Current Tag: Juan Hernandez
Lightning Quick Brickyard Ride Takes $150,000 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint By 1 ¾ Lengths
POSTED: January 16, 2022
ARCADIA, Calif.–Perhaps the fastest horse on the grounds, the Alfred Pais-homebred Brickyard Ride blasted off from his number three post position and never looked back...
Express Train captures San Diego in Three-way battle
POSTED: July 19, 2021
Maker leaves a mark on meet; Nine to go Friday in $175K Fleet Treat; Newcomers Bravo, McCarthy score DEL MAR, Calif.—The top three finishers in...
Big City Lights victory in $100K Fasig-Tipton Futurity wasn’t dimmed by inquiry
POSTED: June 21, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif.—Although much the best, heavily favored Big City Lights had to survive a lengthy steward’s inquiry in winning Sunday’s $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Futurity at Santa...
Award Winner springs major upset as he takes Grade II, $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes by a head; Hofmans and Hernandez Team for mile and one quarter turf win in 1:59.27
POSTED: May 29, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif. (May 29, 2021)–With heavily favored United in deep water turning for home, Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes boiled down to a...
Prat nearly sweeps the card at Santa Anita on Friday with six wins in a row
POSTED: March 13, 2021
LEADING MAN PRAT ROLLS A NATURAL SIX AS HE BOOTS HOME BALTAS-TRAINED DISAPPEARING ACT IN SANTA ANITA’S SEVENTH RACE ON FRIDAY A Prat Pick 6...
Juan Hernandez 2000th win
POSTED: March 1, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif. — A 28-year-old native of Veracruz, Mexico, Juan Hernandez notched his 2,000th career win aboard the Peter Milller-trained Bedrock in Sunday’s seventh race,...
Big Fish reels them in to take California Cup Derby
POSTED: January 16, 2021
BIG FISH REELS ‘EM IN TO TAKE $200,000 CALIFORNIA CUP DERBY BY 1 ½ LENGTHS UNDER HERNANDEZ; TRAINED BY HOFMANS, HE GETS 1 1/16 MILES...
Weekend Santa Anita Park Barn Notes
POSTED: September 27, 2020
A tip of the cap to assistant starter Tim Craigmyle, who Drayden Van Dyke was quick to credit following Improbable’s stirring win in Saturday’s Grade I Awesome Again at Santa Anita. Craigmyle kept...
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