CLASSY WARREN’S SHOWTIME KICKS INTO GEAR AND WINS $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH   RACE IS PART OF CTBA SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES                   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2021)–Classy Warren’s Showtime overcame a pedestrian pace and rallied from last to take Saturday’s $100,000 California Distaff Handicap for owner/breeders Ben […]

JOCKEY QUOTES             JUAN HERNANDEZ, WARREN’S SHOWTIME, WINNER: “I knew the pace wasn’t that fast, but she was in the bridle and pulling.  That’s the way she likes to run and she came with a big run today.  She’s a nice filly, very consistent.” TRAINER QUOTES           CRAIG A. LEWIS, WARREN’S […]

TRIPOLI IS SET TO REBOUND IN TOUGH BC CLASSIC BELLA VITA BACK WITH CAL-BREDS IN TURF SPRINT PULPIT RIDER ‘TAKES A CHANCE’ IN DISTAFF DASH CHRB MEETINGS THIS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY   TRIPOLI NEEDS THE TRIP IN $6 MILLION BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC John Sadler hopes Tripoli returns to his winning ways when the four-old Kitten’s […]

BAROSSA PREVAILS BY A HALF LENGTH TO WIN $61,000 SANTA ANITA MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT FEATURE, GETTING ONE MILE IN 1:37.55 ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2021)–In a head and head stretch duel from the top of the lane to the wire, Bob Baffert’s Barossa prevailed by a half length over Doug O’Neill’s Durante in Friday’s $61,000 […]

NORTH COUNTY GUY PROMINENT AMONG FIELD OF NINE IN $100,000 CALIFORNIA FLAG HANDICAP AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF ON SUNDAY   RACE IS PART OF CTBA-SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2021)–An impressive allowance winner going a route of ground in his most recent start, consistent North County Guy rates […]

CLASSY WARREN’S SHOWTIME HEADS SATURDAY’S $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF COURSE   DISTAFF IS PART OF CTBA-SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 13, 2021)–Classy Warren’s Showtime heads Saturday’s $100,000 California Distaff Handicap as a competitive field of six fillies and mares three and up compete at about […]

BALTAS COUNTING DOWN FOR BREEDERS’ CUP RESTRAINEDVENGENCE POINTING TO DIRT MILE TRIPOLI BREEZES FOR BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC BALTAS NOT SITTING ON ‘IDOL’FOR BREEDERS’ CUP Richard Baltas is counting down to the Breeders’ Cup with Grade I Santa Anita Handicap winner Idol for the Classic and Ginobili for the Dirt Mile, both at Del Mar on […]

PAIR OF $100,000 CAL-BRED STAKES TO BE CONTESTED AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN SANTA ANITA’S HILLSIDE TURF THIS WEEKEND OCT. 16 & 17   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2021)–A pair of popular California-bred stakes, the $100,000 California Distaff Handicap and the $100,000 California Flag Handicap, will both be contested at about 6 ½ furlongs down […]

BYE BYE BERTIE GIVES PRAT HIS FOURTH WIN ON THE DAY AS SHE TAKES $63,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 5 ½ LENGTHS ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2021)–Claimed out of a double digit defeat for $40,000 in her most recent start, the Leonard Powell-trained Bye Bye Bertie left seven rivals in her wake as she […]

CE CE IS TICKETED FOR BC FILLY & MARE SPRINT MILLER HAS TWO BREEDERS’ CUP BULLETS TO FIRE BIG DAY FOR TEAM REDDAM AND SIRE NYQUIST HIRSCH’S HOMEBRED CE CE EYES BC F&M SPRINT, ROMBAUER RETURNING Bo Hirsch’s multiple Grade I winner Ce Ce, dominating winner of the Grade III Chillingworth Stakes Oct. 3 under […]