SANTA ANITA TO GUARANTEE $2 MILLION SINGLE TICKET PICK SIX JACKPOTS BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY; POPULAR 20 CENT WAGER TO HAVE JACKPOT GUARANTEE FOR EIGHT RACING DAYS PRIOR TO MANDATORY PAYOUT FEB. 2 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2019)–In an unprecedented move, Santa Anita Park has announced that beginning this Saturday, Jan. 19, Santa Anita will guarantee […]

TWO-TIME BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT CHAMP ROY H BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES AT SIX FURLONGS SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 10-RACE CARD SET AT 12 NOON ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2019)–Two-time Breeders’ Cup Champ and reigning Eclipse Award  Sprinter Roy H heads a field of six older […]

CONGRATS IN ORDER FOR BAFFERT AND SMITH NO ESCAPING ESCAPE CLAUSE’S RISE TO FAME ALEX SOLIS RECALLS MIGHTY MITE MEGAHERTZ CTBA WINTER MIXED SALE SET FOR WEDNESDAY SAN FELIPE ON AGENDA FOR UNBEATEN GAME WINNER Bob Baffert celebrates his 66th birthday today. The two-time Triple Crown winning trainer will highlight the occasion this afternoon by attending […]

SANTA ANITA’S INDEFATIGABLE JOHN SHEAR TO CELEBRATE 98TH BIRTHDAY ON THURSDAY; PADDOCK CAPTAIN STILL MAN’S HIS POST EACH RACING DAY ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2019)–Arguably the youngest “old” man on earth, Santa Anita’s beloved Paddock Captain John Shear will celebrate his 98th birthday on Thursday in predictable fashion, by punching his time clock and settling in for […]

WYGOD HOMEBRED SPRING LILY STAGES MAJOR UPSET IN TAKING $75,000 KALOOKAN QUEEN STAKES AT 16-1; RIDDEN BY ROMAN & TRAINED BY SHIRREFFS, SHE WINS BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS AND GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS IN 1:15.55 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2019)–Pam and Martin Wygod’s homebred Spring Lily pulled off a major upset on Sunday at Santa […]

SANTA ANITA OFFERS FANS HEFTY SINGLE TICKET PICK SIX JACKPOT CARRYOVER OF $883,200 INTO THURSDAY; TOTAL JACKPOT POOL ON SUNDAY EXCEEDED $1.1 MILLION AS 11 CONSOLATION TICKETS WITH SIX WINNERS EACH PAY $18,029 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2019)–For the 13th consecutive racing day, there was no 20 cent Single Ticket Pick Six Jackpot winner at Santa […]

LAKE TIME IS CURRENTLY ‘CRYSTAL’ CLEAR FOR KRULJAC MATOS HAS NEW ‘BUG’ RIDER DUE IN FROM PUERTO RICO NEW SANTA ANITA VP RACING, STEVE LYM TO ARRIVE TODAY CTBA WINTER MIXED SALE IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 16 LAKE TIME ‘CRYSTAL’ CLEAR FOR KALOOKAN QUEEN Lake Time seeks her first added money victory Sunday in the […]

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, BELVOIR BAY, WINNER:  “We had a good trip and I was very confident the whole way.  She made a good move around the turn and she did it pretty easily.” TRAINER QUOTES PETER MILLER, BELVOIR BAY, WINNER: “She’s just unbelievable. She can do anything, any distance up to a mile, any […]

SINGLE TICKET JACKPOT PICK SIX CARRYOVER OF $798,202 INTO SUNDAY AT SANTA ANITA; FIRST POST TIME FOR NINE-RACE CARD AT 12:30 P.M. TOTAL RAINBOW SIX POOL TODAY EXCEEDED $1 MILLION, NO RAIN IN SUNDAY FORECAST ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2019)–There is a 20 cent Single Ticket Jackpot carryover of $798,202  into Sunday at Santa Anita, […]

MANITOBA CANADIAN-BRED ESCAPE CLAUSE ROUTS FOES IN GRADE III, $100,000 LA CANADA STAKES, WINNING BY 5 ½ LENGTHS UNDER BAZE; OWNED & TRAINED BY SCHNELL, SHE GETS 1 1/16 MILES ON WET FAST TRACK IN 1:41.89 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2019)–The pride of Western Canada, Manitoba-bred Escape Clause took full command midway around the far […]