CAMPAIGN LAGS IN THE EARLY STAGES AND RALLIES TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 TOKYO CITY CUP BY 3 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER BEJARANO; TRAINED BY SADLER, HE GETS MARATHON 1 ½ MILES IN 2:34.73 WINNER USES GRADE I BIG ‘CAP EIGHT DAYS AGO AS SPRINGBOARD TO VICTORY   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 14, 2019)–Fourth eight days ago […]

ICE COLD SALT WATER THERAPY PROVING EFFECTIVE AS TYLER CERIN CARES FOR DOZENS OF HORSES IN-TRAINING AT SANTA ANITA  ARCADIA, Calif. (April 13, 2019)–With equine medicine more readily embracing holistic treatments and procedures, Tyler Cerin, 31, son of veteran conditioner Vladimir Cerin, is treating dozens of horses per week at Santa Anita with a Jacuzzi-like machine […]

HEADLEY REMEMBERS THE GREAT KONA GOLD TOKYO CITY CUP WILL BE CELEBRATED SUNDAY BAFFERT TO GIVE TALAMO A LEG UP ON ZATTER SANTA ANITA HONORS KONA GOLD NEXT SATURDAY Bruce Headley was born on Feb. 17, 1934, 10 months before Santa Anita opened on Christmas Day, 1934. More than eight decades later, both are still […]

JOCKEY QUOTES JOSEPH TALAMO, PAINTING CORNERS, WINNER: “I had a great trip Peter gave me all the confidence in the world, he just said, ‘Try to break sharp if they give us a good lead go with it, if not just ride a smart race’.  She broke sharp and took it to ’em.  She’s very quick […]

FAVORED PAINTING CORNERS ROMPS BY 1 ½ LENGTHS IN $75,000 MIZDIRECTION STAKES AS TALAMO & MILLER COMBINE FOR FIVE FURLONG TURF VICTORY IN 56.30  ARCADIA, Calif. (April 13, 2019)–Breaking sharply from the rail, heavily favored Painting Corners was never out of the strike zone on Saturday at Santa Anita, as she rolled to an impressive […]

DISTINCT SANTA ANITA FLAVOR IN ARKANSAS DERBY ARCH PRINCE IN TOKYO CITY CUP FOR FIRST STAKES BELLAFINA TO LEAVE APRIL 29 FOR KENTUCKY OAKS ROSARIO, O’NEILL & HRONIS RACING LEAD WINTER MEET POPULAR RETIRED JOCK BOBBY YNEZ DIES IN CAR CRASH BAFFERT, MANDELLA SQUARE OFF IN ARKANSAS DERBY Bob Baffert is in pursuit of his […]

COMEBACKING TAPITHA BONITA RALLIES FROM OFF THE PACE TO WIN $57,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS; PEREIRA & SPAWR TEAM FOR 6 ½ FURLONG WIN IN 1:18.57 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 12, 2019)–Although her connections would have preferred a route of ground, California-bred Tapitha Bonita, idle since Dec. 1, settled nicely early and […]

SADLER BASKS IN JOB WELL DONE AT SANTA ANITA TRAINER PAINTS A NEW PICTURE FOR POSTER GIRL HOLLENDORFER MULLS NEXT RACE FOR TWO ACES SADLER EYES FUTURE AFTER SOLID WINTER MEET John Sadler, like most horsemen of his caliber, was focused on the business at hand Thursday after celebrating his second consecutive Santa Anita Handicap […]

 A PROVEN MARATHONER ON TURF, SADLER’S IMPROVING CAMPAIGN LOOMS DANGEROUS IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 TOKYO CITY CUP AT 1 ½ MILES ON MAIN TRACK  VETERAN BEACH VIEW & SADLER’S RECENT ACQUISITION ACKER LEND DEPTH TO TOKYO LINEUP ARCADIA, Calif. (April 11, 2019)–Most recently fourth in the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap this past Saturday, […]