ALBANY, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner Grand Slam Smile and fellow California-bred Lusma are entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Golden Gate Debutante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. Grand Slam Smile is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Grand Slam mare Royal Grand Slam, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Steve Specht. She has three wins in four starts, earnings of $206,900 and is coming off a win in the Nov. 3 Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes. Lusma is by Conquest Farenheit, out of the Strike for Glory mare Strike at Daylight, was bred by Rockingham Ranch, is owned by Hector Preciado and is trained by Jose Bautista. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $39,498 and is coming off a fourth in an Oct. 2 optional claimer. ...

HOBBS, N.M. (Nov. 21, 2023) – Multiple stakes winner Minister of Soul and fellow California-bred Prayer of Jabez are entered in Tuesday’s $100,000 Zia Park Sprint. 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 $16,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has 17 wins in 60 starts, earnings of $536,402 and is coming off a fifth in an Oct. 27 allowance. 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 Kerelik. He has five wins in 23 starts, earnings of $148,226 and is coming off an Oct. 27 allowance win. ...

HOBBS, N.M. (Nov. 21, 2023) – California-breds Only One America and Grease Missile are entered in Tuesday’s $100,000 Zia Park Princess Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. 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 four starts, earnings of $30,700 and is coming off a Nov. 6 maiden win. Grease Missile is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Midnight Lute mare Midnighthush, was bred by Dino Bates & Josephine Bates, is owned by Jeremy Ramsland and trained by Bart Hone. She has one win in two starts, earnings of $23,430 and is coming off a third in the Oct. 14 Marzano Stakes. ...

HOBBS, N.M. (Nov. 21, 2023) – Lite Ranchin Kid is the lone California-bred entered in Tuesday’s $100,000 Zia Park Juvenile Stakes for 2-year-olds. 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 has two wins in three starts, earnings of $40,050 and is coming off a fifth in the Oct. 14 Marzano Stakes. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2023) – Defending champion Top Harbor has five California-bred challengers among entries in Saturday’s $50,000 Oakland Stakes at Golden Gate. Love Candy is by Danzing Candy, out of the Tapizar mare Love Winning, was bred by Stuart Tsujimoto, is owned by Mary Tucker and trained by Samuel Calvario. He has five wins in 21 starts, earnings of $165,274 and is coming off a second in the Oct. 15 Bull Dog. Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Talbot Bay is by Northern Causeway, out of the Swiss Yodeler mare Swiss Gem, was bred by owner Rozamund Barclay and is trained by Jorge Bautista. He has four wins in 11 starts, earnings of $85,680 and is coming off a third in an Oct. 22 allowance. Alexander’s Dream is by Gervinho, out of the Alphabet Soup mare Strawberry Flash, was bred by M. Auerbach, is owned by RKJ Stable and is trained by Reid France. He has five wins in 22 starts, earnings of $123,170 and is coming off back-to-back... ...

By DRF.com DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2023) – The Chosen Vron is expected to begin a new win streak Saturday at Del Mar, where he faces easier company than two weeks ago at Santa Anita. After a fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint ended an eight-race win streak, The Chosen Vron drops into the same California-bred division he has dominated for more than a year. The Chosen Vron did not have to run back this soon after the Breeders’ Cup, but why wait? He is a racehorse, after all. “He’s going to the track, feeling good, and I don’t think there’s an appropriate race for him until January,” trainer Eric Kruljac explained. “If I don’t run him in this race, he’ll be off for more than two months.” The California Cup Sprint, which he won last year, is in early January. The Chosen Vron is by Vronsky, out of the Tiz Wonderful mare Tiz Molly, was bred by Tiz Molly Partners, is owned by Sondereker Racing LLC, Eric Kruljac,... ...

TORONTO, Alberta (Nov. 15, 2023) – Jazz Hands is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $175,000 Kennedy Road Stakes at Woodbine. Jazz Hands is by Square Eddie, out of the Russian Courage mare Nicole and Ben, was bred by Reddam Racing, is owned by Kirk Sutherland and trained by Harold Ladouceur. He has five wins in 26 starts, earnings of $195,388 and is coming off a second in an Oct. 29 optional claimer. ...

From DRF.com DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 12, 2023) — The Chosen Vron will be dropping in class just a wee bit next Saturday at Del Mar. Two weeks after he finished fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, The Chosen Vron will wheel back to face California-breds in the $100,000 Cary Grant Stakes on Nov. 18. “He’s doing great, I’m going to come back in two weeks,” trainer Eric Kruljac said Sunday. The Chosen Vron is virtually certain to be favored in the seven-furlong Cary Grant as he tries to begin a new win streak. Prior to his Breeders’ Cup fifth, the 5-year-old gelding won eight straight stakes including the Grade 1 Bing Crosby at Del Mar. He met his match in the BC Sprint, finishing 5 1/4 lengths behind winner Elite Power. “Those East Coast horses might have been a notch above anything that he’s run against,” Kruljac acknowledged. “For once, (The Chosen Vron) was kind of dumbfounded. He wasn’t himself.” :: Bet the races with a $200 First Deposit Match... ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Nov. 16, 2023) – Swift as I Am is the lone California-bred entered in Thursday’s $200,000 Thanksgiving Classic 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 is trained by Tanner Tracy. He has four wins in 13 starts, earnings of $106,510 and is coming off a fourth in a Sept. 22 starter’s allowance at Los Alamitos. ...

From CHRB CYPRESS, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2023) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Los Alamitos Race Course.  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 #12, 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. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Chancery Way and fellow multiple stakes winner Chismosa are among the entries in Sunday’s $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible fillies and mares at Del Mar. 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 and 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 10 starts, earnings of $213,770 and is coming off a third in the Aug. 25 Solana Beach. Bella D is by Decarchy, out of the Good Journey mare Bella Viaggia, was bred by SLO Racing Stable, is owned by Out of the Blue Stables and is trained by Carla Gaines. She has three wins in 22 starts, earnings of $213,110 and is coming off a sixth in an Oct. 6 optional claimer. Glorious Spring... ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Capo Luigi is one of four California-breds entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Golden Nugget Stakes for 2-year-olds at Golden Gate. Good Lovin is by Stanford, out of the Street Sense mare Wife Approved, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Steve Sherman. He won his lone start Oct. 15 with earnings of $20,280. 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 two wins in four starts, earnings of $64,460 and is coming off a win in a Sept. 11 optional claimer. Capo Luigi is by Dads Caps, out of the Smart Strike mare She’s Striking, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Moger Inc, James Ghidella, Janice Kosel, Gary Kropp, Janet Kropp, Andy Miller and Paul Pimental and is trained by Ed Moger Jr. The $7,000 purchase at the Northern California... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2023) – California-breds Closing Remarks and Eddie’s New Dream, previously targeted to run on the Breeders’ Cup cards Friday and Saturday, have been entered in Sunday’s $200,000 Grade II Goldikova Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Multiple graded winner 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 six wins in 23 starts, earnings of $879,320 and is coming off a fourth in the Oct. 7 Rodeo Drive. She was pre-entered, but not entered, in Saturday’s $3 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. 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 eight wins in 27 starts, earnings of $712,540 and is coming off a fourth in the Oct. 9 Swingtime Stakes. She was scratched from Friday’s $150,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes. ...

OZONE PARK, N.Y. (Nov. 2, 2023) – Graded stakes-winning Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Yo Yo Candy is one of five entered in Sunday’s $150,000 Nashua Stakes for 2-year-olds at Aqueduct. Yo Yo Candy is by Danzing Candy, out of the Two Punch mare Yolanda B. Too, was bred by Checkmate Thoroughbreds, is owned by Happy Tenth Stable and is trained by Daniel Velazquez. The $6,000 purchase out of the Checkmate Thoroughbreds consignment has two wins in four starts, earnings of $143,050 and is coming off a 10th in the Sept. 4 Grade I Hopeful. ...

From Breeders’ Cup Press Release ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – Millionaire The Chosen Vron is entered in the $2 million Grade I Qatar Cup Breeders’ Cup Sprint, to be run at six furlongs on the dirt as the 11th race on Saturday, Nov. 4. Winner of the Grade I Bing Crosby “Win and You’re In” at six furlongs in his most recent start on July 29, The Chosen Vron is by Vronsky, out of the Tiz Wonderful mar Tiz Molly, was bred by Tiz Molly Partners and is owned by Sondereker Racing, trainer J. Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin and Richard Thornburgh. The two-time Cal-bred champion has 13 wins in 17 starts, earnings of $1,032,678 and an eight-race win. He will break from post position six under Hector Berrios and is 5-1 on the morning line. The 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championships will feature 14 races with purses and awards totaling more than $31 million Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. It’s a record 11th time the event has... ...

JUVENILE_FILLIES_PP_S | Santa Anita Park ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – Stakes winners Grand Slam Smile and Crazy Hot and Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Fly a Fantasy are entered in Friday’s $175,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible 2-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Recalcitrant is by Pavel, out of the Square Eddie mare Hacktivism, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has one win in two starts, earnings of $48,800 and is making her first start since a May 20 maiden win. Borntostaythirsty is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Zensational mare Spring Moon, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Thomsen Racing and Thomas Halasz and trained by Steve Knapp. She has one win in five starts, earnings of $63,640 and is coming off a Sept. 16 maiden win. Satellite Heart is by Accelerate, out of the Unusual Heat mare Tahitian Lagoon, was bred by Harris Farms & Donald Valpredo, is owned by Valle Las Palmas, Robert Cannon,... ...

Past Performances — GOLDEN_STATE_JUVENILE_STAKES_PP_S | Santa Anita Park ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – Stakes winner Dr. No No and Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Going Mobile are among the entries in Friday’s $175,000 Golden State Juvenile Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible 2-year-olds at Santa Anita. Dr. No No is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Run Away and Hide mare Enayat Alsalam, was bred by PT Syndicate #1, is owned by Edward Brown, Alan Klein and Philip Lebherz and trained by Brian Koriner. He has two wins in three starts, earnings of $130,290 and is coming off a win in the Sept. 8 I’m Smokin. Stay On the Fence is by Pavel, out of the The Factor mare Factor of Two, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Antonio Garcia. He is a maiden making his fourth start with earnings of $33,560. Just a Guess is by Nyquist, out of the War Front mare Epistemology, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Antonio... ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – Love Candy is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Golden Gate Handicap. Love Candy is by Danzing Candy, out of the Tapizar mare Love Winning, was bred by Stuart Tsujimoto, is owned by Mary Tucker and trained by Samuel Calvario. Claimed for $20,000 in June, he has five wins in 21 starts, earnings of $165,274 and is coming off a second in the Oct. 15 Bull Dog. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – California Bay is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $250,000 Grade II Twilight Derby for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. California Bay is by California Chrome, out of the Dehere mare Tamarack Bay, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Jeff Mullins. He has two win in five starts, earnings of $83,540 and is coming off an Oct. 9 optional claiming win. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – California-bred multiple stakes winner Rose Maddox is entered in Friday’s $150,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. 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 six wins in 18 starts, earnings of $416,782 and is coming off a win in the Oct. 14 California Distaff. ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 26, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Ceiling Crusher has been added to the Fasig-Tipton November Sale as a racing/broodmare prospect, joining fellow Grade I winner Fun to Dream, the 2022 Cal-bred Horse of the Year. Ceiling Crusher is a 3-year-old filly 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. She has six wins in seven starts, earnings of $938,400 and in her last start defeated Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous to win the Cotillion S. (G1) at Parx on September 23. She is a four-time stakes winner this year, including the Torrey Pines S. (G3) at Del Mar.  Fun to Dream is by Arrogate, out of the Maria’s Mon mare Lutess, was bred by Connie Pageler and Bob Baffert, is owned by Natalie Baffert and Pageler and trained by Bob Baffert. She has six wins in 10 starts... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2023) – Stakes winner Bally’s Charm and fellow California-bred Shortman are entered in Saturday’s $80,000 Lure Stakes at Santa Anita. Bally’s Charm is by Roi Charmant, out of the Arch mare Ballydonnell Drive, was bred by owners Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte and is trained by Jeff Mullins. He has five wins in 10 starts, earnings of $315,500 and is coming off an Oct. 1 optional claiming win. Shortman is by Prince of Love, out of the Smarty Jones mare Shorty Jones, was bred by Sergio Zepeda, is owned by Zepeda Racing and trained by Salvador Naranjo. He has four wins in 23 starts, earnings of $180,414 and is coming off a third in the Sept. 16 E.B. Johnston Stakes. ...

ALBANY, Calif. (Oct. 23, 2023) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Kristin Lee and fellow California-bred Susie Cru are entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Pike Place Dancer Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Golden Gate Susie Cru is by Conquest Farenheit, out of the Ready’s Image mare Hot, was bred by owner Harris Farms and is trained by Monty Meier. She is a maiden making her second start. Kristin Lee is by Cat Burglar, out of the City Zip mare Norma, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Robert Jones and trained by Faith Taylor. The $16,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has one win in five starts, earnings of $31,982 and is coming off a third in a Sept. 25 starter’s allowance. ...

From Golden Gate Fields Publicity ALBANY, Calif. (Oct. 23, 2023) — Golden Gate Fields officials announced Monday morning that Golden Gate will conduct live racing on a Friday through Sunday basis on the week of the 2023 Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. First post on Friday, November 3, Saturday, November 4, and Sunday, November 5 will be 1:15 PM. The Breeders Cup, hosted at Santa Anita Park this year, features five championship races on Friday and nine more on Saturday. Golden Gate, which has conducted Monday race cards since the beginning of the Summer Meet in August, will be dark on Monday, November 6. The first Monday race card to be offered in the month of November will be on November 13. The feature race on Saturday, November 4 at Golden Gate is the $100,000 Grade 3 Golden Gate Handicap (formerly known as the Berkeley). The mile and one-sixteenth race for 3-year-olds and up is run on the all-weather Tapeta main track. Along with the live race card at Golden... ...

CALGARY, Alberta (Oct. 18, 2023) – Rocktillyoudrop is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Don Getty Handicap at Century Downs. Rocktillyoudrop is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Northern Devil mare Red Hot Rocket, was bred by Patricia Wall & Bill Delia, is owned by Al Pitchko and trained by Rodney Cone. He has seven wins in 39 starts, earnings of $151,710 and is coming off a third in an Oct. 8 optional claimer. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2023)—On a roll at age five, John Sadler’s Kings River Knight, who is a nose shy of being a four-time stakes winner, heads a field of seven going about 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course in Sunday’s $100,000 California Flag Handicap.  The California Flag, for three year olds and up, is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for eligible California-bred or sired horses.  Unraced until June of his 4-year-old campaign, Kings River Knight is enjoying a banner year, with three wins and two seconds (one of them by a nose to top-rated Cal-bred The Chosen Vron) from six starts, good for $221,750 in earnings in 2023.  Although he’ll likely have to contend with classy Brickyard Ride for early supremacy, Kings River Knight is without question the “now horse,” coming off a facile two length win going a flat mile on dirt in the statebred E.B. Johnston Stakes at Los Alamitos Sept. 16—his third win of the year. ... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2023)—Longtime California owner/breeder Nick Alexander appears well represented by a pair of homebreds, Rose Dawson and Rose Maddox, as they figure prominently among a wide-open field of seven fillies and mares three and up going about 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course in Saturday’s $100,000 California Distaff Handicap.  The California Distaff is part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series for eligible California-bred or sired horses.  Fourth in last year’s Cal Distaff, the Phil D’Amato-trained Rose Dawson comes off a runaway five length score in a six furlong first condition allowance run on dirt at Los Alamitos on Sept. 16.  A 4-year-old filly by Grazen out of the Bertrando mare Sudden Sunday, Rose Dawson was second in her only other try over the course, a classified allowance on June 11 of last year.   A winner of the one mile turf California Oaks at Santa Anita on Jan. 15, 2022 Rose Dawson earned a career-best 84 Beyer Speed Figure in... ...

Milky Way Farm Press release TEMECULA, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2023) — Information-packed seminars, horse demonstrations, stallion viewings, prize giveaways and networking opportunities headline an ambitious agenda for the 2023 Autumn Equine Fair which will be conducted at Milky Way Farm in Temecula, California from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 14. Participation in this educational event is free for current and prospective horse owners and breeders.   Sponsored by the California Thoroughbred Farm Managers Association and California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the event will feature several 20-minute sessions led by professional speakers on a wide variety of topics, including horse health, feeding and nutrition, broodmare care, foal imprinting, halter breaking, weanling training, yearling conformation, evacuation preparedness for fire and flood emergencies, racing partnerships, handicapping tips, wagering strategies and racehorse retirement and retraining. A question-and-answer period will follow each session.   Attendees will be treated to coffee and donuts in the morning and street tacos for lunch. Equine-related prizes, including 2024 seasons to selected stallions, will be offered as raffle... ...

FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2023) – California-bred geldings Love Candy and Druidic and the Cal-bred filly Glorious Spring are entered in Sunday’s $75,000 Bull Dog Stakes at the Big Fresno Fair. Love Candy is by Danzing Candy, out of the Tapizar mare Love Winning, was bred by Stuart Tsujimoto, is owned by Mary Tucker and trained by Samuel Calvario. He has five wins in 20 starts, earnings of $150,274 and is coming off an Oct. 2 claiming win. Druidic is by Boisterous, out of the Rocky Bar mare Shared Image, was bred by owner Robert Traynor and is trained by D. Wayne Baker. He has three wins in 13 starts, earnings of $50,970 and is coming off a fifth in the Sept. 4 Sam Spear Memorial. Glorious Spring is by Grazen, out of the Candy Ride mare Maziette, was bred by owner Harris Farms and is trained by Dan Blacker. She has three wins in nine starts, earnings of 153,580 and is coming off an eighth in the Aug. 25... ...

From The Jockey Club ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2023) — The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation will honor trainer Carla Gaines at its Fashionable Fillies luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 3:30 p.m. in the Chandelier Room at Santa Anita. There will be cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, shopping and live music at the two-hour event, with tickets beginning at $125. For further information, contact Shannon Kelly at skelly@jockeyclub.com. The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation is a charitable trust founded in 1943 that provides financial relief and assistance to the individuals that are the backbone of the Thoroughbred racing industry: grooms, hotwalkers, night watchmen, jockeys and exercise riders, as well as office personnel, and farm and training center workers. For some individuals, The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation is their sole means of support in times of medical or financial distress. Over the last 30 years, the foundation has disbursed more than $16 million in support. ...

By DRF.com FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2023) – The Northern California sprinter Top Harbor has started only five times this year. The races are usually worth the wait. Top Harbor has won two stakes and finished second in two others. Add an allowance race win and it’s easy to see why the 5-year-old horse will be favored to win Saturday’s $75,000 Harris Farms Stakes for Golden State Series-eligibles at six furlongs at The Big Fresno Fair. “It’s hard to get a race for him,” trainer Tim McCanna said on Wednesday. “He’s a good horse and he stays sharp.” The Harris Farms Stakes drew a field of five. Top Harbor has drawn a favorable post on the outside of the small field, and should have a pace to follow from the former claimer Evenerevenworse, and the streaking 3-year-old Clovisconnection, who has won his last three starts, all in stakes. :: Bet with the Best! Get Free DRF PPs and Cashback when you wager. Join DRF Bets. Larry’s Legend and Lmlooknformischief are the other... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2023) – California-breds Putt for Dough and Sushi Sticks are entered in Sunday’s $200,000 Grade III Surfer Girl Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Putt for Dough is by Nyquist, out of the Distorted Humor mare Almost Guilty, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and trained by Antonio Garcia. She has one win in three starts, earnings of $61,700 and is coming off a fifth in the Sept. 4 Generous Portion. Sushi Sticks is by Karakontie, out of the Tapit mare Renewed Energy, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Repole Stable and trained by Michael McCarthy. She won her lone start Aug. 25 with earnings of $49,200. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2023) – Mici’s Express is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $200,000 Grade III Zuma Beach Stakes for 2-year-olds at Santa Anita. Mici’s Express is by Slew’s Tiznow, out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Harlan Express, was bred by Eagle Ridge Racing & Rancho San Miguel, is owned by Thomas Halasz and trained by Steve Knapp. He has one win in seven starts, earnings of $112,030 and is coming off a second in the Sept. 8 I’m Smokin. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2023) – Eddie’s New Dream is the lone California-bred entered in Monday’s $80,000 Swingtime 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 eight wins in 26 starts, earnings of $705,580 and is coming off win in the Aug. 25 Solana Beach. ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Oct. 7, 2023) – A trio of California-breds is entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Manzano Stakes for 2-year-olds at Albuquerque. 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 has won both starts with earnings of $37,800. Salsation is by Far From Over, out of the Munnings mare Music and Art, was bred by Cynthia White, is owned by Dan Northrup and trained by Luis Mendez. He has one win in three starts, earnings of $23,900 and is coming off a third in an Aug. 27 starter optional claimer. Grease Missile is a filly by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Midnight Lute mare Midnighthush, was bred by Dino Bates and Josephine Bates, is owned by Jeremy Ramsland and trained by Bart Hone. She won her lone start Sept. 30 with earnings of $15,930. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 4, 2023) — Multiple graded-stakes winner Closing Remarks is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade II Rodeo Drive Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. The consistent 5-year-old mare is by Vronsky, out of the Unusual Heat mare Orange Cove, and is a Harris Farms homebred. Closing Remarks rallied for a solid 1 ¾ length tally going a mile and one eighth on turf in the Grade II John C. Mabee Stakes on Sept. 9 and prevailed by a neck in the Grade II Yellow Ribbon at Del Mar Aug. 12. Trained by Carla Gaines and favored in both of her Del Mar wins, Closing Remarks has proven effective rallying from far back, mid-pack and as she demonstrated in the Yellow Ribbon, when she lays close to a legitimate early pace.  A three-time graded stakes winner, Closing Remarks has three wins from 14 tries over the Santa Anita lawn and is enjoying her best year ever, winning three out of... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 4, 2023) — Stakes winner Lord Prancealot is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Speakeasy Stakes for 2-year-olds, to be contested at five furlongs over the Santa Anita grass. Trainer Jeff Bonde’s Lord Prancealot would appear to be the speed of the field and looms very dangerous with Kent Desormeaux riding back.  A gate to wire Cal-bred maiden winner going five furlongs on dirt, Lord Prancelot came back as the 3-1 favorite in the statebred Graduation Stakes and set splits of 21.80 and 46 flat before prevailing by a head going 5 ½ furlongs on dirt in 1:04.40—thus earning a 71 Beyer Speed Figure. A disappointing fifth as the 2-1 favorite in the Cal-bred I’m Smokin at six furlongs Sept. 8, Desormeaux figures to try and ration his considerable speed while trying turf for the first time in what will be his fourth start. A colt by Sir Prancealot out of the Country Reel mare Disko Dasko, Lord Prancelot is owned by his... ...

TORONTO, Canada (Oct. 5, 2023) – Jazz Hands is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $250,000 Grade II Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine. Jazz Hands is by Square Eddie, out of the Russian Courage mare Nicole and Ben, was bred by Reddam Racing, is trained by Kirk Sutherland and trained by Harold Ladouceur. He has five wins in 24 starts, earnings of $183,777 and is coming off a second in an Aug. 25 starter waiver claimer. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2023)—Breaking like a shot on wet-fast track, Reddam Racing’s homebred Slow Down Andy never did, taking eight rivals on a merry chase en route to a smashing 2 ¼ length victory in Santa Anita’s Grade I Awesome Again Stakes, final steppingstone to the Grade I, $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic here on Nov. 4.                 Trained by Doug O’Neill and ridden by Mario Gutierrez, the 4-year-old California-bred colt by 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist got a mile and one eighth in 1:47.62. “(He) ate up a full feed tub and is doing great this morning,” said Leandro Mora, assistant for trainer Doug O’Neill, said on Sunday.             Slow Down Andy won the 1 1/8-mile Awesome Again by 2 ¼ lengths as the 2-1 favorite under Mario Gutierrez, earning a 101 Beyer Speed Figure.  The victory was his first since winning the GII Del Mar Derby on turf last September and his first-ever Grade I score.  In three previous starts this year, the... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2023)—California-bred millionaire Slow Down Andy earned a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic with a wire-to-wire win in Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita. Owned by breeder Reddam Racing and trained by Doug O’Neill, Slow Down Andy is by Nyquist, out of the Square Eddie mare Edwina E. By taking the “Win & You’re In” Challenge Race Qualifier, the winner earns a fees-paid berth into the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 4. Slow Down Andy’s biggest previous performance to date came four starts back when he finished third, beaten 1 ¾ lengths by eventual Eclipse Champion Cody’s Wish in the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Nov. 5, 2022 at Keeneland—earning an Awesome Again best 103 Beyer Speed Figure. Slow Down Andy, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, was third in last year’s Awesome Again and has five wins in 14 starts with earnings of $1,276,600. ...

ALTOONA, Iowa (Oct. 2, 2023) – Longshot Rockin the Dad Bod, an Iowa-bred son of California stallion Dads Caps, won Saturday night’s $100,000 Iowa Breeders’ Derby for 3-year-olds at Prairie Meadows. Rockin the Dad Bod, out of the Crowd Pleaser mare Cagey Girl, has three wins in 13 starts and earnings of $141,599. He ran the 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.30 and won by a head at odds of 51-1. ...

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2023) – Stakes winner Don’t Get Pickled is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Miss Gracie Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park. Don’t Get Pickled is by Misremembered, out of the Successful Appeal mare C C’s Pride, was bred by Harry Keshian & Cheryl Keshian, is owned by Blu Boy Racing Stables and is trained by Patrick Biancone. She has two wins in 15 starts, earnings of $114,718 and is coming off a fifth in an Aug. 27 claimer. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2023) – Donner Lake is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Tokyo City Cup at Santa Anita. Donner Lake is by Hard Spun, out of the Quality Road mare Pure, was bred by DP Racing, is owned by The Warnick Stable and Joseph Hinkhouse and is trained by Michael McCarthy. He has two wins in 11 starts, earnings of $154,400 and is coming off a Sept. 2 optional claiming win. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity           ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2023) — Santa Anita will host 19 days of live racing beginning Friday and culminating with the 40th edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 3 & 4. Entries for Friday’s opening day program, which includes the GIII Chillingworth Stales for female sprinters, will be taken on Tuesday.             This year will be a record 11th time Santa Anita has hosted the Breeders’ Cup, which is the richest two days of racing in North America and lures worldwide participation and interest. This week Santa Anita will host nine stakes with Breeders’ Cup implications including the GI Awesome Again on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile Awesome Again is a “Win & You’re In” Challenge Race qualifier for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at 1 ¼ miles on Nov. 4.             In addition to the Awesome Again, Saturday’s blockbuster card will also include the GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship at six furlongs, GII City of Hope Mile on turf... ...

From TOC ALBANY, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2023) — Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) invites all members to the Northern California Annual Meeting, to be held Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Bay View Lounge at Golden Gate Fields. The general business meeting will allow directors an opportunity to bring the membership up to date on important issues and will include a question-and-answer session. An award presentation will also be made to the winner of the Northern CA Rookie of the Year. Following the meeting, a complimentary buffet luncheon will be served.  Registration required with current CHRB License. To register, click: Northern California Annual Meeting Tickets, Berkeley | Eventbrite ...

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. ...