Current Tag: Santa Anita Park
Baffert’s Life Is Good looking to be back for the Breeders’ Cup
POSTED: March 21, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif.—In a game replete with peaks and valleys, Bob Baffert experienced the latter following undefeated Life Is Good’s stellar six furlong workout Saturday as...
Santa Anita-based Hot Rod Charlie gets to the ‘points
POSTED: March 21, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif.—I’ll Have Another, Nyquist, Hot Rod Charlie? Team O’Neill is hopeful another Santa Anita-based three-year-old will give it a Kentucky Derby trifecta with Hot...
Classy United comes off the bench to take the $1M San Luis Rey GIII for Mandella
POSTED: March 20, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif. —Idle roughly five months since running a disappointing eighth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, Richard Mandella’s classy turf star United came back running...
Seasoned veteran Ward ’n Jerry gave a gutsy rally to win the Third Leg of Tin Man Series
POSTED: March 20, 2021
Ward ’n Jerry won by a head in Leg Two of The Tin Man Series on Feb. 20; Four-race series concludes on the turf April...
D’Amato duo bring varied styles to San Luis Rey
POSTED: March 19, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif. — Sending out two horses with different running styles, if Phil D’Amato had his druthers he’d hope for a win dead-heat in Saturday’s...
Santa Anita set to reopen to the public April 2 at limited capacity
POSTED: March 19, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita Park will reopen to the public at limited capacity beginning Friday, April 2, in keeping with State of California’s guidelines...
Leggs Galore notches fifth straight victory as she dominates $100,000 Irish O'Brien Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths
POSTED: March 14, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif. (March 14, 2021)–William Sims’ homebred Leggs Galore was long gone in Sunday’s $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes at Santa Anita as she waltzed to...
Gregorian Chant sings for a rally to take the San Simeon GIII by a neck
POSTED: March 14, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif.—Long regarded as a two-turn horse on grass, trainer Phil D’Amato’s 5-year-old Gregorian Chant has found a home sprinting on turf at Santa Anita,...
Reigning Preakness champ Swiss Skydiver scores season debut victory in Beholder Mile G1
POSTED: March 14, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif.—Mission accomplished. Idle since a disappointing run in the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Distaff Nov. 7, trainer Ken McPeek’s reigning Eclipse Champion Filly Swiss...
