Pure Tactics made an unexpected lead and never looked back in winning Sunday’s $75,000 Lure Stakes by 6 ½ lengths under Rafael Bejarano.  Trained by Leandro Mora, the 5-year-old Texas-bred horse set fractions of 23.85, 46.60, 1:09.81 and… Read More

Sharla Rae won the $75,000 Guaranteed “Pike Place Dancer” at Golden Gate Fields today for owner W.C. Racing. The two-year-old daughter of Afleet Alex and the Gold Fever mare Jinny’s Gold was ridden by Kyle Frey and trained… Read More

TOC members had an opportunity to mix and mingle with board and staff at the TOC Northern California Annual Meeting held at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday, Oct. 18. Following the business meeting and question-and-answer session, attendees enjoyed… Read More

Luscious Lonna led from start to finish to win the $65,480 Miss America Stakes at Golden Gate Fields Saturday for owners Nick Sloan, John Harris and Bonnie Marshall. Ridden Pedro Terrero, the 6-year-old mare fought off a challenge… Read More

Peachtree Stable’s Lord Nelson dominated eight rivals en route to a powerful 6-3/4 length win in Monday’s $100,000 Speakeasy Stakes for two-year-olds. Trained by Bob Baffert, Lord Nelson completed the race in 1:09.25 under jockey Martin Garcia. A… Read More

Trainer Art Sherman is being honored on Wednesday, Oct. 29, by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association (NTWAB) as the recipient of the Mr. Fitz Award, named in honor of legendary trainer “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons and presented… Read More

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More than 35 people braved the heat to attend TOC’s Conformation Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Santa Anita. Armed with chilled bottles of water, the participants headed out to the Santa Anita barn area, where they were… Read More

There will be 15 days of racing at Del Mar in November, starting on Friday, Nov. 7 and finishing on Sunday, Nov. 30. During the first week, racing will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Then for the… Read More