trail home to graduate at the 'Great Race Place' on Sunday afternoon. The $875,000 OBS grad, who was taken home in March by Speedway as the fifth highest return through the ring, showed interest early, but was not quite quick enough as a longshot and American Blessing (American Pharoah) tussled for the lead up the...

Santa Anita Park is approaching its 90th anniversary Dec. 26 with the opening of the Classic Meet, and the track is calling on the public to vote for the 13 'top moments' in track history, it was announced via presser. Voting on those moments will be open until Friday, Nov. 8 at 5:00 p.m. PT with the top 13 vote-getters being featured in Santa Anita's wall calendar, which is provided to on-track patrons on opening day each year. There are 15 nominations to choose from, which were selected by a...

In a four-horse field where trainers Bob Baffert and Tim Yakteen accounted for the entire group, it was Silent Law (f, 2, Tiz the Law--Southern Silence, by Dixie Union) who put the pedal to the metal and never gave her foes a chance in the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita. In front right from the jump, the heavy 2-5 favorite rolled along on the lead while under a tight hold by Juan Hernandez through :21.64 and :44.65 opening splits. Entering the lane with a two-length buffer, Practical Dream (Practical Joke)...

With less than a week until the Breeders' Cup World Championships, you can pregame with a bevy of graded stakes races across three tracks and two types of surfaces on Saturday. Heading up to the Belmont At The Big A meet, the New York Racing Association has carded a trio of graded contests. Chief among them is the GII Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies going nine furlongs on the dirt. At first glance, this appears to be a street fight between the pair that ran second and third to...

Some of the best fillies and mares in the world will soon descend on Southern California for the Breeders' Cup. But one of the fastest fillies in the sport will spend the afternoon in a stall for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, while her trainer, Michael McCarthy. figures out path he wants to take with 3-year-old filly Accuracy (Arrogate). She's certainly not ready for the Breeders' Cup after maiden win, but a phenomenal performance in an Oct. 19 race at Santa Anita suggest the Mike Repole owned 3-year-old could...

Santa Anita Park's calendar giveaway for 2025 will celebrate the top moments in the track's 90th year as voted by the fans. It will mark the 50th year that fans will receive the colorful wall calendar on Dec. 26, opening day of the Santa Anita Classic Meet. Beginning Friday, Oct. 25, fans will have the chance to vote for their top 10 moments from a list selected by a panel of media members and Hall of Fame horsemen connected to Santa Anita Park. The top 13 moments will be included...

It was another banner weekend for Godolphin as the stable swept the two Grade I races for 2-year-olds at Keeneland. The filly Immersive (Nyquist) won Friday's GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes and finished things off with a very impressive win by the colt East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro) in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity. Both will appear next in the Breeders' Cup where they could garner favoritism in their respective races. Leading the cheering section for Godolphin was its Director of Bloodstock, Michael Banahan, whose duties include overseeing the U.S.-based Godolphin runners....

Thieves made away with at least three watches at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28 and an investigation is underway, according to a press release issued by the Arcadia Police Department Oct. 8. According to the report, one of the victims was surrounded by the suspects and were able to remove the victim's watch after creating confusion. In a second incident, the victim had their watch removed after moving through a large crowd of patrons and only realized it several hours later. Police also identified a third incident, three suspects approached...

As recently as 2015, it looked like Dylan Davis's career was stuck in neutral. He won just 57 races that year with earnings of $1,859,318. He was, at best, a middle-of-the-pack rider on the NYRA circuit. Fast forward to 2024 and a new Davis has emerged. With three months to go on the year he's already won 147 races and earned $11,318,656 and is on schedule to have the best year of his career. His win aboard Todd Pletcher trainee Tapit Trice (Tapit) in last Saturday's GII Woodward Stakes was...

'Big' is an underwhelming word to describe the last couple weeks for MyRacehorse and their partners. It started Sept. 21 when MGISW Seize the Grey (Arrogate) seized the lead in the GI Pennsylvania Derby and never looked back. In Sunday's co-feature in California, it was second verse, same as the first. Looking every bit the speed of the speed, Straight No Chaser (Speightster--Margarita Friday, by Johannesburg) dominated the GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship in just his second start of the season. The now-5-year-old had not visited a winner's circle since...

The third annual Horse Racing Women's Summit (HRWS) presented by 1/ST and FanDuel TV returned to the West Coast where 125 gathered in Arcadia, California to attend panel discussions and engage in a variety of networking activities, the conference said in a press release on Saturday. After Wednesday's welcome reception, the group convened the next day at the Le Meridien Hotel with opening speaker Catherine Iste, Chief Administrative Officer for the Los Angeles Chargers. The first panel discussion followed, which was entitled "Peak Performance," and featured Zoe Cadman, Karen Crouse,...

Peter Rotondo picked a good time to go to work for 1/ST Racing. The company's new Senior Vice President of Racing and Wagering joined a team who is ready to put on an extravaganza this weekend at Santa Anita. It's called the California Crown and consists of three races, the GII $750,000 John Henry Turf Cup, the Grade II $750,000 Eddie D. Stakes and the $1 million GI California Crown Stakes. Meant to be Santa Anita's version of the Pegasus World Cup, the day will also include entertainment meant for...