From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, CA (March 21, 2023)—With heavy rain and the likelihood of more than three inches of precipitation at Santa Anita through Wednesday, track officials, in consultation with both the CHRB, TOC, Jockeys’ Guild and the CTT, have opted to cancel Friday’s eight-race program and to instead enter on Thursday morning for a make-up day of live racing on Monday, March 27.         Along with entries for Monday, entries will also be taken as originally scheduled on Thursday for this Sunday’s races as well.         “By running on Monday instead of Friday, we’re going to allow both the main track and our turf course an extra day to dry out before we run on Saturday,” said Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary Jason Egan.  “This will also enable us to run on the grass all three days and it will give horses a chance to return to training prior to racing this weekend.”        Entries for live racing this... ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Mar. 19, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner One in Vermillion is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $600,000 Grade III Sunland Park Derby for 3-year-olds. 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 three wins in four starts, earnings of $149,620 and is coming off a win in the Jan. 29 Riley Allison Derby. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Mar. 19, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Minister of Soul and fellow California-bred Clayton Delaney are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes at Sunland Park. Minister of Soul is by Ministers Wild Cat, out of the Bernstein mare Sensitive Soul, was bred by Dahlberg Farms and is owned by trainer Esteban Martinez. He has 16 wins in 52 starts, earnings of $504,242 and is coming off a seventh in the Mar. 11 Phoenix Gold Cup. The $16,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale was third in this race last year and was second in 2019. Clayton Delaney is by Grazen, out of the Bertrando mare Sudden Sunday, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Jeremy Ramsland and trained by Dick Cappelucci. He has four wins in 21 starts, earnings of $178,488 and did not finish his last start Mar. 11 in the Cottom Fitzsimmons. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Mar. 19, 2023) – Stakes winner Don’t Get Pickled is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Sunland Park Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. Don’t Get Pickled is by Misremembered, out of the Successful Appeal mare C C’s Pride, was bred by Harry & Cheryl Keshian, is owned by H. M. A. Stable and trained by Miguel Hernandez. She has two wins in seven starts, earnings of $71,688 and is coming off a fourth in the Mar. 11 Arizona Oaks. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Mar. 19, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Brave Cinderella is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Harry Henson Handicap for fillies and mares at Sunland Park. Brave Cinderella is by Brave Cat, out of the Liberty Gold mare Cinderella Liberty, was bred by George & Mary Clare Schmitt, is owned by Amanda Sweeten & Blanca Varela and is trained by Andres Gonzalez. The $1,400 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has four wins in 21 starts, earnings of $104,316 and is coming off a fourth in a Mar. 5 allowance. ...

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Mar. 19, 2023) – Sassy Nature is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Melody of Colors Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park. Sassy Nature is by Straight Fire, out of the After Market mare Renee’s Queen, was bred by Straight Fire, LLC, is owned by CTR Stables and trained by Jack Sisterson. She has two wins in four starts, earnings of $92,540 and is coming off a Mar. 1 optional claimer win. ...

OCALA, Fla. (Mar. 18, 2023) – Nine California-breds, including a trio purchased at the Northern California Yearling Sale, are scheduled to go through the ring at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, to be held Monday through Wednesday, March 20-22. Of the nine, the one with the fastest under-tack time was Hip 568, a colt by Cat Burglar, out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Janice Sue, bred by Richard Barton Enterprises and consigned by Triple J Equine Sales. Clocked in 9.4 seconds for the one furlong, he sold for $4,500 at the Northern California Yearling Sale. Hip 181, a colt by Danzing Candy out of the Bertrando mare Visual Treat, was bred by Liberty Road Stables and consigned by Triple J Equine Sales. Purchased for $10,000 at the Northern California Yearling Sale, he ran one furlong in 10.2 seconds. Hip 210, another colt by Danzing Candy out of the mare Yolanda B. Too, was bred by Checkmate Thoroughbreds and consigned by Triple J Equine. Purchased for... ...

 ARCADIA, CA (March 16, 2023)—Never better at age five, trainer Eric Kruljac’s brilliant California-bred gelding The Chosen Vron seeks his 10th career stakes victory as he heads a field of five older horses in Sunday’s $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes at about 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s Camino Real Hillside Turf Course.                 The Sensational Star is a part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for California-bred or sired horses.                 A 1 ¼ length winner of his only hillside start, the California Flag Handicap four starts back on Oct. 16, The Chosen Vron was nothing short of sensational in taking his most recent assignment, the one mile dirt Tiznow Stakes versus statebreds on Feb. 20 by 6 ½ lengths, a race in which he earned a career-best 103 Beyer Speed Figure.                 With two graded wins at age three ranking high among his nine stakes victories, The Chosen Vron has 10 wins from 14 overall starts and earnings of $672,678.  By Vronsky out of the Tiz Wonderful mare Tiz Molly,... ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Mar. 15, 2023) – Stakes winners Ward ‘n Jerry, Jimmy Blue Jeans and American Farmer are among the five entries in Saturday’s $75,000 McCann’s Mojave Stakes for Golden State Series eligibles at Golden Gate. Graded stakes winner Ward ‘n Jerry is by Lucky Pulpit, out of the Dehere mare Tamarack Bay, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Steven Specht. He has eight wins in 33 starts, earnings of $492,485 and is coming off a fifth in a Feb. 24 optional claimer. Stakes winner 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 five wins in 16 starts, earnings of $260,948 and is coming off a seventh in the Feb. 18 El Dorado Shooter. Crazy Dreams is by Gallant Son, out of the Sought After mare Carolina Grande, was bred by Daehling... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity  ARCADIA, CA (March 12, 2023)—Favoritism is likely to be hotly contested in Friday’s $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes at Santa Anita, as two ultra consistent mares, the Phil D’Amato-trained Alice Marble and the Carla Gaines-conditioned Big Summer head a field of six older fillies and mares competing at about 6 ½ furlongs down the hillside turf course.                 The Irish O’Brien is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for eligible California-bred or sired horses.                 Owned and bred by Nick Alexander, Alice Marble, fresh off a win going six furlongs on the main track versus statebreds in the Spring Fever Stakes Feb. 19, rates a slight edge with Flavien Prat back in the saddle.  A winner of six of her nine starts with D’Amato and never worse than third in any of them, this 6-year-old mare by Grazen out of the More Than Ready mare Unsung Heroine has solid hillside  credentials that include second place finishes in the Grade II Monrovia on April 9 of last year... ...

FLORENCE, Ky. (Mar. 12, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Opening Buzz is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $125,000 WEBN Frog Stakes for fillies and mares at Turfway Park. Opening Buzz is by Stanford, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Open Mic, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Jonathan Wong. She has four wins in seven starts, earnings of $153,385 and is coming off a sixth in the Feb. 25 Wintergreen Stakes. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 10, 2023)—Following overnight rain that is expected  to continue throughout the day, Santa Anita has cancelled Friday’s eight-race card, under the advisement of its track maintenance crew.                         Accordingly, Santa Anita will add races to next week’s live racing cards.                         Santa Anita will be open Friday for simulcast wagering, beginning at 10 a.m. in the track’s Grandstand Paddock Room. Admission and parking are free.                 For additional information, including entries and complete morning line information on Saturday’s nine race program, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.         First post time for a nine-race card on Saturday is 12:30 pm with admission gates opening at 10:30 am. ...

From CHRB ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 9, 2023) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, March 16, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Le Meridien Hotel at 130 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia. This meeting will be open to the public Le Meridien offers $12 valet parking. 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. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 9, 2023) – Harper’s Gallop is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Santa Ana Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Harper’s Gallop is by Suances, out of the Broken Vow mare Dypsy, was bred by owners Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte and is trained by Leonard Powell. She has six wins in 24 starts, earnings of $236,065 and is coming off a Feb. 18 starter’s allowance win. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity  ARCADIA, Calif. (March 8, 2023)—The CTBA Horse of the Year and a Grade I winner in search of her fifth consecutive win, California-bred Fun to Dream heads an outstanding field of eight older fillies and mares in Saturday’s Grade I, $500,000 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita.                  By 2016 Eclipse Champion 3-year-old Colt Arrogate, Fun to Dream took the opening day Grade I La Brea Stakes at seven furlongs and dominated five rivals at the same distance in taking the Grade II Santa Monica Stakes here on Feb. 4 in a performance that suggested she’ll have no problem taking on top competition at a flat mile.                 Bred in California by her trainer, Bob Baffert and Connie Pageler, Fun to Dream, who is out of the Maria’s Mon mare Lutess, is owned by Connie Pageler and Jill Baffert.                 A winner of her only two-turn assignment, a mile and one sixteenth first condition allowance four starts back on Oct. 1, Fun to Dream has won six out of... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 8, 2023) – Clem Labine is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade III San Carlos Stakes at Santa Anita. Clem Labine is by Grazen, out of the Tribal Rule mare Tribal Dress, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Mia Familia Racing Stable, Bob Davis, Moon Han and Dudley Ward and is trained by Librado Barocio. He has 11 wins in 40 starts, earnings of $360,227 and is coming off a second in a Feb. 19 optional allowance. ...

From Golden Gate Publicity ALBANY, Calif. (Mar. 6, 2023) — Golden Gate Fields track officials have announced late Monday morning that the decision has been made to move the Friday, March 10 live race card to Thursday, March 9 out of an abundance of caution, and in consultation with industry stakeholders. The national weather service is forecasting high winds and heavy rain for the Bay Area on Friday.   Eight races are on the program for the now-Thursday live race card at Golden Gate. First post time remains at 12:45 PM. Santa Anita Park, also running on Thursday, has an eight-race card with first post at 12:30 PM. With both California tracks in play on Thursday, the Golden Hour Double and Late Pick 4 wagers will be offered.  ...

OZONE PARK, N.Y. (Mar. 8, 2023) – Self Isolation is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Correction Stakes for fillies and mares at Aqueduct. 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 six wins in 19 starts, earnings of $315,050 and is coming off a sixth in a Feb. 10 optional claimer. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (March 6, 2023)—Entries were taken Sunday at Santa Anita for an eight-race card on Thursday, with first post time at 12:30 p.m.  With racing cancelled due heavy rains on Feb. 25 & 26, Santa Anita has been granted permission by the CHRB to run Thursday, which was not originally scheduled for live racing.                 Santa Anita will offer free General Admission and Parking, as well as $3 beers and $5 margaritas, on both Thursday and Friday.                 A pair of $72,000 allowance races will highlight Thursday’s program.  Race six, for fillies and mares bred or sired in California, has attracted a field of seven at six furlongs on the main track.                 Thursday’s seventh race, for older horses at a mile and one quarter over the Camino Real Turf Course, attracted a field of nine.                 Santa will conduct a four-day week, with live racing offered through Sunday, March 12.                 Thursday’s entries are currently available at santaanita.com.  For additional information, please call (626) 574-RACE. ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 5, 2023) – Former winners of the race Minister of Soul and Tiger Dad and fellow California-breds Jazz Hands and Mr. Stang are entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Phoenix Gold Cup at Turf Paradise. Minister of Soul is by Minister Wild Cat, out of the Bernstein mare Sensitive Soul, was bred by Dahlberg Farms and is owned by trainer Esteban Martinez. A $16,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale, he has 16 wins in 51 starts, earnings of $503,242 and is coming off a second in a Feb. 18 optional claimer. This is his fifth start in the race, having finished fifth race last year, third in 2021, second in 2020 and first in 2019. Defending champion Tiger Dad is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Unusual Heat mare Q T Shea, was bred by Mark Devereaux, Scott Gross & Mark Gross, is owned by Rosette Ranch and trained by Robertino Diodoro. He has seven wins in 34 starts, earnings of $465,452 and is coming off a... ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 5, 2023) – Clayton Delaney is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Cotton Fitzsimmons Handicap at Turf Paradise. Clayton Delaney is by Grazen, out of the Bertrando mare Sudden Sunday, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Jeremy Ramsland and trained by Jeffrey Metz. He has four wins in 20 starts, earnings of $177,488 and is coming off a fifth in a Feb. 10 optional claimer. ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 5, 2023) – Stakes winners Thirsty John and Special Moment and fellow California-bred My Man Biggie are entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Turf Paradise Derby for 3-year-olds. My Man Biggie is by Mr. Big, out of the Yankee Gentleman mare Twin Spirit, was bred by George Krikorian, is owned by Cameron McKay and is trained by Shannon Simpson. He has one win in 11 starts, earnings of $35,175 and is coming off a fourth in the Feb. 18 Startac. Special Moment is by Stanford, out of the Blame mare Blame It Onthesong, was bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, is owned by Chris Auld and Gaylon McGee and is trained by Bart Hone. He has two wins in seven starts, earnings of $59,699 and is coming off a win in the Feb. 18 Startac. Thirsty John is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Discreet Cat mare Discreet Dee, was bred by owner Terry Lovingier and is trained by Peter Miller. The California Cup Derby winner has two wins in... ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 5, 2023) – Stakes winner Don’t Get Pickled and fellow California-breds Ocean of Lies and Coastline Hottie are entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Arizona Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at Turf Paradise. Don’t Get Pickled is by Misremembered, out of the Successful Appeal mare C C’s Pride, was bred by Harry and Cheryl Keshian, is owned by Stable H. M. A. and trained by Miguel Hernandez. She has two wins in six starts, earnings of $68,051 and is coming off a win in the Feb. 18 Princess of Palms. Ocean of Lies is by Majestic Harbor, out of the Stephen Got Even mare False Statement, was bred by Marion Road Ventures, is owned by Max Franklin and trained by Ryan Bratcher. She is a maiden making her second start. Coastline Hottie is by Coastline, out of the City Zip mare Hollywood Hottie, was bred by Edward Sepich, is owned by trainer Edward Sepich Jr. and John Kozeliski. She has one win in two starts, earnings of $12,880 and is... ...

By Bloodhorse.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 3, 2023) — Idle for nine months, the Craig Lewis-trained Brickyard Ride  heads a field of eight older horses sprinting about 6 1/2 furlongs down Santa Anita Park‘s hillside turf course in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (G3T) March 5. The lone California-bred in the lineup, Brickyard Ride, a 6-year-old horse by Clubhouse Ride  out of the Southern Image  mare Brickyard Helen , is owned by his breeder Alfred Pais. A two-time graded and seven-time overall stakes winner, Brickyard Ride won his only try down Santa Anita’s unique hillside turf course as he took the state-bred Sensational Star Stakes three starts ago March 20, 2022, in gate-to-wire fashion by 1 1/2 lengths. Lightning quick, Brickyard Ride unfurled interior splits of :21.21, :42.76, and 1:05.36 en route to a final Sensational Star clocking of 1:11.45. That said, a lack of recency and an 11 3/4-length drubbing as the 1-5 favorite in his most recent start, the Triple Bend Stakes (G3) going seven furlongs on the main track at Santa Anita May 29, could prove a concern to handicappers.... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (March 2, 2023)—A four-time Eclipse Award winner and a member of racing’s Hall of Fame since 2017, Venezuelan native Javier Castellano has won the 2023 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award via a nationwide vote of his fellow riders.                    Castellano, 45, will be honored in a Runhappy Winner’s Circle ceremony at Santa Anita this spring.   Married to his wife, Abby, Castellano, who immigrated to the United States in June of 1997, has three children, Kayla, Sienna and Brady and is the son-in-law of Terry Meyocks, National Director of the Jockeys’ Guild.                 Presented annually by Santa Anita since 1950 and one of the most coveted awards in racing, the Woolf Award, which recognizes those riders whose careers and personal character garner esteem for the individual and the sport of Thoroughbred racing, can only be won once.                 “I am proud to have been honored and selected to win this incredible award,” said Castellano.  “It is one that is obviously prestigious, but to be... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2023) – Stakes winner Closing Remarks, third in this race last year, is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade II Buena Vista Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Closing Remarks is by Vronsky, out of the Unusual Heat mare Orange Cove, was bred by owner Harris Farms and is trained by Carla Gaines. She has three wins in 16 starts, earnings of $410,820 and is coming off a third in the Feb. 4 Megahertz. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Jan. 26, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Magic Is Flying and fellow California-breds Clayton Delaney and Dubronsky are entered in Sunday’s $75,000 Curribot Handicap at Sunland Park. Clayton Delaney is by Grazen, out of the Bertrando mare Sudden Sunday, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Jeremy Ramsland and trained by Dick Cappelucci. He has four wins in 20 starts, earnings of $177,488 and is coming off a fifth in a Feb. 10 optional claimer. Dubronsky is by Vronsky, out of the Cee’s Tizzy mare Moonlight Tizzy, was bred by Robert Jones & Stephen Post, is owned by Christopher Roybal and trained by Carlos Acosta Jr. He has four wins in 18 starts, earnings of $66,786 and is coming off a fourth in a Feb. 21 claimer. Magic Is Flying is by Musketier, out of the Forty Won mare Magic Forty Won, was bred by Equine Formula 1 LLC/Eric Knipe, is owned by Westside Racing Stable and trained by Lillian Silva. The $3,500 purchase... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Crypto Ride is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $400,000 Grade II San Felipe Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Crypto Ride is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Wildcat Heir mare Wild Caroline, was bred by owner James Shenouda and is trained by Craig Lewis. He has one win in six starts, earnings of $59,260 and is coming off a third in a Feb. 11 starter optional claimer. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2023) — The 2022 California-bred Horse of the Year will be announced at the CTBA Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Le Meridien Hotel in Arcadia. Finalists for Horse of the Year are, in alphabetical order, Fun to Dream, Slow Down Andy and The Chosen Vron. For ticket information for the Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting, click Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner | CTBA or contact Christy Chapman at Christy@ctba.com. Other Cal-bred champions to be recognized at the banquet: Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Male – Giver Not a Taker, bred by owners J. Kirk & Judy Robison, trained by Peter Miller.   Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Female – Sell the Dream, bred by PT Syndicate #1 LLC, owned by Edward Rusty Brown, Alan Klein & Philip Lebherz, trained by Brian Koriner. Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Male – Slow Down Andy, bred by owner Reddam Racing, trained by Doug O’Neill. Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female – Fun to Dream, bred by Connie Pageler & Bob Baffert, owned by Natalie J. Baffert &... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity  ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2023)—Due to unprecedented winter conditions forecast for Southern California through this weekend, Santa Anita Park has cancelled Saturday and Sunday’s racing programs prior to entries being taken for either day.  The track had already postponed the Friday racing card, which was a makeup day not originally on the calendar.         Blizzard warnings have been issued for the San Gabriel Mountains behind the historic track, with snowfall expected at the 1,000 foot level.  It is the first blizzard warning ever issued in Los Angeles County.  The storm, which is expected to begin late morning on Thursday, is forecast to drop six inches of rain through Saturday.         The decision to cancel both days out of an abundance of caution was made in consultation with industry stakeholders, including the Thoroughbred Owners of California, the California Thoroughbred Trainers Association, and the California Horse Racing Board.          In the judgement of the stakeholders, because the track will have been... ...

From TOC ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 21, 2023) — Dr. Mary Scollay, Chief of Science for the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), will be at Santa Anita on Monday, February 27th to discuss the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program. As directed under HISA, HIWU will take over responsibility of Thoroughbred anti-doping and medication control testing and enforcement on March 27th. Their authority over drug testing will include all Thoroughbred races and all Thoroughbreds in training with recorded works. Trainers, owners, and other interested persons are encouraged to attend this meeting. Monday, FEB 27 at 10:30am The Baldwin Terrace Room at Santa Anita  Breakfast available @ 10:00am  ...

FLORENCE, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2023) – Stakes winner Opening Buzz is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $125,000 Wintergreen Stakes for fillies and mares at Turfway Park. Opening Buzz is by Stanford, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Open Mic, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Jonathan Wong. She has four wins in six starts, earnings of $152,585 and is coming off a win in the Jan. 28 Wishing Well Stakes. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2023) — Santa Anita has canceled Friday’s card due to heavy rain forecast for the area beginning Thursday. Most of the races scheduled for Friday will be brought back as “extras” on Saturday, according to a notice from the racing office.             “We’re looking at a low end of probably two inches of rain between late Thursday and Friday with a high end closer to five inches,” said Jason Egan, Santa Anita director of racing and racing secretary.             Friday was originally scheduled to be a dark day at Santa Anita following Monday’s special Presidents’ Day card. However, due to what were multiple rain-related cancellations earlier in the Classic Meet, Friday’s card was added to serve as a makeup for the lost days.             On-track fans are advised that Santa Anita will be open for simulcast wagering Friday in the Grandstand Paddock Room beginning at 10 a.m.  Parking and admission are free. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2023)—Nick Alexander’s homebred Alice Marble, a stakes winner on turf but unbeaten on dirt, transitions to the main track and heads a field of five older fillies and mares going six furlongs in Sunday’s $100,000 Spring Fever Stakes at Santa Anita.                 The Spring Fever is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for eligible California-bred or sired runners.                 A 6-year-old mare by Grazen out of the More Than Ready mare Unsung Heroine, Alice Marble comes off a close third place finish as the 6-5 favorite versus statebreds going about 6 ½ furlongs down the hillside turf course here on Jan. 7.                 Raced exclusively on turf in her last six starts dating back to Jan. 15 of last year, Alice Marble has won five out of her 10 starts with Phil D’Amato and was second, beaten a half length versus open company coming down the hill four starts back in the Grade II Monrovia Stakes on April 9, 2022.                 Although... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2023) – California-breds Big Summer and Eddie’s New Dream, one-two finishers in last month’s Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint, resume their rivalry in Saturday’s $100,000 Wishing Well Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Eddie’s New Dream is by Square Eddie, out of the Tapit mare Walkingonadream, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Ben Cecil. She has six wins in 21 starts, earnings of $516,100 and is coming off a second in the Jan. 7 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint. Big Summer is by Mr. Big, out of the Cee’s Tizzy mare Ultimate Summer, was bred by Bob Abrams & Mitchell Dutko, is owned by Abrams, Dutko & Michael Paran and is trained by Carla Gaines. She has four wins in 11 starts, earnings of $295,160 and is coming off a win in the Jan. 7 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Feb. 13, 2023) – Bettor Trip Nick and Top Harbor, winners of the last two editions of the race, are among five stakes winners entered in Saturday’s $75,000 El Dorado Shooter Stakes for California-breds at Golden Gate. Stakes winner Psycho Dar is by Storm Wolf, out of the Maria’s Mon mare Stormin Mon, was bred by Liberty Road Stables, is owned by Mary Tucker and trained by Samuel Calvario. He has 10 wins in 39 starts, earnings of $454,066 and is coming off a third in the Nov. 19 Oakland Stakes. He was third in this race last year. See Through It is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Chester House mare Crystal House, was bred by Ed Allred, is owned by Belico Racing and Lizbeth Medina and trained by Milton Pineda. He has five wins in 21 starts, earnings of $182,754 and is coming off back-to-back claiming wins. Burnin Turf is by Acclamation, out of the Vronsky mare Hot Outta the Oven, was bred by Old... ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 12, 2023) – California-breds Special Moment, Flashin Aces and My Man Biggie are entered in Saturday’s $60,000 Startac Stakes for 3-year-olds at Turf Paradise. Special Moment is by Stanford, out of the Blame mare Blameitonthesong, was bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, is owned by Chris Aulds and Gaylon McGee and is trained by Bart Hone. He has one win in six starts, earnings of $23,957 and is coming off a Feb. 7 maiden optional claimer. Flashin Aces is by Danzing Candy, out of the Najran mare Sweet Dreamin, was bred by Kenneth D’Oyen, is owned by Wade Marshall and trained by Vann Belvoir. He has one win in three starts, earnings of $15,703 and is coming off a win in a Jan. 31 maiden optional claimer. My Man Biggie is by Mr. Big, out of the Yankee Gentleman mare Twin Spirit, was bred by George Krikorian, is owned by Cameron McKay and trained by Shannon Simpson. He has one win in 10 starts, earnings of $32,295 and... ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 12, 2023) – California-breds Toby’s Candy and Don’t Get Pickled are entered in Saturday’s $60,000 Princess of Palms Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Turf Paradise. Toby’s Candy is by Danzing Candy, out of the Henny Hughes mare Myfourchix, was bred by Dianne Bashor, is owned by Steve Haahr, John Perry and Lynn Perry and is trained by Jeffrey Metz. She won her lone start Jan. 23 with earnings of $9,880. Don’t Get Pickled is by Misremembered, out of the Successful Appeal mare C C’s Pride, was bred by Harry & Cheryl Keshian, is owned by Stable H.M.A. and is trained by Miguel Hernandez. She has one win in five starts, earnings of $31,967 and is coming off a second in the Jan. 28 ATBA 3-Year-Old Summer Sales Stakes. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2023) – Stakes winner Quickly Park It and fellow California-bred Nyvan are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Lady of Shamrock Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Quickly Park It is by Prospect Park, out of the Lucky J. H. mare Quick Luck, was bred by owner Harris Farms and is trained by Sean McCarthy. She has two wins in five starts, earnings of $100,020 and is coming off a seventh in the Jan. 7 Leigh Ann Howard California Cup Oaks. Nyvan is by Nyquist, out of the Candy Ride mare Full of Sugar, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $67,600 and is coming off a Jan. 2 maiden win. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner Passarando and fellow California-bred Happy Does are entered in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby for 3-year-olds at Golden Gate. Passarando is by Tamarando, out of the Lucky Pulpit mare I’m Passing Ya Now, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Steve Specht. He has four wins in eight starts, earnings of $240,830 and is coming off a third in the Jan. 7 California Cup Derby. Happy Does is by Southern Image, out of the Comic Strip mare Handful, was bred by Dr. & Mrs. William Gray, is owned by Gray Farms and trained by Felix Rondan. He has three wins in seven starts, earnings of $85,256 and is coming off a Jan. 21 optional claiming win. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2023) – Multiple stakes-placed Fun Money, a California-sired daughter of the late stallion Mrazek, is entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Fun Money is a Florida-bred out of the Lucky Pulpit mare Saudi Chroma, was bred by Amy & Ciaran Dunne, is owned by Reddam Racing and trained by Doug O’Neill. She has one win but has hit the board in nine of 10 starts, with earnings of $148,890 and is coming off a second in a Jan. 29 optional claimer. ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 4, 2023) – Brix is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $60,000 Turf Paradise Turf Stakes. Brix is by Twirling Candy, out of the Northern Afleet mare Koukla, was bred by Hronis Racing, is owned by Slam Dunk Racing and trained by Jose Silva Jr. He has four wins in 29 starts, earnings of $183,756 and is coming off back-to-back optional claiming wins. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2023) — California-bred Closing Remarks is a Grade I-placed stakes winner who in 15 starts has only twice finished out of the superfecta for trainer Carla Gaines. While it’s no doubt been a productive three seasons on the track for the Harris Farms’ homebred, one notable omission remains on the resume of the 5-year-old Vronsky mare: a win at the graded stakes level.             On Saturday, Closing Remarks will get another crack at that elusive milestone when she makes her second start off the layoff in the Grade III Megahertz going a mile on turf. She is the 7-2 second choice on the morning line in a field of eight.             The Megahertz will be Closing Remark’s 10th start in a graded stakes. As a 3-year-old, she finished runner-up in the Grade I Del Mar Oaks, Grade III Providencia and Grade III Senorita. Then last year it was more of the same in four starts.  After winning a first condition allowance at Santa... ...

DUBAI, UAE (Feb. 1, 2023) — I’ll Stand Taller, the lone California-bred in the field, has traveled halfway around the world seeking his first stakes win in Friday’s $150,000 Grade III Al Shindagha Sprint presented by Emaar at Meydan. I’ll Stand Taller is a 5-year-old by Square Eddie, out of the Gilded Time mare Electric Daze, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. He has three wins in 20 starts, earnings of $198,850 and is coming off a sixth in the Jan. 7 Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint. ...

FLORENCE, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2023) – Gallant Guy is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $125,000 Forego Stakes at Turfway Park. Gallant Guy is by Gallant Son, out of the Swiss Yodeler mare Quick Glory, was bred by Daehling Ranch, is owned by Cheryl Doyle, Reina Gonzalez, Matthew Gutierrez, Patricia Lopez and Gary Piper and is trained by Gonzalez. He has three wins in 23 starts, earnings of $147,035 and is coming off a Jan. 14 allowance win. ...

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From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2023)—California-bred Fun to Dream, fresh off the biggest win of her life here on Dec. 26, heads a field of six older fillies and mares going seven furlongs in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita.                 An impressive three quarter length winner of the Grade I La Brea Stakes at the same distance on opening day, Fun to Dream, unbeaten in three starts at seven panels, seeks her fourth win in a row and her sixth from seven lifetime starts in the Santa Monica.                 Trained by Bob Baffert, Fun to Dream, a 4-year-old filly by Arrogate out of the Maria’s Mon mare Lutess, was bred by Baffert and Connie Pageler and is owned by Jill Baffert and Connie Pageler.                 Ridden in all six of her starts by Juan Hernandez, Fun to Dream earned a career-top 94 Beyer Speed Figure in the La Brea and should be tough to deny on Saturday.                 Second by three quarters of a... ...

By DRF.com POMONA, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2023) — Tuesday’s CTBA Winter Mixed Sale at Faiplex Pomona follows a 2022 auction that had substantially higher prices than past years. Conducted by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Tuesday’s sale had a main catalog of 148 horses and nine supplemental entries as of Thursday. The auction consists largely of California-bred horses of racing age, 2-year-olds, yearlings, and some broodmares. The sale begins at noon Pacific. Including supplemental entries, this year’s sale has a slightly larger catalog than last year. In 2022, the mixed sale saw 113 horses sell for $1,306,500, an average of $11,562 and a median price of $5,450. The figures were considerably higher than the 2021 auction that saw 73 horses sell for $575,100 for an average of $7,878 and a median of $3,200. Tuesday’s sale includes 2-year-olds by first-crop stallions Catalina Cruiser, Coal Front, Om, and Rumpus Cat as well as I’ll Have Another and Sir Prancealot, who began stud service at California farms in recent years. The early 2-year-olds... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2023) – Stakes winner Closing Remarks is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Megahertz Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Closing Remarks is by Vronsky, out of the Unusual Heat mare Orange Cove, was bred by owner Harris Farms and is trained by Carla Gaines. She has three wins in 15 starts, earnings of $398,820 and is coming off a second in the Dec. 31 Robert J. Frankel. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2023) – Beaudacious is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Thunder Road Stakes at Santa Anita. Beaudacious is by Karakontie, out of the Smart Strike mare She’s Striking, was bred by Richard Barton Thoroughbreds, is owned by Big Barn Thoroughbred and is trained by Ryan Hanson. He has one win in 10 starts, earnings of $75,516 and is coming off a sixth in a Jan. 8 optional claimer. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2023) — Borrowing a tagline from the California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, it pays to own a Cal-bred if you’re the connections of 3-year-old Clouseau, who on Friday became the first two-time winner at the Classic meet.             After earning his diploma against state-breds going six furlongs on dirt here Jan. 6, Clouseau returned in a first-level state-bred allowance going the same trip and scored at 7-1 for trainer Ian Kruljac. Clouseau’s winning time of 1:10.52 was nearly equal that of the 1:10.47 posted later on the card by the hard-hitting 5-year-old Saffa’s Day in a $32,000 claimer.             As for Clouseau, he is about as well-pedigreed a Cal-bred as you will find. Bred by PT Syndicate #1 LLC, the bay colt is by top Kentucky-based stallion Distorted Humor out of the winning mare English Garden, who herself is a daughter of classic winner Bernardini.             Clouseau went through the sale’s ring at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings and Horses of All... ...

FLORENCE, Ky. (Jan. 26, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Opening Buzz is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $125,000 Wishing Well Stakes for fillies and mares at Turfway Park. Opening Buzz is by Stanford, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Open Mic, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Jonathan Wong. The Northern California Yearling Sale graduate has three wins in five starts, earnings of $105,961 and is coming off a Dec. 1 allowance win. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2023) — Uncontrollable is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade III Las Virgenes Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Uncontrollable is by Upstart, out of the Include mare Behavioral, was bred by Fountain of Youth Breeding, is owned by Repole Racing and trained by Michael McCarthy. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $147,750 and is coming off a third in the Dec. 10 Starlet. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2023) – Unbeaten Chancery Way is one of three Northern California Yearling Sale graduates among entries for Saturday’s $75,000 Moscow Burning Stakes for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Golden Gate. Chancery Way is by Mr. Big, out of the War Chant mare This Means War, was bred by Harris Farms & John Nicoletti, is owned by Andy and Rob Smolich and trained by Jamey Thomas. The $6,500 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has won all four starts with earnings of $110,520 and is coming off a win in the Dec. 10 Bear Fan. Belleo’s Forest is by Forest Command, out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Missbelleo’s Cause, was bred by owner Four Quarters Corp. and is trained by Brendan Galvin. She has one win in 10 starts, earnings of $49,796 and is coming off a second in a Jan. 8 allowance. Northern California Yearling Sale graduate All Dialed In is by Dialed In, out of the Mutakddim mare Nuffsaid Nuffsaid, was... ...