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By DRF.com INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 17, 2013) -- Trainer Mike Mitchell was released from a Southern California hospital on Sunday evening, hours after collapsing near the winner’s circle of an apparent seizure following the sixth race at Betfair Hollywood Park. http://www.drf.com/news/hollywood-park-mike-mitchell-released-hospital

By DRF.com INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Trainer Mike Mitchell was undergoing tests early Sunday evening at nearby Little Company of Mary Medical Center after collapsing near the winner’s circle following the afternoon's sixth race at Betfair Hollywood Park.

By DRF.com INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 15, 2013) – California-bred Sprouts won the first stakes of the year for 2-year-old fillies in Southern California in Saturday’s $100,250 Cinderella, a milestone win for sire Square Eddie and trainer Edward Freeman.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (June 13, 2013) -- Multiple stakes winner Caros Love was euthanized May 31 at  Rancho San Roberto  Farm in Bakersfield California  due to complications from infirmities of old age. He was 29.

From Victory Rose Thoroughbreds VACAVILLE, Calif. (June 13, 2013) – Victory Rose Thoroughbreds has acquired stakes winner Indian Evening from Vinery in Kentucky and he will stand the 2014 breeding season for a fee of $3,000

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 13, 2013) – Grade I winner Teddy’s Promise is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $70,000 Desert Stormer Handicap for fillies and mares at Betfair Hollywood Park.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (June 13, 2013) -- All horsemen are invited to join TOC for an Open Forum on Saturday, June 22.

Meet TOC Directors for discussion of current events and an opportunity to have your questions answered.

By Bloodhorse.com ARCADIA, Calif. (June 13, 2013) -- Santa Anita Park has announced it will be closed for training throughout the upcoming Del Mar race meet, from July 17 to Sept. 4, in order to accommodate renovation projects in both the stable area and grandstand.

By DRF.com
LAKEWOOD, Calif. (June 13, 2013) -- Former California trainer Ross Brinson, whose career spanned close to 70 years, died June 13 in Lakewood, Calif. He was 101. http://www.drf.com/news/ross-brinson-longtime-california-trainer-dies-101

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 12, 2013) – Five California-breds are among the entries in Saturday’s $100,000 Willard L. Proctor Memorial Stakes for 2-year-olds at Betfair Hollywood Park.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 12, 2013) – California-breds Pay the Debt, Time for Angie and Sprouts are entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Cinderella Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Betfair Hollywood Park.

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (June 12, 2013) – Formal Plan is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Girls, Inc. of Shelbyville  Stakes for fillies and mares at Indiana Downs.

ALBANY, Calif. (June 12, 2013) – California-breds Olympic Jumble and Tupelo Crush are entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Lost in the Fog Stakes for 2-year-olds at Golden Gate.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 11, 2013) -- OwnerView, the free, informational website developed by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) to assist prospective, new and current Thoroughbred owners, has added sections devoted to veterinary care and racetracks.

By DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (June 10, 2013) -- Santa Anita will play host to the Breeders' Cup World Championships for the third straight time in 2014, the Breeders' Cup announced Monday morning. http://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-2014-be-held-santa-anita

By UTSanDiego.com ELMONT, N.Y. — After making an earlier pitch to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar, Joe Harper and his crew were in New York Thursday to hopefully close the deal for a future date. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jun/07/del-mar-breeders-cup-/

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 9, 2013) – California-bred Unusual Hottie charged to the front in midstretch and won Sunday’s $90,370 Redondo Beach Handicap for fillies and mares at Betfair Hollywood Park.

ALBANY, Calif. (June 9, 2013) – Odds-on favorite Surfcup led all the way to win Sunday’s $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes at Golden Gate for 3-year-olds eligible for the Golden State Series.

ALBANY, Calif. (June 8, 2013) – California stallion Roi Charmant was represented by his first winner Saturday when Pheisty Kid won the fifth race at Golden Gate, a maiden special weight for 2-year-olds.

By Carmel Valley News
DEL MAR, Calif. (June 7, 2013) -- The sounds of thundering hooves, cheering crowds and ringing cash registers could become a fall fixture in San Diego County, if a proposal to expand horse racing at the Del Mar Racetrack receives approval from state regulators.