ARCADIA, Calif. (March 29, 2015) — Blue Tone sat just off a lively pace and registered an impressive 2 ¾ length win in Sunday’s $75,000 Santana Mile at Santa Anita, covering the distance in 1:36.11 under Kent Desormeaux…. Read More

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ARCADIA, Calif. (March 21, 2015) – In his first-ever graded stakes assignment, California-bred Ashleyluvssugar out-dueled heavily favored Finnegans Wake to win Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 San Luis Rey Stakes by 2 ¼ lengths under Gary Stevens. Trained by… Read More

ARCADIA, Calif. (March 15, 2015) — Attentive to a slow early pace, Hoop of Colour, ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, wore down Three Hearts and Tyler Baze late to win Sunday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Ana Stakes at… Read More

Shared Belief cruised to a 4-1/4 length victory in the $1 Million Santa Anita Handicap, bringing his career record to 10-1. Owned by Jungle Racing LLC or Hollendorfer, Todaro et al, Shared Belief is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer…. Read More

Kaleem Shah’s Dortmund drew away easily to win the Grade 2, $400,000 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Martin Garcia, Dortmund is now five for five, with three of those wins… Read More

Photo by Benoit.  ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2015) — A one mile maiden winner on Dec. 18 at Laurel Park in Maryland, Stellar Wind burst upon the Southern California racing scene on Saturday at Santa Anita, as she… Read More

Although she was caught wide around both turns, Warren’s Veneda and jockey Tyler Baze rallied from off the pace to an emphatic 2 ¾ length win in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita, as… Read More

Metaboss rallied from eighth in a field of 10 to win the Grade 3 $200,000 El Camino Real Derby, Northern California’s official Kentucky Derby prep race Saturday at Golden Gate Fields. The chestnut colt is owned in partnership… Read More

Although he appeared beaten at the rail with a furlong to run, Kaleem Shah, Inc.’s Dortmund called upon his considerable class and courage to defeat rival Firing Line by a head in Saturday’s Grade III, $150,000 Robert B…. Read More