From Santa Anita Publicity  ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 2, 2024)—With more than two inches of rain in the forecast for this Sunday, Santa Anita Park has announced Sunday’s eight-race program has been cancelled and that a pair of graded stakes, the Grade III, $100,000 Las Virgenes and the Grade III, San Marcos, will be rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 10, with entries taken this Wednesday.                 Although racing is cancelled for Sunday, the National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is very good.  Accordingly, Saturday’s 10-race program, which begins with first post time at 12:15 p.m., will go forward as planned.  Conditions for the main track and turf on Saturday are expected to be fast and firm.                 Saturday’s card will include four graded stakes, the Grade III, $100,000 Megahertz, for older fillies and mares at one mile on turf; the Grade III, $200,000 Robert B. Lewis, for 3-year-olds at one mile; the Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road, for older horses at one mile on turf and the Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica,... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2024) — Multiple stakes winner Grand Slam Smile is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Las Virgenes Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. A five furlong stakes winner versus open company in her second start here last June, trainer Steve Specht’s Grand Slam Smile has proven to be an ultra-tough customer on dirt, synthetic and most recently, routing on turf, as she’s competed exclusively in stakes company in her last five starts—winning three.                 Bred in California by her owners, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams, Grand Slam Smile is based at Golden Gate Fields and she comes off the biggest win of her career, a 2 ½ length score in Santa Anita’s Leigh Ann Howard California Cup Oaks at one mile on turf Jan. 13.                  On the lead turning for home under regular rider Frank Alvarado, Grand Slam Smile was tackled from all sides but regrouped and opened up late in a performance not often seen on grass. ... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 31, 2024)—Fresh off the best year of her amazing 25-race career, Harris Farms’ classy 6-year-old homebred Closing Remarks is back at a preferred distance over a course she adores as she heads a field of seven older fillies and mares at one mile on turf in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Megahertz Stakes at Santa Anita.                  A gutty half length winner of the Grade II Goldikova at one mile on turf here two starts back on Nov. 5, Closing Remarks finished strongly while in close quarters to be sixth, beaten two lengths in the Grade I Matriarch at one mile over the Del Mar turf in her next start on Dec. 3.                 A 6-year-old mare by Vronsky out of the Unusual Heat mare Orange Cove, Closing Remarks posted four wins and two thirds from 10 graded stakes starts last year, good for 2023 earnings of $601,000.                 Trained throughout her career by Carla Gaines, Closing Remarks has five overall stakes victories and... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2024) – California-bred stakes winners Chismosa and Rose Maddox are entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade II Santa Monica Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. 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 four wins in 13 starts, earnings of $377,250 and is coming off a fourth in the Jan. 13 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint. Rose Maddox is by Grazen, out of the Unusual Heat mare Heat the Rocks, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Steve Miyadi. She has seven wins in 20 starts, earnings of $515,782 and is coming off a win in the Jan. 13 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Spring. ...

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ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2024) – California-breds Johnny Podres and Standing O are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Clocker’s Corner Stakes at Santa Anita. Johnny Podres is by Grazen, out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Malibu Holiday, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by David Bernsen and Mia Familia Racing Stable and is trained by Librado Barocio. He has six wins in 33 starts, earnings of $327,810 and is coming off a ninth in the Dec. 30 Joe Hernandez Stakes. Standing O is by Acclimation, out of the Dixie Chatter mare Dixie Dame, was bred by owner Ali Nilforushan and is trained by Philip D’Amato. He has four wins in 13 starts, earnings of $244,248 and is coming off a win in a Nov. 23 optional claimer. ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 25, 2024) – California-breds Go Go Saide and Diamonds Danzing are entered in Wednesday’s $60,000 Jeff and Jack Coady Sr. Stakes for fillies and mares at Turf Paradise. Go Go Saide is by Tamarkuz, out of the Hard Spun mare Bonus Spin, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises & Art Carreon, is owned by Clurichaun Stables and trained by Jacque Guerra. She has three wins in eight starts, earnings of $48,165 and is making her first start since a fourth in a Feb. 7, 2023 optional claimer. Diamonds Danzing is by Danzing Candy, out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Temper, was bred by H & E Ranch, is owned by Jeremy Ramsland and trained by Lorenzo Campusano. She has two wins in 14 starts, earnings of $169,020 and is coming off a third in a Jan. 20 optional claimer. ...

OZONE PARK, N.Y. (Jan. 17, 2024) – Self Isolation is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $150,000 Interborough 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 nine wins in 27 starts, earnings of $453,670 and is coming off a second in a Nov. 3 allowance. She was fourth in this race last year. ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 22, 2024) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Minister of Soul, who won this race five years ago, and fellow California-breds Prayer of Jabez and Principe Carlo are entered in Monday’s $60,000 Hank Mills Sr. Stakes at Turf Paradise. Multiple stakes winner 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. The 10-year-old has 18 wins in 63 starts, earnings of $582,322 and is coming off a third in the Jan. 5 KLAQ Handicap. The $16,000 purchase from the Northern California Yearling Sale was fifth in this race in 2022, second in 2021 and first in 2019. Prayer of Jabez is by Stanford, out of the Kafwain mare Alwazabridesmaid, was bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, is owned by Anthony DeMarco and trained by Edward Kereluk. He has five wins in 25 starts, earnings of $169,376 and is coming off a fifth in the Jan. 5 KLAQ Handicap. Stakes winner... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 22, 2024) – Online voting for California-bred champions of 2023 is now available to members of California Thoroughbred Breeders Association through this link: Click here! CTBA membership must be valid for 2024 to vote. Deadline for voting is Jan. 25, 2024. Winners will be honored at the annual Awards Dinner March 12, 2024, at the Le Meridien Hotel in Arcadia. ...

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2024) — Stakes winner Sassy Nature is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Inside Information Stakes, presented by Don Julio, for fillies and mares 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 C T R Stables and trained by Jack Sisterson. She has four wins in 12 starts, earnings of $271,610 and is coming off a fourth in a Nov. 3 allowance. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2024)—An 18-1 longshot in a field of five older horses and the lone California-bred in the lineup, See Through It rallied wide turning for home en route to a 1 ¼ length win as Bob Baffert’s odds-on favorite Hopkins tired late off of a 10-month layoff.                 Based at Los Alamitos with trainer Salvador Naranjo, See Through It, ridden by Tiago Pereira for the first time since Nov. 13, 2021, sat a patient trip, about four lengths off of both Hopkins and $2 million earner C Z Rocket heading into the far turn.                 Content to keep his mount four-deep approaching the quarter pole, Pereira stayed busy through the drive and picked up the tiring speed in a huge performance.                 “There were a few fresh horses in the race and we thought they’d be going for the lead and they did,” said Naranjo.  “I told Tiago, ‘Just hang back two or three lengths behind them if you can and see if... ...

From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2024) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, January 18. 2024, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Cal Expo.  This meeting will be open to the public.  Those who wish to provide unsolicited public comment on agenda items will be limited to two minutes.  Comments must relate specifically to the agenda item.  Note that for agenda item #9, Public Comment, no further comments will be allowed after thirty minutes.  For those who are unable to attend the meeting, a webcast audio link is available on the CHRB website via the Media Room link.  The agenda and meeting packet of materials are also available on the CHRB website. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Jan. 13, 2024) – Raspberry Wine, a half-sister to Grade I winner One in Vermillion, and fellow California-bred Only One America are entered in Friday’s $65,000 Borderplex Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Sunland Park. Raspberry Wine is by Cat Burglar, out of the Any Given Saturday mare Given Star, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises and is owned by trainer Terri Rust and Rusty Wire Racing. The half-sister to Grade I winner One in Vermillion has one win in three starts, earnings of $28,050 and is coming off a Jan. 12 maiden win. Only One America is by Marking, out of the Diabolical mare That’s the Idea, was bred by owners J. Kirk and Judy Robison and is trained by Todd Fincher. She has one win in six starts, earnings of $44,140 and is coming off a second in a Dec. 12 allowance. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Jan. 13, 2024) – California-breds Alotaluck and Surroundedbyangels are entered in Friday’s $100,000 Riley Allison Derby for 3-year-olds at Sunland Park. Alotaluck is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Lucks Mine mare Colinda Dawn, was bred by owner Eleanor Martin and is trained by Ty Garrett. He won his lone start Dec. 11 with earnings of $27,000. Surroundedbyangels is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Dunkirk mare Angel of Battle, was bred by Willow Tree Farm & G.W. Thomas, is owned by Jeremy Ramsland and is trained by Bart Hone. He won his lone start Jan. 5 with earnings of $16,000. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Jan. 13, 2024) – Multiple stakes winner Good With People and fellow California-bred Ohhh Daddy are entered in Friday’s $75,000 Ft. Bliss Stakes at Sunland Park. Good With People is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Roar of the Tiger mare Gator Prowl, was bred by owners J. Kirk and Judy Robison and is trained by Todd Fincher. He has five wins in 17 starts, earnings of $402,972 and is coming off an eighth in the Jan. 5 KLAQ Handicap. Ohhh Daddy is by Dads Caps, out of the Pioneering mare Wedding in Sorano, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises & Robert Traynor, is owned by Bob Matney and trained by Luis Rojero. He has three wins in 14 starts, earnings of $69,500 and is coming off a sixth in a Dec. 20 allowance. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 10, 2024)—Owner/breeder Nick Alexander is hoping Saturday’s $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint, presented by John Deere, comes up roses as his homebreds Rose Maddox and Rose Dawson figure prominently among eight older fillies and mares going about 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s one-of-a-kind hillside turf course.                   The Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint, is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series, for registered California-bred or sired horses.                 When last the pair met, it was all Rose Maddox, as she rallied from well off the pace to take the Cal Cup Distaff down the hill, winning by two lengths while her stablemate checked in fourth, beaten 5 ¼ lengths.                  Subsequently an even fourth, beaten 2 ¾ lengths down the hill versus open company in the Senator Ken Maddy on Nov. 3, Rose Maddox, who is trained by Steve Miyadi, gets a new rider in Flavien Prat.                 A three-time stakes winner, Rose Maddox, a 5-year-old mare by... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 10, 2024)—An incredible California-bred story, trainer Eric Kruljac’s The Chosen Vron is without question the A-List attraction on Santa Anita’s California Cup Day this Saturday as he towers over four rival older horses going six furlongs in the $150,000 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint.                 The Don Valpredo Cal Cup Sprint is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for California-bred or sired horses.                 A winner of 14 races, 13 of them stakes, including last year’s Cal Cup Sprint from 19 starts, The Chosen Vron comes off a facile 2 ¾ length score versus statebreds in the seven furlong Cary Grant Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 18.  A three-time graded stakes winner and a winner of the Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes three starts back on July 29, this rugged 6-year-old chestnut gelding by Vronsky had an eight-game winning streak snapped two starts back, as he finished fifth in the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Sprint here on Nov. 4.                 Although disappointed,... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 10, 2024)—Among California’s most successful breeders for many years, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams are very well represented indeed in Saturday’s $200,000 Leigh Ann Howard California Cup Oaks, as their homebred Grand Slam Smile stretches out and looms a solid favorite among eight rival sophomore fillies at one mile on turf.                 The Cal Cup Oaks is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for registered California-bred or sired horses.                 Unbeaten in two starts on the Santa Anita main track, Grand Slam Smile, who is trained by Steve Specht, had her biggest career moment here two starts back on Nov. 3, as she dominated nine rivals in taking the seven furlong Golden State Juvenile Fillies by 7 ¼ lengths while earning a solid 70 Beyer Speed Figure.                 Subsequently trailered back to her Golden Gate Fields base, she was a disappointing second as the 2-5 favorite in the six furlong Golden Gate Debutante on Nov. 25.                  Freshened since, Grand Slam Smile... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 10, 2024)—Fresh off the biggest win of his young career, Peter Miller’s Last Call London heads a wide-open field of five sophomores going a mile and one sixteenth in Saturday’s $200,000 California Chrome Cal Cup Derby at Santa Anita.                 The Cal Cup Derby is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for registered California-bred or sired horses.                 Extra game in taking the statebred King Glorious Stakes at one mile on Dec. 17 at Los Alamitos, Last Call London, who will be making his second two-turn start, has proven effective at Santa Anita, posting a win, a second and a third-place finish from four tries here.                 Bred in California by Terry Lovingier and owned by Lovingier, Tom London and Eugene Zondlo, Last Call London is a bay gelding by top California juvenile sire Stay Thirsty and is out of the Empire Way mare Zo Lo’s Lov.                 With an overall mark of 8-2-2-2 and earnings of $156,870, it’ll be up to... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, CA (Jan. 10, 2024)—Never better as a recently turned 6-year-old gelding, John Sadler’s Kings River Knight, a winner of four out of his last five starts, all stakes, should be plenty tough to beat as he stretches his considerable speed to a mile and one eighth on grass in Saturday’s $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic, presented by City National Bank, at Santa Anita.                  The Unusual Heat Turf Classic is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for registered California-bred or sired horses.                  With 10 older horses engaged, Kings River Knight, who comes off a smashing 1 ½ length score in the California Flag Handicap at about 6 ½ furlongs down the hillside turf course Oct. 15, was a solid fourth in last year’s Turf Classic when trained by Andy Mathis, as he pressed the pace and was beaten one length on the money.                 With four wins and two seconds, all in statebred stakes since joining the Sadler barn, Kings River Knight, a bay... ...

Rancho San Miguel Press Release SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2024) — Featuring an informational program that has been crafted for current and prospective Thoroughbred owners and breeders, the venerable California farm Rancho San Miguel will host its 2024 Open House & Stallion Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 20. The free event will be held at the farm’s 250-acre site in San Luis Obispo County, located halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Anchoring this year’s robust agenda are horse husbandry seminars, networking opportunities and a parade of the farm’s nine-horse stallion roster. In addition to a catered lunch, attendees can participate in fun giveaways and a stallion season raffle. Among the scheduled activities are a discussion on equine reproduction by Stacy Potter, DVM, of S&S Equine Veterinary Services and a session on equine nutrition by Purina feed representative Jordan Baumgartner. Several horses representing Rancho San Miguel’s large consignment to the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s 2024 Winter Mixed Sale will be on display during the... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2024) – Petit Filet is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Santa Ynez Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Petit Filet is by Pavel, out of the Momentum mare Charred Rare, was bred by Reddam Racing, is owned by Victor Rodas III, Holly Rodas and Oscar Garcia and is trained by Alfred Vuocolo. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $76,350 and is coming off a fourth in the Dec. 10 Soviet Problem. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2024) — Nominations close on Thursday, Jan. 4, for the five stakes races of California Cup, the 34th annual winter showcase for many of the top Cal-bred and Cal-sired horses in training, to be held at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Jan. 13. The 34th edition of Cal Cup will feature $900,000 in stakes purses, with no reduction in those purses from last year. Also on the card will be additional races for various levels of state-breds that will boost total purses for the day to more than $1 million, exclusively for Cal-breds. New this year is a fitting renaming of the California Cup Derby to the California Chrome Cal Cup Derby, honoring the all-time leading Cal-bred money-earner whose victory in the 2014 edition was the springboard to a Horse of the Year campaign that included wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and, ultimately, a Hall of Fame selection. To nominate, contact the Santa Anita Racing Office at 626-574-6352. Conditions for the Cal Cup stakes:... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 31, 2023) — Following Brickyard Ride’s solid third-place effort in the GII San Antonio here on opening day Tuesday, trainer Craig Lewis confirmed the popular California-bred full horse will be back next year as a 7-year-old.             “He bounced out of the San Antonio in great shape. We’ll look at a few different spots for him next,” Lewis added.             Brickyard Ride’s effort in the San Antonio pushed his career earnings to $895,477 for owner-breeder Alfred A. “Sonny” Pais. The son of California stallion Clubhouse Ride has won 13 times in 30 starts, which includes three graded stakes and eight stakes overall.             In the 1 1/16-mile San Antonio, Brickyard Ride, set the pace under Umberto Rispoli before being overtaken in the stretch. He crossed the wire 2 ¾ lengths behind winner Newgrange.  ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Dec. 29, 2023) – Defending champion and Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Minister of Soul and fellow California-bred multiple stakes winner Good With People are among the entries in Friday’s $65,000 KLAQ Handicap 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. The 10-year-old, purchased for $16,000 at the Northern California Yearling Sale, has 18 wins in 62 starts, earnings of $575,822 and is coming off a win in a Dec. 20 allowance. In addition to winning this race on New Years Day of 2023, he was third in 2022, fifth in 2019 and fifth in 2018. Good With People is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Roar of the Tiger mare Gator Prowl, was bred by owners J. Kirk and Judy Robinson and trained by Todd Fincher. He has five wins in 16 starts, earnings of $402,972 and is coming off a second in... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 29, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner Chismosa is the lone California-bred entered in Monday’s $100,000 Grade III Las Flores Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. 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 11 starts, earnings of $308,250 and is coming off a fifth in the Nov. 12 Betty Grable. ...

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 26, 2023) – Stakes winner Sassy Nature is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Abundantia Stakes for fillies and mares 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 C T R Stables and is trained by Jack Sisterson. She has four wins in 12 starts, earnings of $271,610 and is coming off a fourth in a Nov. 3 allowance. This is her first race at Gulfstream since winning the Mar. 25 Melody of Colors Stakes. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 27, 2023) – California-breds Lovesick Blues and Johnny Podres, both sons of stallion Grazen, are entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade II Joe Hernandez Stakes at Santa Anita. Lovesick Blues is out of the Ministers Wild Cat mare Queenofhercastle, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Steve Miyadi. He has seven wins in 28 starts, earnings of $329,646 and is coming off a sixth in a Nov. 23 optional claimer. Johnny Podres is out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Malibu Holiday, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by David Bernsen and Mia Familia Racing Stable and trained by Librado Barocio. He has six wins in 32 starts, earnings of $327,310 and is coming off a sixth in the Dec. 2 Stormy Liberal. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 22, 2023) – Top California-bred sprinter Brickyard Ride stretches out to 1 1/16 miles in Tuesday’s $200,000 Grade II San Antonio Stakes at Santa Anita. 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 29 starts, earnings of $871,477 and is coming off a fourth in the Oct. 15 California Flag. His graded wins have come in the 6 1/2-furlong Kona Gold Stakes (twice) and the seven-furlong San Carlos. ...

By Bloodhorse.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 21, 2023) — With his turf star War Like Goddess  scheduled to race next year at age 7 and near-certain 2-year-old filly champion Just F Y I  set to embark on a 3-year-old campaign, owner George Krikorian can look forward to much in 2024. Even late 2023. His stable pursues another grade 1 when Big Pond  carries his colors in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1) Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park. The California-bred filly, winner of the restricted Fleet Treat Stakes this summer at Del Mar, is an anticipated threat against an evenly matched lineup expected for the seven-furlong race on opening day of the winter/spring meet at the Southern California track. The other Cal-bred in the race is Daddysruby, by Frac Daddy out of the You and I mare Youtheprizeandi, bred by Jethorse, owned by Jethorse, Wachtel Stable and Gary Barber and trained by Peter Miller. She has four wins in five starts, earnings of 172,114 and is making her stakes debut. Krikorian, already enjoying his finest year by earnings ($2.4 million)... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2023) — A crown jewel of American sports, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. kicks off its 89th anniversary year of operation Tuesday with a traditional day-after-Christmas opening-day program that gets underway early with first post time at 11 a.m. PT.             The Santa Anita’s Classic Meet includes 49 days of live Thoroughbred racing ending on April 8. Following a 12-day break, Santa Anita will reopen for its 29-day Hollywood Meet on April 19. The Hollywood Meet concludes June 16.             Santa Anita is set to hit the ground running on Tuesday. Among the opening-day attractions are six graded stakes. This includes six Grade I races: the $300,000 Malibu for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs on the main track; $300,0000 La Brea for 3-year-old fillies at seven furlongs on the main track; and $300,000 American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies going 1 ¼ miles on turf.             The remaining opening-day stakes are all Grade II’s worth $200,0000 in prize money. They are the Mathis... ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 14, 2023) – One week after Madison Rae became the first stakes winner for the stallion Pavel in the Soviet Problem, Stay On the Fence will try to become the second for the son of Creative Cause in the $100,000 King Glorious Sunday. Named in honor of the winner of the 1988 Hollywood Futurity and 1989 Haskell, the one-mile King Glorious is restricted to 2-year-old Golden State Series-eligibles. Post time for the final day of the Winter Thoroughbred meet is 11:30 a.m. The King Glorious will be the last of 12 races. Approximate post time is 4:30 p.m. Owned by breeder J. Paul Reddam’s Reddam Racing LLC, Stay On the Fence, who is out of The Factor mare Factor of Two, broke his maiden in his fifth career start, winning by 1 ½ lengths Nov. 18 at Del Mar. Trained by Antonio Garcia, Stay On the Fence, who has earned $70,660, will be racing beyond seven furlongs for the first time. Reddam, who... ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 14, 2023) – Post time for Sunday, Dec. 17 – the final day of the Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos – will be 11:30 a.m., one hour earlier than the first five programs of the season. There will be 12 races – with 97 entrants – on the closing day card, topped by the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes. The one-mile race, which will be the 12th on the program, is restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired in California. There will be mandatory payouts in all wagers. The $2 Pick Six will cover Races 7-12. The 50-cent Players’ Pick 5 will be Races 1-5 while there will be $1 Pick Fours on Races 2-5, 6-9 and 9-12 and a $1 Super High 5 on Race 12. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity             ARCADIA, CA (Dec. 13, 2023)—Widely considered America’s most picturesque racing venue dating back to Christmas Day, 1934, Santa Anita Park will play host to its Classic Meet opening day on Tuesday, Dec. 26, as Santa Anita’s traditional wall calendar giveaway again complements a stocking-full of world class racing, highlighted by six graded stakes—three of which are Grade I events.                With first post time set for 11 a.m., some of the nation’s top jockeys, Juan Hernandez, Flavien Prat, Frankie Dettori, Joel Rosario, Antonio Fresu, Umberto Rispoli and others, will compete in tandem with top trainers such as Bob Baffert, Phil D’Amato, Doug O’Neill, Mark Glatt, John Sadler, Richard Mandella, Peter Miller and others as Santa Anita offers three Grade I, $300,000 stakes, the Malibu for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs, the La Brea for 3-year-old fillies at the same distance and the American Oaks, for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and one quarter on turf.                 Three Grade II, $200,000 stakes,... ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Dec. 16, 2023) – Swift as I Am is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Richard R. Scherer Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds. Swift as I Am is by Danza, out of the Artie Schiller mare As I Am, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Joel Hunsburger and trained by Tanner Tracy. He has four wins in 14 starts, earnings of $114,510 and is coming off a fourth in the Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Classic. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2023) – The catalog for the CTBA’s 2024 Stallion Season Auction is now available for preview viewing via EquiRing at California Thoroughbred Breeders Association – 2024 Stallion Seasons (equiring.com). Bidding starts Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 at 8 a.m. PT and concludes Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 at 8 p.m. PT. All seasons listings are being sold with NO GUARANTEE.  Proceeds from the auction benefit the CTBA’s Political Action Committee Fund, which works in support of legislation to favorably impact California breeders. The auction features seasons to 34 California stallions. Among the seasons available are to the top three leading California seasons of 2023: Grazen, Stay Thirsty and Smiling Tiger. ...

From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2023) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, December 14, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the California Exposition and State Fair Grandstand, 1600 Exposition Boulevard, Sacramento, California. This meeting will be open to the public. Those who wish to provide unsolicited public comment on agenda items will be limited to two minutes. Comments must relate specifically to the agenda item. Note that for agenda item #11, Public Comment, no further comments will be allowed after thirty minutes.  For those who are unable to attend the meeting, a webcast audio link is available on the CHRB website via the Media Room link. The agenda and meeting packet of materials are also available on the CHRB website. ...

CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2023) – Smoothlikebuttah is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes for fillies and mares at Los Alamitos. Smoothlikebuttah is by Mr. Big, out of the Five Star Dave mare Eight Daughters, was bred by NP Thoroughbreds, is owned by Robert Bach and William Tessar and trained by Steve Knapp. She has three wins in 46 starts, earnings of $457,436 and is coming off a seventh in the Nov. 12 Betty Grable. ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2023) – Loretta Lynn, a first-out winner Oct. 29 at Santa Anita, will stretch out to one mile in the $100,000-guaranteed Soviet Problem Stakes Sunday at Los Alamitos. Restricted to 2-year-old fillies bred or sired in California, the Soviet Problem attracted six entrants. Part of the Golden State Series, the Soviet Problem is the last of nine races. Post time Sunday is 12:30 p.m. Approximate post time for the main event is 4:30 p.m. Owned by breeder Nick Alexander and trained by Phil D’Amato, Loretta Lynn, a daughter of Grazen and the Tribal Rule mare Sunday Rules, pressed the pace, then drew clear in the final eighth of a mile to win by 2 ¼ lengths in her debut at six furlongs. The victory was worth $36,600 and Loretta Lynn has returned to work four times since the score. Asada Fries will try to go back-to-back for owner-breeder Legacy Ranch, Inc. and trainer Craig Lewis after graduating on grass in her fifth... ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2023) — Nominees to the $100,000-guaranteed King Glorious for Golden State Series eligibles, which will be run Sunday, Dec. 17 – the final day of the Winter Thoroughbred meet – include four last-out winners. This will be the 10th time the King Glorious, a one-mile race restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired in California, will be run at Los Alamitos. The juveniles coming off wins are Halo Uncle, who defeated $50,000 maidens Nov. 10, Size Does Matter, who cashed in his debut at Golden Gate Fields Nov. 3, Stay On the Fence, who rallied to defeat seven rivals Nov. 18, and Tom Seaver, who clicked as the favorite in his debut Oct. 22 for D’Amato and owner-breeder Nick Alexander. Other nominees to the King Glorious are Clever Clover, Gentlemen’s Club, Immelman, Last Call London, Mici’s Express, Mr. Suds and Stolen Treasure. Entries for the King Glorious will be drawn Thursday, Dec. 14. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2023) – California-breds Councilwoman Jilly, Bold Daughter and Callhercontessa are entered in Sunday’s $50,000 Miss America Stakes for fillies and mares at Golden Gate. Councilwoman Jilly is by Roi Charmant, out of the Skywalker mare Starlet Sky, was bred by Cassie and Keenan Freeman, is owned by Sido Racing Partners and Cassie and Keenan Freeman and is trained by Simon Hobson. She has four wins in 18 starts, earnings of $81,432 and is coming off a Nov. 12 optional claiming win. Bold Daughter is by Bold Chieftain, is out of the Bertrando mare Pali Girl, was bred by Mike O’Farrell, is owned by Paul Lininger and is trained by Roger Hansen. She has five wins in 18 starts, earnings of $82,098 and is coming off a win in a Nov. 26 starter optional claimer. Callhercontessa is by Acclamation, out of the Cyclotron mare Eden Mirelle, was bred by owners Ron and Courtney Rand and is trained by Andy Mathis. She has four wins in nine starts,... ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Chancery Way attempts to defend her title in Saturday’s $75,000 Bear Fan Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible fillies and mares at Golden Gate. Since Chancery Way recorded a 10-1 upset in the Bear Fan Stakes at Golden Gate Fields last December, she has become established as one of the better California-bred fillies and mares. Stakes wins in Sacramento and Del Mar since July have helped her reputation. Bred by Harris Farms and John Nicoletti and owned by Andy and Rob Smolich, the speedy Chancery Way is expected to be part of the pace in a field of seven, along with Baby Kristen, who drew the inside post, and Tamara Wine, who starts from post 5. Chancery Way, the mount of Evin Roman, will start from post 3, which trainer Jamey Thomas considers an advantage. The $6,500 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has six wins in 11 starts and earnings of $270,770. “You figure the one-horse is going... ...

OZONE PARK, N.Y. (Dec. 6, 2023) – Self Isolation is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $120,000 Garland of Roses 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 nine wins in 27 starts, earnings of $453,670 and is coming off a second sin a Nov. 3 allowance. ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2023) – Five stakes worth a combined $700,000, including a pair restricted to Golden State Series-eligibles, highlight the 2023 Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos that opens on Friday. The state-bred races are at one mile for 2-year-olds bred or sired in California. The $100,000-guaranteed Soviet Problem – for fillies – will be run Sunday, Dec. 10 while the King Glorious – for colts and geldings – will be contested Sunday, Dec. 17. The six-day season continues through Sunday, Dec. 17. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday both weeks (Dec. 8-10 and Dec. 15-17). Post time will be 12:30 p.m. The first of the stakes races is the Grade II, $200,000-guaranteed Starlet for 2-year-old fillies. The race at 1 1/16 miles will be run Saturday, Dec. 9 and is part of the “Road to the Kentucky Oaks,” with the winner receiving 10 points towards a berth in the May 3 Kentucky Oaks. One week later – Saturday, Dec. 16 – the Grade II,... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 30, 2023) – Multiple Grade II winner Closing Remarks can score her first Grade I race and surpass $1 million in earnings on Sunday when she runs in the $300,000 Grade I Matriarch Stakes for fillies and mares at Del Mar. 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 seven wins in 24 starts, earnings of $999,320 and is coming off a win in the Nov. 5 Goldikova. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 30, 2023) – Just a Guess is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Cecil B. DeMille Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar. Just a Guess is by Nyquist, out of the War Front mare Epistemology, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Antonio Garcia. He has one win in three starts, earnings of $42,020 and is coming off an 11th in the Nov. 3 Golden State Juvenile. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 29, 2023) — Stakes winner See Through It and fellow California-bred Johnny Podres are entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Stormy Liberal Stakes at Del Mar. See Through It is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Chester House mare Crystal House, was bred by Edward Allred, is owned by Belico Racing and Lizbeth Medina and is trained by Salvador Naranjo. He has seven wins in 28 starts, earnings of $292,712 and is coming off a fourth in an Oct. 20 allowance. Johnny Podres is by Grazen, out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Malibu Holiday, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by David Bernsen and Mia Familia Racing Stable and is trained by Librado Barocio. He has six wins in 31 starts, earnings of $326,810 and is coming off a second in the Oct. 15 California Flag. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Nov. 29, 2023) – Stakes winner Wild Jewels is one of four California-breds entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes for 2-year-olds at Golden Gate. Immelmann is by Take Charge Indy, out of the Dandy Man mare Berryessa, was bred by owners Perry and Denise Martin and is trained by Jesus Nunez. He has one win in six starts, earnings of $57,080 and is coming off a Nov. 17 maiden win. It Aint Over is by Far From Over, out of the Tribal Rule mare Oh The Joy, was bred by Dr. & Mrs. William Gray, is owned by Gray Farms and trained by Felix Rondan. He has two wins in four starts, earnings of $28,580 and is coming off back-to-back wins. Wild Jewels is by Tamarando, out of the Distorted Humor mare Ribbon of Jewels, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Steven Specht. He has three wins in five starts, earnings of $103,810 and is coming off a win in... ...