LONGTIME OAK TREE RACING ASSOCIATION STALWART SHERWOOD C. CHILLINGWORTH PASSES AT AGE 93  ‘HE LOVED TO BET AND HE LOVED OUR GAME’   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2019)–Sherwood C. Chillingworth, a longtime director and executive vice president of the Oak Tree Racing Association, passed away on Tuesday at age 93. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Chillingworth, […]

ALEXANDER’S HOMEBRED S Y SKY ASSIGNED HIGH WEIGHT OF 126 LBS. &  HEADS SATURDAY’S $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF AT 5 ½ FURLONGS ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2019)–Never worse than third in 15 starts, Nick Alexander’s brilliant homebred S Y Sky heads a field of six California-bred or sired fillies and mares three and up […]

WIN BY OMAHA BEACH ONE FOR THE AGES CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ GOES NATIONWIDE (S Y) SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR OLD GRAY MARE VICTORY BY OMAHA BEACH WILL ONLY GROW IN STATURE Like Bill Mazeroski’s home run that won the World Series, Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech, and Secretariat’s 31-length victory in the Belmont, the mythic return to […]

JOCKEY QUOTES  VICTOR ESPINOZA, HIT THE ROAD, WINNER: “This was my first time on this horse and he showed me a lot.  The favorite came out on me going into the first turn, so I had to take him back, and we ended up last around the turn.  I was really impressed with how he handled […]

HIT THE ROAD ALL BUSINESS IN WINNING $100,000 ZUMA BEACH STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER ESPINOZA; TRAINED BY BLACKER, HE GETS MILE ON TURF IN 1:34.33 ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2019)–Although he encountered some early traffic trouble, trainer Dan Blacker’s Hit the Road settled nicely and unfurled an impressive turn of foot through the […]

JOCKEY QUOTES       JORGE VELEZ, WARREN’S SHOWTIME, WINNER: “This filly had worked really good for this race. She went to the rail and finished strong.  I’m so excited, this is my first stakes winner in my career. I’ve been here in California nine months and Craig is putting me on horses. TRAINER QUOTES     […]

LONGSHOT WARREN’S SHOWTIME RALLIES TO WIN $100,000 SURFER GIRL STAKES BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH AS APPRENTICE VELEZ & VETERAN CONDITIONER LEWIS TEAM FOR MILE TURF WIN IN 1:35.06 WARREN HOMEBRED PROVIDES CALIFORNIA-BASED STALLION CLUBHOUSE RIDE WITH HIS FIRST STAKES WINNER ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2019)–Patiently handled at odds of 35-1, Ben and Sally […]

EL TIGRE TERRIBLE FLIES LATE WIN $100,000 SPEAKEASY STAKES BY A HEAD UNDER FUENTES; TRAINED BY MILLER, HE GETS FIVE FURLONGS ON TURF IN 55.78  RACE IS BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE RACE QUALIFIER ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2019)–Last turning for home in a field of 11 juveniles, trainer Peter Miller’s El Tigre […]

JOCKEY QUOTES  RUBEN FUENTES, EL TIGRE TERRIBLE, WINNER: “I had never been on this horse, not even in the morning. They were going so quick up front that he settled on his own. I saved ground at the rail and we had a dream trip. It opened up and he finished strong.” TRAINER QUOTES PETER MILLER, […]

WAR BEAST MOVES UP WITH CEDILLO AND BLINKERS RAGING WHISKEY MORE THAN A HUNCH IN SPEAKEASY CALLAGHAN FILLY HAS EQUIPMENT CHANGE IN ANOAKIA CATALINA CRUISER BREEZES FOR THE BREEDERS’ CUP O’NEILL FANCIES MAIDEN WINNER WAR BEAST IN ZUMA BEACH War Beast seeks his second straight victory at a mile on turf Sunday, only this time […]