By DRF.com POMONA, Calif. (Sept. 22, 2023) — More than likely, there will be a significant number of yearlings sold for $100,000 or more at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton California fall yearlings and horses of racing age sale at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. The final number in that category may determine whether buyers are paying higher prices overall than in past years for racing prospects or unveiling an occasional bargain. In 2021, 17 yearlings were listed as sold for $100,000 or more at the Fasig-Tipton California sale compared to 14 in 2022. The 2021 sale averaged $39,173 compared to $30,522 last year. Those average figures are considerably higher than the 2020 figure of $22,504 when the sale was held at Los Alamitos in Orange County because of coronavirus crowd restrictions. Tuesday’s sale, which begins at 11 a.m., has a catalog of 360 hips before withdrawals, including a sizeable segment of horses of racing age. The Fasig-Tipton sale is the leading annual yearling auction in the state. In August, the California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association’s... ...

CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner Chismosa and fellow California-bred Smoothlikebuttah are entered in Saturday’s $125,000 Dark Mirage Stakes for fillies and mares at Los Alamitos. Chismosa is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Cat Dreams mare You Can Dream, was bred by owner Jaime Renella and trained by Rafael DeLeon. She has three wins in eight starts, earnings of $289,750 and is coming off a 10th in the Aug. 25 Charlestown Oaks Smoothlikebuttah is by Mr. Big, out of the Five Star Day mare Eight Daughters, was bred by NP Thoroughbreds, is owned by Robert Bach & William Tessar and is trained by Steve Knapp. She has three wins in 43 starts, earnings of $429,366 and is coming off a fourth in the Sept. 4 Tranquility Lake. ...

BENSALEM, Pa. (Sept. 18, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Ceiling Crusher, a graded winner and the lone California-bred entered in the field, takes on multiple Grade I winner Pretty Mischievous in Saturday’s $1 million Cotillion Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Parx Racing. Ceiling Crusher is by Mr. Big, out of the Indian Charlie mare Palisadesprincess, was bred by Harris Farms, is owned by Wonderland Racing Stables, Todd Cady, Tim Kasparoff and Ty Leatherman and is trained by Doug O’Neill. The $22,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has five wins in six starts, earnings of $374,400 and is coming off win in the Grade III Torrey Pines on Sept. 2. ...

BENSALEM, Pa. (Sept. 18, 2023) – Fowler Blue is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade III Greenwood Cup Stakes at Parx Racing. Fowler Blue is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Unusual Heat mare Roses for Joni, was bred by William Branch & Arnold Hill, is owned by Branch and trained by Doug O’Neill. He has three wins in 16 starts, earnings of $171,249 and is coming off a fifth in the July 22 Monmouth Cup Stakes. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 18, 2023)—With a traditional $1 dollar Pick Six and an all-new wager, the “Santa Anita Turf Pick 3” leading the way, Santa Anita has announced its 2023 Autumn Meet Wagering Menu, which will be in effect on opening day, Friday, Sept. 29.                The traditional Pick Six requires players to pick winners in the final six races on each day’s card and will pay out 70 percent of the net pool whenever there are six winning tickets.  If no player hits six of six, 70 percent of the net pool is carried over to the next racing day.  Thirty percent of the pool is then paid out to consolation tickets with five winners.                    Offered for the first time, the Santa Anita Turf Pick 3 is a $3 minimum wager that will be comprised of the final three turf races on each day’s program, conditions permitting.                The 19-day Autumn Meet will no doubt be highlighted by the 40th running of the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships... ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Sept. 24, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Minister of Soul is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $70,000 Budweiser Special Stakes at Albuquerque. Minister of Soul is a multiple stakes winner by Ministers Wild Cat, out of the Bernstein mare Sensitive Soul, was bred by Dahlberg Farms and is owned by trainer Esteban Martinez. The $16,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has 17 wins in 58 starts, earnings of $534,610 and is coming off a fourth in an Aug. 6 allowance. ...

Fasig-Tipton Press Release POMONA, Calif. (Sept. 14, 2023) — Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 59 horses of racing age entries for its upcoming California Fall Yearlings and Horses of Racing Age Sale.  These entries, which are cataloged as hips 301-359, will be sold immediately following the conclusion of the yearling portion of the catalog. They include several stakes performers, unraced 2-year-olds with recent public works, 3-year-olds, and older horses with current form. “There’s a lot of quality among the horses of racing age entries, and the timing works well for those looking to add to their stables as Santa Anita’s Fall meet begins,” said Fasig-Tipton California representative Mike Machowsky. “Last year’s horses of racing age supplement produced two stakes winners, including Ceiling Crusher , now a multiple stakes winner, including the Torrey Pines Stakes (G3) a couple of weeks ago.” These entries may now be viewed online, including Daily Racing Form past performances, Ragozin sheets, and race replays for all horses that have started. Print catalogs for the horses of racing age supplement will be available on... ...

From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 14, 2023) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, September 21, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Cal Expo. This meeting will be open to the public. Those providing unsolicited public comments on individual agenda items will be limited to two minutes. Comments must relate specifically to the agenda items. Note that for agenda item #12, Public Comment, no further comments will be permitted after 30 minutes. For those who do not attend, the webcast audio link on the CHRB website will provide a way to listen to the meeting. The agenda and package of materials for the meeting are available on the CHRB website. ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. -3, 2023) – Kings River Knight will have six opponents when he seeks his second stakes win of the year at Los Alamitos in the $75,000-guaranteed E. B. Johnston Saturday. Restricted to 3-year-olds & up bred or sired in California, the one-mile Johnston is the last of nine races on the second day of the September Thoroughbred meet. Post time Saturday is 1 p.m. and approximate post time for the Johnston is 5 p.m. Bred by Old English Rancho and trained by John Sadler for Integrity Thoroughbred Racing LLC, Ellwood Johnston Trust and Kenneth Tevelde, Kings River Knight led throughout as the 8-5 favorite to win the Bertrando June 24 in his Los Alamitos debut. Juan Hernandez, the top rider on the Southern California circuit, had the call that afternoon and he has a return engagement in the Johnston. If Kings River Knight wins Saturday, it will be the 14th stakes win at Los Alamitos for Hernandez, moving him into sole possession of... ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Momma Mocca is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Golden Gate Fields Turf Distaff for fillies and mares. Momma Mocca is by Tamarando, out of the Ole mare Chi Chi Nette, was bred by David McGlothlin, is owned by Gutierrez, Matthew, Hanna, Mark A., Hanna, Maria and Martin, Ralph and trained by Manuel Badilla. The $30,000 purchase from the Harris Farms consignment of the Northern California Yearling Sale has four wins in 23 starts, earnings of $154,556 and is coming off an Aug. 13 optional claiming win. ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (Sept. 10, 2023) – California-bred Self Isolation wheels back in six days for Saturday’s $75,000 Shine Again Stakes for fillies and mares at Pimlico. Self Isolation is by Square Eddie, out of the Spring At Last mare Loan Savant, was bred by Reddam Racing and is owned by trainer David Jacobson. She has nine wins in 25 starts, earnings of $433,370 and is coming off a fourth in Sunday’s Sensible Lady. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2023) – California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes winner Pushiness is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade I FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante for 2-year-old fillies. Pushiness is by Kantharos, out of the Empire Maker mare Imperial Pippin, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Repole Stable and trained by Michael McCarthy. She has won both of her starts with earnings of $107,850 and is coming off a win in the Aug. 6 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2023) – The last time California-bred Closing Remarks  ran, winning the Aug. 12 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar, it may have added to the cachet of her sire, Vronsky , enough for a yearling by the stallion to top the Northern California yearling sale at $100,000 a few days later. A similar situation could set up if she annexes the Sept. 9 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T), two and a half weeks before three more Vronsky yearlings are set to sell at the Fasig-Tipton California sale. Of course, Closing Remarks has to win first, and though she has captured several attractive stakes, she has never put back-to-back victories together at any time during her career. But this could be her moment. The 1 1/8-mile Mabee only drew six runners, and most have not been competing in graded company in their most recent starts. Closing Remarks, a 5-year-old homebred for John Harris’ Harris Farms trained by Carla Gaines and out of the Unusual Heat mare Orange Cove, has five... ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2023) –Kings River Knight, who is 1-for-1 at Los Alamitos, tops the nominations to the $75,000-guaranteed E.B. Johnston Stakes. The one-mile race for 3-year-olds & up bred or sired in California will be run Saturday, September 16, the second day of the September meet at Los Alamitos. The six-day season will continue through Sunday, September 24. Owned by Integrity Thoroughbred Racing and trained by John Sadler, Kings River Knight, a 5-year-old gelded son of Acclamation, went gate-to-wire as the favorite in the Bertrando Stakes in his Los Alamitos debut during the Los Angeles County Fair meet earlier this year. Kings River Knight, who was bred by Old English Rancho, has won five of 11 and earned $324,760. Other nominees to the Johnston include five-time winner Hail Freedom, Shortman, who has won three of six starts at Los Alamitos, Geezer, who broke his maiden during the 2022 September meet, Finneus, Logon to Win and Johnny Podres. The nominees for the Los Alamitos Special,... ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. – Four stakes which combined could be worth as much as $400,000 highlight the 2023 September meet at Los Alamitos. The six-day season will begin Friday, Sept. 15 and continue through Sunday, Sept. 24. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday (Sept. 15-17 and Sept. 22-24) both weeks. Post time will be 1 p.m. The first of the stakes races is the $75,000 E.B. Johnston for 3-year-olds & up bred or sired in California. The one-mile Johnston will be run Saturday, Sept. 16. The following day older horses – 3-year-olds & up – will get together in the $100,000 Los Alamitos Special at 1 1/16 miles. Completing the schedule are the $125,000 Dark Mirage for fillies and mares – 3-year-olds & up – at 1 1/16 miles and the $100,000 Capote for 2-year-olds at 6 ½ furlongs. The Dark Mirage will be contested Saturday, Sept. 23 while the Capote will be run closing day, Sunday, Sept. 24. The Dark Mirage, Los Alamitos Special and Capote were... ...

By DRF.com DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 3, 2023) – The quick colt Lord Prancealot has won his first two starts with a bold front-running style that will be tested at six furlongs in Friday’s $125,000 I’m Smokin Stakes at Del Mar. The running style worked for Lord Prancealot in a maiden race at five furlongs on July 29, and in the Graduation Stakes for California-breds at 5 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 11. A slightly longer distance in the I’m Smokin Stakes for statebreds may be a challenge for Lord Prancealot. :: DRF’s 2023 Del Mar headquarters: Previews, past performances, picks, recaps, news, and more. “He’s improved each week,” trainer Jeff Bonde said. “We’re hoping the experience and seasoning will carry him an extra half-furlong. “His works have been sharp and he’s keeping his weight. I like to see that.” Bonde describes Lord Prancealot as “kinda of a Quarter Horse-made guy, built for speed.” Lord Prancealot is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Country Reel mare Disko Dasko, was bred by Jeff... ...

SARATOGA, N.Y. (Sept. 3, 2023) — Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Yo Yo Candy, upset winner of the Grade III Sanford Stakes in July, returns in Monday’s $300,000 Grade I Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds at Saratoga. Yo Yo Candy is the first California-bred stakes winner by Danzing Candy, out of the Two Punch mare Yolando B. Too, was bred by Checkmate Thoroughbreds, is owned by Happy Tenth Stable and trained by Daniel Velasquez. Yo Yo Candy was a $6,000 purchase from the Checkmate Thoroughbred consignment at the Northern California Yearling Sale and was resold for $35,000 at the OBS March Sale of 2-year-olds. The colt has two wins in three starts and earnings of $141,250. ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (Sept. 4, 2023) – Self Isolation is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash Stakes at Pimlico. Self Isolation is by Square Eddie, out of the Spring At Last mare Loan Savant, was bred by Reddam Racing and is owned by trainer David Jacobson. She has nine wins in 24 starts, earnings of $427,370 and is coming off an Aug. 6 allowance win. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Fly a Fantasy is one of three coming out of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes that are entered in Monday’s $125,000 Generous Portion Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible 2-year-old fillies at Del Mar. Crazy Hot is by Goldencents, out of the Rockport Harbor mare Harbor Mist, was bred by Thomas Bachman, is owned by Edward Brown & Cory Thabit and is trained by Jeff Bonde. She has one win in three starts, earnings of $63,600 and is coming off a third in the Aug. 6 CTBA Stakes. Bleveys Tiger is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Coil mare Recoiling, was bred by owners Martin Bach & Daniel Weiner and is trained by Manuel Badilla. She has one win in two starts, earnings of $31,200 and is coming off a June 10 maiden win. Unified A. P. is by Unified, out of the Mineshaft mare Dream of Mine, was bred by Norman Tavares, is owned by Haru Racing... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2023) – Grade I stakes winner Fun to Dream and fellow California-bred Smoothlikebuttah are entered in Monday’s $100,000 Tranquility Lake Stakes for fillies and mares at Del Mar. Fun to Dream is by Arrogate, out of the Maria’s Mon mare Lutess, was bred by Connie Pageler & trainer Bob Baffert and is owned by Natalie Baffert and Pageler. She has six wins in nine starts, earnings of $654,590 and is coming off a fifth in the Aug. 5 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes. She was the California-bred Horse of the Year in 2022. Smoothlikebuttah is by Mr. Big out of the Five Star Day mare Eight Daughters, was bred by NP Thoroughbreds, is owned by Robert Bach and William Tessar and is trained by Steve Knapp. She has three wins in 42 starts, earnings of $421,566 and is coming off a third in an Aug. 5 optional claimer. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2023) – Stakes winners Jimmy Blue Jeans and Royal ‘n Rando and fellow California-breds Cousin Richie and Duidic are entered in Monday’s $50,000 Sam Spear Memorial Stakes at Golden Gate. Cousin Richie is by Richard’s Kid, out of the Tapizar mare Crown on Tap, was bred by owner Larry Odbert and is trained by Sergio Ledezma. He has three wins in nine starts, earnings of $89,600 and is coming off a second in the Aug. 12 Robert Dupret Derby. Jimmy Blue Jeans is by James Street, out of the Marino Marini mare Blue Blizzard, was bred by Perry Bruno & John Gezon, is owned by Bruno, Gezon and Robert Jones and is trained by Andy Mathis. He has six wins in 20 starts, earnings of $305,900 and is coming off a fifth in the Aug. 5 California Dreamin’. He was second in this race last year. Druidic is by Boisterous, out of the Rocky Bar mare Shared Image, was bred by owner Robert Traynor and is... ...

AURORA, Co. (Sept. 4, 2023) – California-breds Lite Ranchin Kid and Big Moonie are entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Gold Rush Futurity for 2-year-olds at Arapahoe Park. Lite Ranchin Kid is by Lemon Drop Kid out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Lorelei’s Song, was bred by owner Regan Wright and is trained by Rafael Barraza. He won his lone start Aug. 19 with earnings of $5,820. Big Moonie is by Cat Burglar, out of the Square Eddie mare Moonie, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Roberto Baeza and is trained by Candelario Villamar. He is a maiden making his fourth start with earnings of $2,355 and is coming off a fourth in a July 16 maiden race. ...

VANCOUVER, B.C. (Sept. 7, 2023) – No People is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Delta Colleen Handicap for fillies and mares at Hastings Racecourse. No People is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Hennessy mare Montant, was bred by Dick Colvin & William Gould and is owned by Bulldog Bros. Racing and trainer Paul LeMasurier. She has three wins in 17 starts, earnings of $36,481 and is coming off a win in an Aug. 11 claimer. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2023) – Clouseau is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $150,000 Shared Belief Stakes for 3-year-olds at Del Mar. Clouseau is by Distorted Humor, out of the Bernardini mare English Garden, was bred by PT Syndicate #1, is owned by ISK Racing Stable Inc., Hames, Doug, Lawless, Rebekah, Lawless, Tom D., Lewkowitz, Frank, Lewkowitz, Karen and McClintock, Jay C. and is trained by Ian Kruljac. He has three wins in eight starts, earnings of $194,360 and is coming off a third in the Aug. 4 Real Good Deal Stakes. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2023) – Graded stakes winner None Above the Law is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade II Del Mar Handicap presented by The Japan Racing Association. None Above the Law is by Karakontie, out of the Northern Afleet mare Legally Blanca, was bred by owner J. Kirk & Judy Robison and is trained by Peter Miller. He has six wins in 25 starts, earnings of $540,560 and is coming off a third in the Aug. 5 California Dreamin’. He was sixth in this race last year. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Ceiling Crusher is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade III Torrey Pines Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar. Ceiling Crusher is by Mr. Big, out of the Indian Charlie mare Palisadesprincess, was bred by Harris Farms, is owned by Wonderland Racing Stables, Todd Cady, Tim Kasparoff and Ty Leatherman and is trained by Doug O’Neill. The $22,000 purchase from the Northern California Yearling Sale has four wins in five starts, earnings of $284,400 and is coming off a third in the June 27 Fleet Treat Stakes. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2023) – Stakes winners Fast Buck and Bus Buzz and CTBA January Sale graduate Kid Corleone are entered in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade III Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar. Fast Buck is by Gallant Son, out of the Falstaff mare Zorra Roja, was bred by Daehling Ranch and is owned by Zephyr Racing and trainer Cesar DeAlba. He has five wins in nine starts, earnings of $275,474 and is coming off a win in the May 27 Daytona. Kid Corleone is by Shackleford, out of the Indian Charlie mare Corleone, was bred by The Quarter Company and is owned by Roadrunner Racing and Barbara Evenson. The $10,500 purchase at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association January Sale has three wins in seven starts, earnings of $163,400 and is coming off a fourth in the July 29 Bing Crosby. Bus Buzz is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Bring the Heat mare Lost Bus, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Thomas Halasz, Lovingier and Amanda... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2023) – Multiple graded-stakes winner Slow Down Andy is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $1 million Grade I FanDuel Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Slow Down Andy is by Nyquist, out of the Square Eddie mare Edwina E., was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. He has four wins in 12 starts, earnings of $976,600 and is coming off a second in the July 29 San Diego Handicap. ...

SARATOGA, N.Y. (Aug. 23, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner One in Vermillion is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $500,000 Grade I H. Allen Jerkins Memorial Stakes for 3-year-olds at Saratoga. One in Vermillion is by Army Mule, out of the Any Given Saturday mare Given Star, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Jonathan Kalman and trained by Esteban Martinez. He has five wins in 11 starts, earnings of $378,840 and is coming off a third in the Aug. 6 West Virginia Derby. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 23, 2023) – Multiple graded stakes winner Brickyard Ride and fellow California-bred Moose Mitchell are entered in Saturday’s $250,000 Grade II Pat O’Brien Stakes at Del Mar. Brickyard Ride is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Southern Image mare Brickyard Helen, was bred by owner Alfred Pais and is trained by Craig Lewis. He has 13 wins in 27 starts, earnings of $864,977 and is coming off a third in the July 29 San Diego Handicap. He was ninth in this race in 2021. Moose Mitchell is by Danzing Candy, out of the City Zip mare Sunrise Avenue, was bred by Kathleen Kennedy, is owned by R L Stables and trained by George Papaprodromou. He has seven wins in 24 starts, earnings of $413,940 and is coming off three consecutive wins. ...

TIMONIUM, Md. (Aug, 23, 2023) – Self Isolation, who scratched from Friday’s $150,000 Smart N Fancy Stakes at Saratoga, is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $75,000 Timonium Distaff for fillies and mares at the Maryland State Fair meet. Self Isolation is by Square Eddie, out of the Spring At Last mare Loan Savant, was bred by Reddam Racing and is owned by trainer David Jacobson. She has nine wins in 24 starts, earnings of $427,370 and is coming off an Aug. 6 allowance win. ...

CHARLES TOWN, W. Va. (Aug. 22, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner and graded-stakes placed Chismosa is the lone California-bred entered in Friday night’s $750,000 Grade III Charles Town Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. Chismosa is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Cat Dreams mare You Can Dream, was bred by owner Jaime Renella and is trained by Rafael DeLeon. She has three wins in seven starts, earnings of $282,250 and is coming off a second in the July 27 Fleet Treat Stakes. ...

From CARMA DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 22, 2023) — CARMA’s annual fundraiser, CARMAthon, is back on Saturday, August 26th! Catch it live on FanDuel TV and TVG, straight from Del Mar. The goal? To raise $150,000 to support retired racehorses and essential aftercare. Hear heartwarming stories of Thoroughbreds thriving post-racing as the Fanduel TV and TVG team spotlight the importance of aftercare throughout the day. Join #teamCARMA this CARMAthon and help us prove that aftercare is not an afterthought! Learn More and Donate: carma4horses.org CARMA is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 2007 to raise money for retired racehorses. Tax ID #80-0146395 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Aug. 27, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Brave Cinderella and fellow California-bred It’s Saul Right are entered in Sunday’s $70,000 Pitre GMC Albuquerque Distaff. Brave Cinderella is by Brave Cat, out of the Liberty Gold mare Cinderella Liberty, was bred by George & Clare Schmitt, is owned by Amanda Sweeten and Blanca Villegas and is trained by Andres Gonzalez. The $1,400 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has four wins in 23 starts, earnings of $110,141 and is coming off a fifth in a July 16 optional claimer. She was third in this race in 2021. It’s Saul Right is by Smokem, out of the Mineshaft mare Paula’s Pistol, was bred by Terry Lovingier and is owned by trainer Sal Gonzalez. She has one win in 15 starts, earnings of $77,820 and is coming off a second in an Aug. 5 allowance. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Chancery Way and fellow multiple stakes winners Rose Maddox and Eddie’s New Dream are entered in Friday’s rescheduled $125,000 Solana Beach Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible fillies and mares at Del Mar. Rose Maddox is by Grazen, out of the Unusual Heat mare Heat the Rocks, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Steven Miyadi. She has five wins in 16 starts, earnings of $328,282 and is coming off a ninth in the July 4 Great Lady M. Chancery Way is by Mr. Big, out of the War Chant mare This Means War, was bred by Harris Farms and John Nicoletti, is owned by Andy Smolich & Rob Smolich and is trained by Jamey Thomas. The $6,500 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale out of the Harris Farms consignment has five wins in nine starts, earnings of $195,770 and is coming off win in the July 22 Governor’s Cup. Sunshine Babe is by Grazen,... ...

EDMONTON, Alberta (Aug. 22, 2023) – Flashin Aces is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade III Canadian Derby for 3-year-olds at Century Mile. Flashin Aces is by Danzing Candy, out of the Najran mare Sweet Dreamin, was bred by Kenneth O’Dyen, is owned by Pete Hormes and trained by James Brown. He has three wins in 12 starts, earnings of $38,671 and is coming off a win in an Aug. 6 claimer. ...

EDMONTON, Alberta (Aug. 22, 2023) – Grigoro is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Northlands Distaff Handicap for fillies and mares at Century Mile. Grigoro is by Haimish Hy, out of the Colonel John mare Royal Flush Babe, was bred by Art Sherman & Zvika Akin, is owned by Al Pitchko and trained by Rodney Cone. She has nine wins in 32 starts, earnings of $110,983 and is coming off a win in an Aug. 12 optional claimer. ...

SARATOGA, N.Y. (Aug. 22, 2023) – Self Isolation (main track only) is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $150,000 Smart N Fancy Stakes for fillies and mares at Saratoga. Self Isolation is by Square Eddie, out of the Spring At Last mare Loan Savant, was bred by Reddam Racing and is owned by trainer David Jacobson. She has nine wins in 24 starts, earnings of $427,370 and is coming off an Aug. 6 allowance win. ...

To view Capitol Racing’s Development Plan for Northern California racing, click here: https://ctba.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CAPITOL-RACING-DEVELOPMENT-PLAN-Revised-8-11-23.pdf ...

By DRF.com DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2023) – Golden Gate Fields, the Northern California flagship track scheduled to close in December, may stay open until June, pending meetings in coming weeks focused largely on financial arrangements, according to discussions at Wednesday’s California Horse Racing Board dates committee meeting. Officials with the Thoroughbred Owners of California made the proposal on Tuesday to the track’s parent company, 1/ST Racing, to continue racing at Golden Gate Fields in the first half of 2024 in an effort to provide short-term continuity for the Northern California racing circuit. The racing board heard more than two hours of discussions on 2024 racing dates in Northern and Southern California Thoroughbred racing on Wednesday, but did not make any formal recommendations. Racing dates for 2024 in Northern California have been in turmoil since 1/ST Racing announced on July 16 that it planned to close Golden Gate Fields in December in an effort to consolidate the company’s racing operations in the state to its track in Southern California,... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2023) – The Thoroughbred Owners of California is hosting a Women’s Horseplayer Event at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Thursday, Aug. 24, beginning at noon in the Directors’ Room. The event, featuring horseplayers Judy Wagner and Alexa Zepp, will benefit the California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation. Cost is $50 per person. No CHRB license is required. The Directors’ Room is located on the Fifth Floor and Turf Club attire is required. For the Turf Club Dress Code, click Turf Club Dress Code. Tickets to the event can be purchased at this link: TicketSearch Online. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2023) – California-bred stakes winners Big Pond and Absolutely Zero are entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade I Del Mar Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. Big Pond is by Mr. Big, out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Beside Still Water, was bred by owner George Krikorian and is trained by Tim Yakteen, She has won both starts with earnings of $136,350 and is coming off a win in the July 27 Fleet Treat Stakes. Absolutely Zero is by Nyquist, out of the Square Eddie mare How About Zero, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has two wins in five starts, earnings of $119,260 and is coming off a sixth in the July 27 Fleet Treat Stakes. ...

As of 8/15/23 (Today’s additions in bold) Hips: 1, 2, 8, 10, 15, 17, 20, 21, 31, 37, 46, 48, 49, 50, 56, 57, 66, 72, 86, 88, 92, 94, 95, 100, 103, 105, 107, 109, 110, 115, 122, 124, 125, 126, 133, 136, 150, 152, 163, 167, 170, 172 ...

From TDN.com RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. (July 3, 2023) — Thoroughbred owner and breeder John C. Harris will be honored at a charity fundraising dinner hosted by the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation. The event will take place Thursday, August 17, 2023, at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, located just a few miles east of Del Mar Racetrack. “We’re delighted to honor John, not only for the accomplishments of his Harris Farms Horse Division, one of the country’s leading racing stables and utmost influential owner/breeder operations, for which he has been inducted into the California Racing Hall of Fame,” says Jenine Sahadi, Foundation President. “We also acknowledge him for his many years of distinguished service to this industry as a California Horse Racing Board commissioner, board member of the Breeders’ Cup, Jockey Club, and the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.” Proceeds of the event will be used for continued sponsorship of various educational and recreational programs to benefit California’s backstretch workers and family members.  These programs... ...

SARATOGA SPRING, N.Y. (Aug. 13, 2023) – Ship Cadet is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $150,000 Skidmore Stakes for 2-year-olds at Saratoga. Ship Cadet is by Midshipman, out of the Harbor the Gold mare Bella Mia, was bred by Mr. & Mrs. William Griffin, is owned by Paradise Farms, David Staudacher, Kevin Haynes and John Huber and is trained by Michael Maker. He has one win in three starts, earnings of $99,500 and is coming off a second in the July 30 Tyro Stakes. ...

By DRF.com PLEASANTON, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2023) — Tuesday’s Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale in Pleasanton will be held at a troubling time for racing on the West Coast. On July 16, 1/ST Racing announced that it will close the circuit’s leading track, Golden Gate Fields in Albany, Calif., in December in an effort to consolidate racing to the company’s Southern California track, Santa Anita, beginning in 2024. A group of county fair officials have busily worked in the last month to develop an alternative racing schedule for 2024 that will allow the sport to continue in Northern California. On Wednesday, those officials are scheduled to speak at the California Horse Racing Board’s dates committee meeting to address a 2024 schedule. The results of Tuesday’s sale, conducted by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, will be a barometer of the enthusiasm owners have in investing in the sport amid a climate of widespread uncertainty. The auction begins at noon Pacific on Tuesday at the Alameda County Fairgrounds with... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2023) – Who Is Pavel is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $200,000 Grade III Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar. Who Is Pavel is by Pavel, out of the Square Eddie mare Quant Savant, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Edward Freeman. He is a maiden making his second start with earnings of $2,132. ...