ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2018)–Breaking from post 10 in a field of 11 fillies and mares three and up, Pennsylvania-bred Fahan Mura rocketed to the early lead in Sunday’s $70,000 Swingtime Stakes under Edwin Maldonado and never looked back, prevailing by three quarters of a length while smoking a flat mile over the Santa Anita […]

MONDAY IS ALSO DOLLAR DAY AT SANTA ANITA WITH ONE BEERS, SODAS & TWO DOLLAR HOT DOGS   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2018)–Santa Anita’s popular 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot will no doubt be the object of considerable attention for a good many racegoers on Columbus Day, Monday at The Great Race Place, as […]

TRAINER HOPES TO ‘MOE’ ‘EM DOWN IN LA WOMAN O’NEILL WANTS TO WHOOP IT UP IN ZUMA BEACH FILLY FROM ‘DOWN UNDER’ RUNS TO HER LOOKS TRAINER McCARTHY ON A ROLL AT SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT FIRM AT $1 MILLION   SHOW IT N MOE IT SET FOR GRADE III LA WOMAN Show […]

RACE IS A BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ QUALIFIER TO GRADE I BC SPRINT NOV. 4   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2018)–Favored Roy H stalked his prey while a close third heading into the far turn, floated primary rival Ransom the Moon five-wide at the top of the stretch and successfully defended his title […]

JOCKEY QUOTES             PACO LOPEZ, ROY H, WINNER: “I loved to get the chance to ride this horse again. I won on him in New York (True North, June 9, 2017) and was second in California (Bing Crosby, July 29, 2017), so I know the horse very well. He was very light-footed today but I […]

JOCKEY QUOTES   TIAGO PEREIRA, ITS GONNA HURT, WINNER: “My horse broke good and his last work was very good, so when he took the lead I just let him go and he had enough left to hold them off. I chirped to him when I wanted more and he gave it to me.”   […]

RACE IS A BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN AND YOU’RE IN’ QUALIFIER TO BC JUVENILE TURF SPRINT   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2018)–Fresh off a maiden win on dirt Aug. 4, longshot Its Gonna Hurt blasted from his rail post position and never looked back in winning Saturday’s $100,000 Speakeasy Stakes by three quarters of length under […]

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2018)–With the three-day Columbus Day weekend hitting the midway point, Santa Anita will again guarantee $1 million in Sunday’s 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot pool.  The 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six, which enables players to cover 10-times as many horses than the original two dollar Pick Six, appears to be […]

CONNECTIONS HOPING TO RUN IN GRADE I BREEDERS’ CUP TURF MILE ON NOV. 3   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2018)–From the midway point on the far turn, it was “game on” in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 City of Hope Mile (turf) as 6-5 favorite Sharp Samurai and 2-1 second choice Fly to Mars hooked up […]

JOCKEY QUOTES               GARY STEVENS, SHARP SAMURAI, WINNER: “I had a great trip. I was just following the leaders and he was going easy. “In the stretch, I pulled my stick through with my left hand, used it once, he responded and we were head and head with Flavien and Fly to Mars. I […]