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Santa Anita

Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, May 9-15

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where. With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, 2022, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week. California Track: Santa Anita Date: 05/12/2023 Licensee: Timothy Miller, owner...

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Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, May 2-8

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where. With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, 2022, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week. California Track: Santa Anita Date: 05/05/2023 Licensee: Jens Frederick Larsen,...

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Breeders' Cup Offers 80 'Win and You're In' Races in '23

Breeders' Cup Ltd issued a rundown of the 2023 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In schedule, which consists of 80 races in 11 countries. Each winner will receive automatic qualifying positions, with fees paid, into a corresponding race in the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships. Horses from around the globe will qualify through the Win and You're In program, now in its 16th year, for the 40th running of the World Championships. Consisting of 14 Grade I races and purses and awards totaling $31 million, this year's Championships...

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Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, Apr. 25-31

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where. With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, 2022, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week. California Track: Santa Anita Date: 04/28/2023 Licensee: Lisa Bernard, owner-trainer...

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Friday Insights: Baffert Debuts $700k Nyquist Colt At Santa Anita

6th-SA, $61K, Msw, 3-5yo, 6f, 6:49 p.m. TRUEHOOD (Nyquist), purchased for $700,000 out of Keeneland September in 2021, makes the races Friday for trainer Bob Baffert and owners Alfred or Liebau. The first foal out of an unraced half-sister to MSP Golden Jaguar (Animal Kingdom) and Golden Domer (Quality Road), Truehood traces back to GI Shoemaker Mile S. winner Bolo (Temple City), MGISW Dullahan (Even the Score), and Canada's champion 2-year-old colt and GI Kentucky Derby upsetter Mine That Bird (Birdstone). Opposing him from the outside is 4-year-old Mohawk Sun...

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Making Waves: Best Kept Secret In California

  In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Paris Secret (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) in the GIII Providencia S. at Santa Anita on Saturday.   City Of Lights In Southern California Strand Beach, LLC's Paris Secret (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) won the Providencia S. for trainer Phil D'Amato in her second U.S. start after running fourth in the China Doll S. earlier in the year, also at Santa Anita (video). The third foal...

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Fan Fest Returns for 2023 Breeders' Cup

Pasadena Fan Fest, a special community gathering created to celebrate the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships, will be held Nov. 3. Presented by PNC Bank and hosted by the Breeders' Cup and Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau, Pasadena Fan Fest will feature live entertainment, local food trucks, cash bars offering signature Breeders' Cup cocktails, and more. "We are very pleased to provide our fans and the local community with an opportunity to come together and enjoy a fun night out at Pasadena Fan Fest," said Drew Fleming, President and CEO...

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Macadamia Turns the Tables on Quattroelle in Wilshire

Run down late last out in Santa Anita's Mar. 4 GII Buena Vista, Macadamia got the jump on her fellow closers coming into the lane and turned the tables on familiar face Quattroelle to take the GIII Wilshire S. Sunday at Santa Anita and pick up her first graded victory in the United States. Away smoothly from her rail post, Macadamia was pulling hard while a joint third turning up the backside. About three lengths off pacesetting Canoodling (Pioneerof the Nile) midway on the far turn, Macadamia angled three deep...

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Eda Fights off Teddy's Barino to Win Long-Awaited Return

8th-Santa Anita, $78,316, Alw, 4-28, 4yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:16.16, ft, head. EDA (f, 4, Munnings--Show Me, by Lemon Drop Kid) came into this contest riding a three race win streak, though it was one which began in 2021--capped by victory in the GI Starlet S.--and continued via her lone 2022 start where she held on to win the GIII Santa Ysabel S. by a half-length before going on the sidelines. Gone for almost fourteen months, she came back here against an allowance group and the betting public made their...

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PDJF Telethon Raises Over $300,000

The fifth annual PDJF Telethon, presented by Lane's End Farm, raised over $300,000 for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Apr. 23. Since the inaugural telethon in 2018, over $1.5 million has been raised to support jockeys who have suffered serious on-track injuries. "When everyone in the sport comes together, good things can happen," said Kevin Grigsby, FanDuel TV executive producer. "We are grateful to our industry partners at Keeneland, Santa Anita and NYRA for their collaborative efforts to make this event a success. We are proud of all that we...

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Adare Manor Headlines California Graded Stakes Action

Bob Baffert's ADARE MANOR (Uncle Mo) re-enters graded-stakes company with an expected start in the GII Santa Maria S. Saturday at Santa Anita. A runaway winner in her maiden-breaking score in early 2022, she romped by 13 lengths in the GIII Las Virgenes S. in her next start but missed qualifying for the GI Kentucky Oaks. Transferred back to Baffert's care after near misses in both the GII Santa Anita Oaks and the GII Black-Eyed Susan S., she faltered to sixth in the GI Cotillion before calling it a year...

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Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, Apr. 18-24

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where. With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, 2022, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week. California Track: Santa Anita Date: 04/21/2023 Licensee: Flavien Prat, jockey...

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