Santa Anita

Two days after first being quietly unveiled at Santa Anita, the Racing on Demand slot machine-style parimutuel games—with distinct similarities to Historic Horse Racing—were removed from the track by Department of Justice law enforcement officers Saturday afternoon. In videos shared with the TDN, law enforcement officers are seen wheeling the machines out the back of the Santa Anita grandstand on gurneys. There have been 26 machines in total operating in the grandstand pavilion since Thursday. They offered $1 bets and required gamblers to select the first three finishers of three...

Journalism (Curlin), last year's GI Preakness S., GI Santa Anita Derby and GI NYRA Bets Haskell S. winner, is back home at Santa Anita after receiving a winter break at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, Florida. He jogged on the main track for the first time Saturday morning. "It seemed like the ship went fine--he's full of himself," trainer Michael McCarthy said. "Happy he's back." McCarthy added, "He'll start galloping here in a few days get back in his routine." Under consideration as a major goal for Journalism the first half...

Every week in the TDN, we have been running the five fastest maidens as judged by the Beyer Speed Figure. An astute reader suggested that since all breeders like fast fillies, we should have a look and see who the five fastest fillies of the week are each week. Here you go. 5. GRATEFULLY, SA, 1/8-5th, Alw, 6 furlongs (turf) Beyer Speed Figure-91 (f, 4, by Laoban--Selflessly, by More Than Ready) O- Adelphi Racing Club and Shelly & Russell Hume. B-WinStar Farm (Ky). T-Robert Falcone. J-Umberto Rispoli. In her '26...

Three Chimneys Farm sire Newgate (by Into Mischief) has his first foal on the ground, a filly born at Jody and Michelle Huckabay's Elm Tree Farm in Paris, Kentucky Jan. 4, the stallion operation said via a Friday release. The brand new chestnut filly is out of GSP Pakhet (Cairo Prince), who is also the dam of recent SW Spirit Doll (Tiz the Law). "Newgate is a tremendous physical and covered a high-quality book of 180 mares in his first year at stud," said Director of Stallion Nominations Rebecca Nicholson....

Patrons arriving for Thursday's races at Santa Anita were met by something new, gaming terminals called Racing On Demand. Racing On Demand terminals--like HHR machines--are a form of pari-mutuel wagering on previously run races. The Paulick Report was first with the story. Twenty-six machines were operating on Thursday, and they were on the ground floor of the grandstand in an area formerly known as the Horse Wizard Lounge. No decision has yet been reached regarding how many machines will ultimately be made available to Santa Anita patrons. That decision may...

5--POWERED BY FAMILY, FG 4, 1-10, 1m 70 yards (video) Beyer Speed Figure--84 (f, 3, Quality Road--Icon Project, by Empire Maker) O/B-St Elias Stable & West Point Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux; J-Jose Ortiz Fast starts are not her thing, but the way she rolled from last to first and made up 14 lengths to win going away in her second appearance, Powered By Family stamped herself as a filly to watch. Her dam Icon Project has been mostly forgotten but here's a reminder: she ended her racing career in 2009...

Trevor Denman will be honored with the Special Eclipse Award for Career Excellence, according to a release by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters on Monday. Denman's award will be celebrated at the 55th annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards at the Breakers Palm Beach in Florida on Jan. 22. "What a wonderful way to end a 53 year career," said Denman "I am so honored to receive this award and will treasure it forever. I wish to thank Alan Balch of...

A quartet of Breeders' Cup winners all recorded workouts Sunday at Santa Anita. GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint winner Splendora (Audible) and GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Nysos (Nyquist) both worked for trainer Bob Baffert. Splendora drilled four furlongs in :49.00 (47/87) in her third work back since the Breeders' Cup. The 5-year-old is a candidate for the GII D. Wayne Lukas Stakes for fillies and mares going seven furlongs Feb. 7. Nysos, working for the first time since winning the Dec. 28 GII Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes, went...

Norman Stables LLC and Saints or Sinners' So Happy (Runhappy) exited his win in the seven-furlong GII San Vicente Stakes Saturday in fine shape, according to trainer Mark Glatt, who said the colt is likely to make his next start in the 1 1/16-mile GII San Felipe Stakes Mar. 7. "I'm sure he'll run in one of these preps coming up here and we'll see if he can go two turns," Glatt said. "My first inclination would be to run in the San Felipe, but things change." So Happy, who...

10th-SA, $70k, Msw, 3yo, f, 6fT, 7:30 p.m. ET BAILARINA (Uncle Mo) is a full-sister to SW and GIII Delaware Oaks third Mo Shopping and a half to the versatile Always Shopping (Awesome Again), winner of the GII Gazelle Stakes on the main track and the GIII La Prevoyante Stakes on the grass. The filly's dam Stopshoppingmaria (More Than Ready) also handled a variety of surfaces, with runner-up efforts in the GI Frizette Stakes and GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and a victory in the Ladies' Turf Sprint Stakes....

Buetane (Tiz the Law), a $1.15-million OBS April breezer and distant runner-up in the GI Spendthrift Farm Hopeful S. at Saratoga last summer, headlines a field of five set for Saturday's GII San Vicente S. going seven furlongs at Santa Anita. The Zedan Racing Stables, Inc. colorbearer debuted with a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' performance at Del Mar Aug. 3. He finished 8 1/2 lengths behind fellow 'Rising Star' and unbeaten GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) as the favorite last time out at the...

French Blue (Gun Runner), off as the 3-5 favorite, showed good early speed from the outside gate, clearing down to sit just off the pace while pressuring the early lead through fractions of :22.77 and :45.82. Moving up under her own power to gain a narrow advantage by the quarter pole, she had no issue putting separation on stablemate Cherry Cider (Tiz the Law) and was in no danger of being caught by a closing Feisty Red Head (Curlin) who picked up second but was 2 1/4 lengths back of...