By DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (May 18, 2025) – California-bred champion Kings River Knight, odds-on winner of the last two runnings of the race, seeks a three-peat in Saturday’s $100,000 Crystal Water Stakes for Golden State Series-eligibles at Santa Anita. Kings River Knight, 7 years old, enters off a sixth-place comeback, the lowest finish of his career. “A bit of an odd race,” trainer John Sadler acknowledged, referring to the Sensational Star Stakes, a turf sprint. “Off the [10-month] comeback, he might have needed it, but he’s trained really good since. I expect him to run like the old Kings River Knight.” He gets ideal conditions. Kings River Knight is the only front-runner in the Crystal Water. He also is the most accomplished horse on a Saturday program with five stakes for California-breds. Kings River Knight, a six-time stakes winner and 10 for 17 overall, is the 4-5 program favorite in the Crystal Water, race 8. :: Playing Santa Anita? Get the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. May 18, 2025) – Stakes winners In the Air Tonight, Om N Joy and Sunset Grazen are entered in Saturday’s $125,000 Melair Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Lady Mendelssohn is by Mendelssohn, out of the Bandini mare Ringmistress, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Out of the Blue Stables and trained by Carla Gaines. She has one win in three starts, earnings of $44,540 and is coming off a third in a Mar. 28 optional claimer. Stakes winner In the Air Tonight is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Sky Mesa mare Angel Allie, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Chacon, Anthony J., Flores, Victor M. and Lovingier, Terry C. and trained by Steve Knapp. She has two wins in 10 starts, earnings of $175,352 and is coming off an eighth in an Apr. 25 optional claimer. Stakes winners Om N Joy is by Om, out of the Hard Spun mare Margie’s Minute, was bred by Jerry Baker... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 18, 2025) – Irish O’Brien winner Prancingthruparis and stakes-winning CTBA January Sale topper Shocking Grey are entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Prancingthruparis is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Bellamy Road mare She’s a Big Winner, was bred by owners SAF Racing, Ciaglia Racing LLC & H. Crusberg and trained by Peter Eurton. She has five wins in 13 starts, earnings of $294,050 and is coming off a win in the Mar. 16 Irish O’Brien. Shocking Grey was briefly at the center of attention in California racing in mid-January. She won the first stakes of her career in the $126,500 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita on Jan. 18 in her 14th start. Three days later, she was purchased for $170,000 at the CTBA Winter Mixed Sale in Pomona, the most expensive hip of the one-day auction. Trainer George Papaprodromou is hopeful that the one-mile distance of... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 18, 2025) – Seven Golden State Series-eligibles, including Northern California Yearling Sale graduate I’m a Bad Boy, seek their first stakes win in Saturday’s 100,000 Thor’s Echo Stakes at Santa Anita. Spiritual Advisor is an Idaho-bred by California stallion Tamarando, out of the Lucky Pulpit mare Angel Diane, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Jeff Bonde. She has two wins in 20 starts, earnings of $173,920 and is coming off an Apr. 19 optional claimer. Private Gem is by Lookin at Lucky, out of the Unusual Heat mare Geode, was bred by C-Punch Ranch, is owned by Sinners or Saints and trained by Mark Glatt. He has three wins in four starts, earnings of $115,090 and is coming off back-to-back wins. Book Smart is by Stanford, out of the With Distinction mare Magic Lily, was bred by Grasshopper Racing Stable, Inc., Jack Fabulich & Jill Fabulich, is owned by Bernal, Eduardo, Buckendorf, Larry S., Bullard, Charlotte A., Harringer, Tyler and... ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. (May 20, 2025) – Flame McGoon, a registered California-sired daughter of Stanford, is entered in Monday’s $200,000 Ouija Board Distaff Stakes at Lone Star Park. Flame McGoon, out of the More Than Ready mare Lula Talullah, was bred by Branch Thoroughbreds, is owned by Wiest, Clayton, Wiest, Rick and Wiest, Lana and trained by Robertino Diodoro. She has six wins in 16 starts, earnings of $175,655 and is coming off a May 2 allowance win ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (May 18, 2025) — Let There Be Peace is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $75,000 Mt. San Juan County Commissioners Stakes at SunRay Park. Let There be Peace is by Stanford, out of the Ministers Wild Cat mare Minster’sadventure, was bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, is owned by Ruben Ramirez and trained by Steve Gomez. He has four wins in 30 starts, earnings of $85,494 and is coming off an Apr. 6 starter optional claimer.     ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 13, 2025) – Stakes-placed Miso Phansy is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s 100,000 Grade III Honeymoon Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Miso Phansy is by Karakontie, out of the Souvenir Copy mare Sandy Cheeks, was bred by Ciaglia Racing, is owned by Ciaglia Racing and Robin Christensen and trained by Leonard Powell. She has two wins in five starts, earnings of $130,050 and is coming off a win in an Apr. 18 optional claimer. ...

From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 13, 2025) — The CHRB will hold an in-person meeting this Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Cal Expo in Sacramento, with public comment limited to two minutes on specific agenda items, and a webcast audio link is available for those unable to attend. The meeting will be held despite the temporary closire of the headquarters of the CHRB, located at 1010 Hurley Way, Sacramento, from May 13 to May 16 due to a fire that occurred in the building May 11. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and the CHRB office itself was not damaged. Despite this temporary closure, the public can continue to access CHRB services and resources via our website: https://www.chrb.ca.gov/.  For further inquiries or assistance—such as submitting forms, fees, or other requests—please contact us atinformation@chrb.ca.gov. Your request will be promptly routed to the appropriate staff member. We appreciate your patience as we work through this temporary disruption. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 12, 2025) – Graded stakes winner Chismosa returns from a six-month break in Saturday’s $100,000 Mizdirection 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 six wins in 22 starts, earnings of $579,750 and is returning after winning the Nov. 10 Betty Grable Stakes. She was third in this race last year. ...

From Santa Anita ARCADIA, Calif. (May 11, 2025) — Nominations close today, May 11, for the five Golden State Series stakes on the Saturday, May 24 Gold Rush Day card at Santa Anita. The state-bred showcase offers a total of $550,000 in purses for the quintet of Golden State Series-eligible stakes, and here’s the lineup: $125,000 Snow Chief Stakes, 3 YO, 9 F (T) $125,000 Melair Stakes, F, 3 YO, 8 1/2 F $100,000 Thor’s Echo Stakes, 3 & UP, 6 F $100,000 Crystal Water Stakes, 3 & UP, 8 F (T) $100,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes, F/M, 3 & UP, 8 F (T) ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 7, 2025) – Multiple graded-stakes placed Lovesick Blues is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Siren Lure Stakes. Lovesick Blues is by Grazen, out of the Ministers Wild Cat mare Queenofhercastle, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Mia Familia Racing Stable and trained by Librado Barocio. He has seven wins in 38 starts, earnings of $464,000 and is coming off a third in the Mar. 30 Sensational Star. ...

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (May 7, 2025) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Arkadelphia makes his racing debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Arkadelphia is by Halladay, out of the City Zip mare Chili Petin, was bred by HV Bloodstock, is owned by Harrell Ventures and is trained by Luis Mendez. ...

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (May 7, 2025) – California-breds Rumpus in Paradise and Just a Little Bit make their racing debuts in Saturday’s $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park. Rumpus in Paradise is by Rumpus Cat, out of the Union Rags mare Paradise Reunion, was bred by Noman Tavares, is owned by Chad Calvert and trained by Luis Mendez. Just a Little Bit is an also-eligible by Stanford, out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Lemon Drop Sis, was bred by Stormy Hull & Guy Hull is owned by Chris Coleman and trained by Luis Mendez. ...

By Racing.com KAROONDA, South Australia (May 2, 2025) — With a population of about 300, the tiny South Australian town of Karoonda isn’t much more than a dot on the map. There’s a small pub, some popular silo art and a struggling footy club. But after Saturday, it might also be home to Australia’s newest Group 1 winner. Local Darryl Hewitt will carry the hopes of the proud community, and indeed those of the broader South Australian racing industry, when he saddles up emerging three-year-old Snoopy Now in the $1 million SA Derby at Morphettville. The gelding — an Australian-bred son of California stallion Sir Prancealot —  has already done his trainer proud with a win in the Listed Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) last month, before hitting the line off a sedate tempo in last week’s G3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m). The Hewitt name is synonymous with sporting success in South Australia but a G1 win would set a new benchmark. Hewitt, his brother Glynn and his father Max were all... ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Apr. 27, 2025) – Multiple stakes-placed Boss Sully is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $600,000 Grade II Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes, presented by Accenture at Churchill Downs. Boss Sully is by Street Boss, out of the Candy Ride mare Eternally, was bred by PT Syndicate #1, is owned by Edward Brown, Jr., Philip Lebherz and Alan Klein and is trained by Brian Koriner. He has four wins in 13 starts, earnings of $248,372 and is coming off a Mar. 15 optional claimer. ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Apr. 24, 2025) – California-breds Ooh Baby It’s Me, Tommy Norris and Marking Broadway are entered in Saturday’s $60,000 Turf Paradise Open Spring Futurity for 2-year-olds. Ooh Baby It’s Me is a filly by Cat Burglar, out of the Dialed In mare Maximum Edge, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Monica Ruether and trained by Wade Rarick. She is coming off a third in an Apr. 10 trial. Tommy Norris is a gleding by Stanford, out of the Ministers Wild Cat mare Minster’sadventure, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Rockingham Ranch and trained by Justin Evans. He is coming off a second in an Apr. 10 trial. Marking Broadway is a colt by Marking, out of the Real Solution mare Lights On Broadway, was bred by Harry Bettis, Tosch Keshian & Cheryl Keshian and is owned by trainer Dewey Williams. He is coming off a sixth in an Apr. 10 trial. ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Apr. 22, 2025) — Graded-stakes winner None Above the Law and fellow California-bred Capiat are entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Richard Hazelton Stakes at Turf Paradise. None Above the Law is by Karakontie, out of the Northen Aflert mare Legally Blanca, was bred by J. Kirk and Judy Robison, is owned by Les Blake and trained by Peter Miller. He has seven wins in 42 starts with earnings of $673,302 and is coming off a seventh in a Mar. 28 optional claimer. Capiat is by Anthony’s Cross, out of the Mr. Big mare Big Alice, was bred by owner James Dixon and is trained by W.L. Matt. He has one win in 19 starts, earnings of $25,486 and is coming off a third in a Mar.19 claimer. ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Apr. 20, 2025) – Multiple stakes-placed Majestic Oops is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Dig a Diamond Stakes for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park. Majestic Oops is by Majestic Harbor, out of the Olmodavor mare Miss Oops, was bred by William Dory, Sandy Dory, Gary Kropp & Janet Kropp, is owned by Sublime Stables, Inc. and Kropp, Janet and trained by Dan Ward. She has five wins in 27 starts, earnings of $262,559 and is coming off an Apr. 6 allowance win. ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (Apr. 14, 2025) – Graded stakes-placed Alotaluck and fellow California-breds Sawasdee and Joe Don Looney are entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Kendrick Inaugural Stakes at Sunray Park. Alotaluck is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Lucks Mine mare Colinda Dawn, was bred by owner Eleanor Martin and trained by Ty Garrett. He has four wins in 10 starts, earnings of $298,788 and is coming off a second in the Feb. 7 Winsham Lad. Sawasdee is by Desert Code, out of the Congaree mare Scary Fast, was bred by Harris Farms, is owned by Kane Kachur and trained by Isaiah Ortiz. He has seven wins in 31 starts, earnings of $285,130 and is coming off a third in a Mar. 27 starter optional claimer. Joe Don Looney is by Boisterous, out of the Old Topper mare Carrie Rose, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Rockingham Ranch and trained by Justin Evans. He has eight wins in 38 starts, earnings of $282,866 and is coming off three consecutive wins. ...

From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Apr. 12, 2025) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Cal Expo in Sacramento.  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 #8, 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 package of materials have been newly formatted into a single link:  https://www.chrb.ca.gov/meeting_agendas.asp These materials are also available on the CHRB website. ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (Apr. 3, 2025) – A special screening of the documentary “Meet Martha Miller,” longtime member of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association and a Yosemite icon, will be held at the Yosemite Exploration Center Theater on Friday, Apr. 11, at 5 p.m. In addition to her role as a breeder, the documentary chronicles her life and contributions as one of Yosemite National Park’s longest-serving employees. The film follows her journey from Tuolumne Meadows Lodge to her influential tenures at The Ahwahnee Hotel and Badger Pass, as well as a distinguished career in opera production and racing. A meet-and-greet reception will be held in her honor following the screening. For more information, email fvvld@islllc.com. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Apr. 2, 2025) – Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby card is filled with California-breds. Illustrating the critical role state-breds play in the California Thoroughbred ecosystem, six of the 12 races carded on the track’s marquee day are exclusively for Cal-breds, totaling $512,000 in purses, with an average field size of 11.16. Cal-breds make up two-thirds of all Saturday entries at the Great Race Place. That includes the pair of $125,000 stakes – the Echo Eddie for 3-year-olds and the Evening Jewel for 3-year-old fillies, which will be run as races 2 and 6, respectively. In addition, race 1 is a $65,000 maiden special weight race for Cal-bred 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs on the turf; race 7 is a $65,000 maiden special weight race for Cal-bred 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs on the turf (a split of the oversubscribed race 1, with 12 entered in both); race 8 is a $65,000 maiden special weight race for Cal-bred 3-year-olds at six furlongs on dirt with 13 entered; and race 9... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Apr. 2, 2025) – Santa Anita Park’s 2024-25 Classic Meet is heading into the homestretch by maintaining the strong gains in on track attendance and total all-sources handle that began on the Opening Day of the track’s 90th year. This year’s Classic Meet comes to a close this weekend, which features the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday. The season kicked off Dec. 26, 2024, with the largest non-weekend or holiday opening day crowd in 34 years. Attendance kept that momentum, despite the local community being severely impacted by January’s Eaton Fire, with last weekend’s on-track crowd up over 30%. To date, Santa Anita has hosted more than 293,000 visitors during the Classic Meet, a gain of more than 8% over last year. The total all-sources mutuel handle has been paced by the opening day number of more than $21.4 million, the third highest for an opening in the track’s history. Horseplayers on-track and around the world have continued to back Santa Anita’s races, wagering... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Apr. 2, 2025) – California-breds Triple Diamonds and Cali Cat are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 John Shear Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Triple Diamonds is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Smiling Tiger mare Florentine Diamonds, was bred by Paula Capestro, is owned by Saints or Sinners or Seahawk Racing and is trained by Mark Glatt. He has two wins in three starts, earnings of $71,000 and is coming off a fifth in the Feb. 16 Baffle Stakes. He’s also entered in Saturday’s Echo Eddie Stakes. Cali Cat is by American Pharoah, out of the More Than Ready mare Ready for Romance, was bred by Thomas Bachman, is owned by Hronis Racing and trained by John Sadler. He has two wins in five starts, earnings of $94,800 and is coming off a win in a Feb. 17 optional claimer. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 31, 2025) – CTBA January Sale graduate Safa is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Monrovia Stakes, presented by Don Julio, for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Safa is by Grazen, out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Hadarra, was bred by Derek Lawson, is owned by Bisharat or Khoury and is trained by Gary Stute. The $23,000 purchase at the CTBA January Sale has four wins in 20 starts, earnings of $344,600 and is coming off a second in a Mar. 7 optional claimer. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 31, 2025) – Sharp maiden winner Gold Currency takes on a trio of stakes winners in Saturday’s $125,000 Evening Jewel Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Om N Joy is by Om, out of the Hard Spun mare Margie’s Minute, was bred by Jerry Baker & Connie Baker, is owned by Baker, Golovko or Scanlan, et al and is trained by Angel Ordonez. She has one win in eight starts, earnings of $75,640 and is coming off a Mar. 14 maiden win. Big Soiree is by Mr. Big, out of the Tapizar mare Silver Soiree, was bred by owner Paradox Stables and is trained by Jorge Bautista. She has two wins in six starts, earnings of $57,158 and is coming off a 12th in the Jan. 18 Leigh Ann Howard Cal Cup Oaks. America’s Mark is by American Pharoah, out of the Benchmark mare Marks Mine, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Mike Puype. She has... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 31, 2025) – Stakes winners R Heisman and Drop Um lead a field of eight entered in Saturday’s $125,000 Echo Eddie Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Triple Diamonds is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Smiling Tiger mare Florentine Diamond, was bred by Paula Capestro, is owned by Saints or Sinners or Seahawk Racing and is trained by Mark Glatt. He has two wins in three starts, earnings of $71,000 and is coming off a fifth in the Feb. 16 Baffle Stakes. Northern California Yearling Sale graduate I’m a Bad Boy is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Roman Ruler mare Donita’s Ruler, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by C T R Stables and is trained by Luis Mendez. The $18,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has three wins in 10 starts, earnings of $188,780 and is coming off a Feb. 28 optional claiming win. Stakes winner R Heisman is a Kentucky-bred by California stallion Far From Over, out... ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Mar. 31, 2025) – Multiple graded-placed Sabertooth, a Maryland-bred son of California stallion Grazen, is entered in the $600,000 Grade III Transylvania Stakes for 3-year-olds, presented by Keeneland Select, rescheduled for Monday at Keeneland. Sabertooth is out of the Johannesburg mare Hard to Resist, was bred by 2500 Determine Stud, is owned by George Sharp and trained by Brittany Russell. He has one win and six seconds in nine starts, earnings of $136,500 and is coming off a Mar. 18 maiden win at Fair Grounds. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 25, 2025) – California-bred champion turf horse Kings River Knight returns from nearly 10 months on the bench in Sunday’s $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes for Golden State Series eligibles at Santa Anita. Kings River Knight is by Acclamation, out of the Poteen mare Seasontoperfection, was bred by Old English Rancho, is owned by Integrity Thoroughbred Racing, LLC, The Ellwood Johnston Trust and Tevelde, Kenneth A. and trained by John Sadler. He has 10 wins in 16 starts, earnings of $649,830 and is making his first start since winning the May 25 Crystal Water Stakes. Prior to the layoff, he dominated the California-bred turf division. In 2023 and 2024, Kings River Knight racked up six stakes wins against statebreds. “We’re really excited to have him back,” Sadler said. “He’s won so many races for us.” Kings River Knight has a win and a second in two starts on the hillside turf course, both statebred stakes. In the 2023 Sensational Star, he finished just a... ...

(Updated Mar. 25, 2025) — Pleasanton Trainers: Post Time Self Insurance Group will be extending your workers’ compensation coverage until midnight on March 28th, to allow trainers time to vacate the Pleasanton facility.   From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Mar. 23, 2025) — Licensees and Stakeholders: Please be aware that as of March 25 at midnight, Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton will no longer be an approved auxiliary training facility of Santa Anita Park. The agreement between the Southern Stabling and Vanning Committee (TOC and the southern tracks), the California Authority of Racing Fairs, and the Alameda County Fair will end on that date. From a regulatory standpoint, California Horse Racing Board rules will no longer be applicable to Pleasanton. Racing rules will apply for horses shipping to tracks from non-regulated facilities (i.e. Pleasanton). Importantly, Post Time workers’ compensation insurance policies only cover activity at approved training facilities, meaning  your policy will no longer cover activity at Pleasanton beginning March 26.  ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 18, 2025) – California-bred stakes winners Take Another Card and Tequilaandtherapy are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 China Doll Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Take Another Card is by I’ll Have Another, out of the Lookin At Lucky mare You Missed It, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Simon Callaghan. She has two wins in three starts, earnings of $141,766 and is coming off a third in a Feb. 21 optional claimer. Tequilaandtherapy is by Mrazek, out of the In Excess mare Chexcess, was bred by Reddam Racing, is owned by Here We Go Brothers and trained by Doug O’Neill. She has two wins in 10 starts, earnings of $212,075 and is coming off a fourth in a Feb. 21 optional claimer. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 11, 2025) – Stakes winner Shocking Grey makes her first start since being the sale-topper at the CTBA January Sale in Sunday’s $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes for California-breds at Santa Anita. Shocking Grey is by Grazen, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Seoul Unbridled, was bred by Don Valpredo, is owned by Rockingham Ranch and trained by George Papaprodromou. The $170,000 purchase at the CTBA Winter Mixed Sale from the Checkmate Thoroughbreds consignment has three wins in 14 starts, earnings of $250,750 and is coming off a win in the Jan. 18 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint, presented by John Deere. Cornelia Fort is by Grazen, out of the Unusual Heat mare An Unusual Group, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Luedtke, Oracheff or Oracheff and Scott and trained by Ian Kruljac. She has four wins in 24 starts, earnings of $260,038 and is coming off a fourth in a Feb. 22 optional claimer. Lamporghini is by Danzing Candy, is out of the... ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 18, 2025) – California-breds Tapatio Leo, Bridleuptothebar and Prayer of Jabez are entered in Saturday’s rescheduled $50,000 Phoenix Gold Cup at Turf Paradise. Tapatio Leo is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Rio Verde mare Sweet Lips Pooh, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Griffin Stables LLC, Lovinger, Terry C., Navarro, Amanda, Ryan, Michael John and Moroney, John and trained by Craig Dollase. He has five wins in nine starts, earnings of $268,339 and is coming off a third in the Mar. 7 Eclipse Stakes. Bridleuptothebar is by Fullbridled, out of the Thisnearlywasmine mare Nearlycocktailtime, was bred by Mark Rydman and Holly Rydman, is owned by Holly Rydman and is trained by Valorie Lund. He has five wins in 17 starts, earnings of $113,535 and is coming off a third in a Feb. 11 optional claimer. 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... ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 18, 2025) – California-breds Thirsty Vision, Regarding Harry and Just Trust Me are entered in Saturday’s rescheduled $50,000 Turf Paradise Derby for 3-year-olds. Thirsty Vision is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Grace Upon Grace mare My Scarlett, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Jose Saldivar and trained by Jorge Rosales. The $7,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale from the Lovacres consignment has one win in eight starts, earnings of $38,836 and is coming off a fourth in the Feb. 19 Luke Kruytbosch Stakes. Regarding Harry is by Instilled Regard, out of the Hard Spun mare Seaside Magic, was bred by Harry K. Keshian, Cheryl Keshian & Harry Bettis, is owned by Keshian and Keshian and trained by Stacy Campo. He is a maiden making his second start. Just Trust Me is by Bodexpress, out of the Kitten’s Joy mare Trust Fund Kitty, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Eugene Burns and Dewey Williams and is trained by Williams. The... ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Mar. 18, 2025) – Nostri Vires is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s rescheduled $50,000 Arizona Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at Turf Paradise. Nostri Vires is by Phantom Boss, out of the Wicked Strong mare Wicked Fresh, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Hawkins, Lovingier and Navarro and is trained by Craig Dollase. The $10,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale from the Lovacres Ranch consignment has one win in seven starts, earnings of $39,060 and is coming off a third in a Feb. 28 claimer. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 4, 2025) – Stakes winner Shea Brennan is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s 100,000 Pasadena Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Shea Brennan is by Tough Sunday, out of the Old Topper mare Carrie Rose, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Phil D’Amato. He has two wins in six starts, earnings of $177,850 and is coming off a second in the Jan. 18 California Chrome Cal Cup Derby. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 4, 2025) — Graded-stakes placed Lovesick Blues is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III San Simeon Stakes at Santa Anita. Lovesick Blues is by Grazen, out of the Ministers Wild Cat mare Queenofhercastle, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Mia Familia Racing Stable and is trained by Librado Barocio. He has seven wins in 36 starts, earnings of $432,000 and is making his first start since a ninth in an Aug. 3 optional claimer. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2025) – Stakes winner Hey Jessie is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Fasig-Tipton Santa Ysabel Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. Hey Jessie is by Grazen, out of the Cee’s Tizzy mare Bea’s Cee, was bred by owner SayJay Racing and is trained by Sean McCarthy. She has two wins in four starts, earnings of $99,140 and is coming off a seventh in the Jan. 18 Leigh Ann Howard Cal Cup Oaks. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2025) – Berlin Wall is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade II DK Horse San Felipe Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Berlin Wall is by Practical Joke, out of the Uncle Mo mare Caymanbird, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Thomsen Racing or Knapp and is trained by Steve Knapp. He has one win in two starts, earnings of $43,200 and is coming off a Feb. 1 maiden win. ...

From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2025) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, February 20, 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 #5, 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 meeting materials are also available on the CHRB website. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2025) – A pair of 2024 California-bred champions take on open allowance company on Saturday’s Santa Anita card. In the Air Tonight, champion Cal-bred 2-year-old female, is entered in the second race for 3-year-old fillies. She is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Sky Mesa mare Angel Allie, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Chacon, Flores or Lovingier and trained by Steve Knapp. She has two wins in seven starts, earnings of $161,900 and she won last year’s California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes at Del Mar. Shady Tiger, champion Cal-bred 3-year-old male, is entered in the sixth race. He is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Full Mandate mare Divine Legacy, was bred by owner Rusty Brown and is trained by Phil D’Amato. He has four wins in six starts, earnings of $259,400 and won last year’s Snow Chief Stakes presented by City National Bank and the Echo Eddie Stakes, both at Santa Anita. ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Feb. 18, 2025) – Majestic Oops is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $145,000 Trivista Overnight Stakes for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park. Majestic Oops is by Majestic Harbor, out of the Olmodavor mare Miss Oops, was bred by William Dory, Sandy Dory, Gary Kropp & Janet Kropp, is owned by Sublime Stables, Inc. and Kropp, Janet and trained by Dan Ward. She has four wins in 24 starts, earnings of $152,409 and is coming off a fifth in a Feb. 1 allowance. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2025) –Multiple stakes winner Stay and Scam is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Wishing Well Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Stay and Scam is by Square Eddie, out of the Momentum mare Puff Pastry, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has six wins in 18 starts, earnings of $465,360 and is coming off a second in the Jan. 18 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint. ...

By DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2025) — Big City Lights, the dazzling winner of two stakes for California-bred sprinters in November and January, is set to start in Saturday’s Grade 3 Palos Verdes Stakes at Santa Anita in a prep race for the Group 1 Golden Shaheen Sprint in Dubai on April 5. After Big City Lights won the California Cup Sprint at six furlongs by 7 3/4 lengths, earning a lofty Beyer Speed Figure of 103, trainer Richard Mandella mentioned that the 6-year-old horse may not start again until the $2 million Golden Shaheen at six furlongs. Mandella on Sunday said that the $100,000 Palos Verdes Stakes at six furlongs became a more viable option after watching Big City Lights train since the California Cup Sprint on Jan. 18. “He’s doing good,” Mandella said. “Timing-wise, it’s a good fit for Dubai.” :: Access morning workout reports straight from the tracks and get an edge with DRF Clocker Reports Bred by Bar C Racing Stables and owned by Bill... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2025) – Unbeaten Triple Diamonds and multiple stakes-placed Style Cat are the California-breds entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Baffle Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Triple Diamonds is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Smiling Tiger mare Florentine Diamond, was bred by Paula Capestro, is owned by Saints or Sinners and Seahawk Racing and is trained by Mark Glatt. He has won both starts with earnings of $69,000. Style Cat is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Kitten’s Joy mare Kittens Trip, was bred by owners J. Kirk and Judy Robison and is trained by Ruben Alvarado. He has two wins in nine starts, earnings of $154,490 and is coming off a third in the Jan. 18 California Chrome Cal Cup Derby. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Feb. 9, 2025) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Street Colors is the lone California-bred entered in Sundays $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. Street Colors is by Mucho Macho Man, out of the Orientate mare Ocean Colors, was bred by Jason Hall & Joe Wheeler, is owned by Juan Zamora and trained by Luis Rojero. The $4,500 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale is a maiden making her sixth start with earnings of $6,370. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2025) – Stakes winner Tequilaandtherapy and stablemates How About Pavel and Going Deep give trainer Doug O’Neill a California-bred trio entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita. How About Pavel is by Pavel, out of the Square Eddie mare How About Zero, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has one win in seven starts, earnings of $62,220 and is coming off a Jan. 23 maiden win. Tequilaandtherapy is by Mrazek, out of the In Excess mare Chexcess, was bred by Reddam Racing, is owned by Here We Go Brothers and trained by Doug O’Neill. She has two wins in eight starts, earnings of $195,317 and is coming off a third in the Jan. 18 Leigh Ann Howard Cal Cup Oaks. Going Deep is by Bodexpress, out of the Indian Charlie mare Quick Wampum, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises and Robert Traynor, is owned by Todd Cady and Ty Leatherman and trained by... ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Feb. 2, 2025) – Graded stakes-placed Alotaluck is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $65,000 Winsham Lad Stakes 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 has four wins in nine starts, earnings of $285,788 and is coming off a third in the Jan. 17 Ft. Bliss Takes. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 21, 2025) – Dont Fight the Fed is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade II San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita. Dont Fight the Fed is by Nyquist, out of the Scat Daddy mare Taffeta, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Antonio Garcia. He has three wins in 14 starts, earnings of $208,330 and is coming off a win in a Dec. 27 optional claimer. ...

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2025) – Multiple stakes winner Johnny Podres is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $165,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes. 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 Rockingham Ranch and is trained by Jose D’Angelo. He has nine wins in 43 starts, earnings of $540,650 and is coming off a sixth in the Dec. 1 Stormy Liberal Stakes. This will be his first start out of California. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2025) – California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Winter Mixed Sale graduate Valentine’s Candy takes on a trio of Bob Baffert trainees and a graded stakes-winning Wesley Ward invader in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade III Robert B. Lewis Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Valentine’s Candy is by Danzing Candy, out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Ancient Holiday, was bred by Rancho San Miguel, is owned by Dale Brewer and trained by Jesus Mendoza. In nine starts, the $10,000 purchase at the Winter Mixed Sale has one maiden-claiming win, earnings of $30,640 and is coming off an eighth in the Dec. 15 King Glorious Stakes. ...

These are the hip numbers that are out of the Winter Mixed Sale, as of 1/20 (newest in bold). 4, 8, 10, 11, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 44, 47, 50, 53, 55, 56, 63, 64, 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 80, 85, 93, 94, 96, 100, 104, 109, 111, 115, 116, 117, 119, 124, 131, 134, 136, 140, 143. ...

POMONA, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2025) – The 2025 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Winter Mixed Sale will be held Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 12 noon at Hines Pavilion at Fairplex. The sale will include a 22-horse dispersal from the farm of Donald Valpredo, California industry leader and former President of the CTBA, who passed away in November. Checkmate Thoroughbreds has the consignment. Including the Valpredo dispersal, there are 143 cataloged and supplemented broodmares, racing prospects, yearlings and 2-year-olds available in a sale that previously produced stakes winners like Bodacious (2024 I’m Smokin Stakes at Del Mar), Lord Prancealot (2023 Graduation Stakes at Del Mar) and Grade I-producing broodmares like Expo Gold (dam of Preakness-winning filly Swiss Skydiver). For further information and to obtain credit, contact Loretta@ctba.com or call 626-445-7800 ext: 227. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity and DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 11, 2025) – Santa Anita Park has cancelled racing this weekend, given the overnight developments with the wildfires on the west side of Los Angeles. The air quality standards at the racetrack remain well within the limits established by the CHRB and HISA, and are forecast to remain so, but the impact of these devastating fires is growing throughout Los Angeles County. According to DRF.com, Saturday’s 11-race California Cup card, including five stakes races, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 18, Sunday’s card has been rescheduled to Sunday, Jan. 19. Santa Anita Park’s expansive property is currently being used to support several relief efforts. The large charity drop-off that was set up at the Rose Bowl was relocated to Santa Anita Park’s south parking lot Friday afternoon, with thousands driving in to give what they can or pick up what they need. Southern California Edison is using the entire north parking lot as their basecamp to restore power to those in... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 28, 2024) — California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s 2025 Stallion Season Online Auction will be held Monday Jan. 6-7 exclusively via www.Salering.net. A preview of the seasons offered will be available for viewing on Saturday, Jan. 4, at www.Salering.net. Bidding starts Monday, Jan. 6, at 8 a.m. PT and concludes Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. PT. All seasons listed 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 29 California stallions. Among the seasons available is one to perennial leading California sire Stay Thirsty. To view the list of seasons available, CTBA Stallion Season Auction To register for bidding, click Registration Form For more information, contact Christy Chapman at christy@ctba.com. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif (Jan. 7, 2025)—Dozens of the best horses bred or sired in California will compete in five stakes as part of an 11-race card set for California Cup Day Saturday at Santa Anita. First post is 11:30 a.m. PT.        Headlining California Cup Day is a trio of stakes worth $175,000 in prize money: the California Chrome California Cup Derby for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on dirt; Leigh Ann Howard California Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at a mile on turf; and Unusual Heat Turf Classic for 4-year-olds and older going 1 1/8 miles on turf.      Rounding out the stakes action is the $125,000 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint going six furlongs and $125,000 Sunshine Millions Filly Mare Turf Sprint at about 6 ½ furlongs on the hillside turf course.      In addition to the action on the track, racegoers on California Cup Day can enjoy Santa Anita’s popular Burgers & Brews festival. Burgers & Brews features gourmet burgers from... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2025) – Five of the top six finishers in the Dec. 8 Soviet Problem Stakes, including winner Hey Jessie, are entered in the rescheduled $175,000 Leigh Ann Howard California Cup Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Santa Anita. Tequilaandtherapy is by Mrazek, out of the In Excess mare Chexcess, was bred by Reddam Racing, is owned by Here We Go Brothers and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has two wins in seven starts, earnings of $176,067 and is coming off a third in a Dec. 8 Soviet Problem. Sunset Grazen is by Grazen, out of the Slew’s Tiznow mare Sausalito Sunset, was bred by Legacy Ranch and is owned by by trainer Samuel Calvario. She has two wins in four starts, earnings of $61,680 and is coming off a win in the Dec. 7 Golden Gate Debutante Stakes. We the Hobby is by Om, out of the Pioneerof the Nile mare American Farrah, was bred by trainer Peter Miller and is owned... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2025) – The top five finishers in the Dec. 15 King Glorious Stakes, including winner Shea Brennan, resume their rivalry in the rescheduled $175,000 California Chrome Cal Cup Derby for 3-year-olds on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Santa Anita. Northern California Yearling Sale graduate I’m a Bad Boy is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Roman Ruler mare Donita’s Ruler, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by C T R Stables and trainer by Luis Mendez. The $18,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has two wins in eight starts, earnings of $145,080 and is coming off a second in the Dec. 15 King Glorious. Accidental Genius is by I’ll Have Another, out of the Square Eddie mare Radish, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Edward Freeman. He has two wins in five starts, earnings of $57,490 and is coming off a third in the Dec. 15 Bay Meadows Juvenile Stakes. Shea Brennan is by Tough Sunday, out of the Old... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2025) – Former winners Coalinga Road and Aligato are part of a field of 11 entered in the rescheduled $175,000 California Cup Unusual Heat Turf Classic Stakes, presented by City National Bank, on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Santa Anita. Keep Movin’ On is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Henny Hughes mare My Due Process, was bred by Thomas Bachman, is owned by Fairview and trained by Tim Yakteen. He has four wins in 11 starts, earnings of $120,774 and is coming off a third in a Nov. 9 optional claimer. Multiple stakes winner On the Whim is by Acclamation, out of the Maria’s Mon mare Whimsy, was bred by owner Harris Farms and is trained by Dean Pederson. He has four wins in 10 starts, earnings of $237,096 and is coming off an eighth in a Nov. 30 optional claimer. Jimmy Blue Jeans is by James Street, out of the Marino Marini mare Blue Blizzard, was bred by Perry Bruno and John Gezon, is owned... ...

By DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2025) – In seven career starts against California-breds, Big City Lights has won three times and finished second on four occasions to The Chosen Vron, the leading statebred in the last two years. Not a bad record at all. Without The Chosen Vron for competition, the 6-year-old Big City Lights won the Cary Grant Stakes for statebreds by 8 1/2 lengths as the odds-on favorite at Del Mar in November. Big City Lights, second in the race last year, will be a heavy favorite to win the fifth stakes of his career in the rescheduled $125,000 Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint at six furlongs on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Santa Anita. The California Cup Sprint is one of five stakes for statebreds on Saturday’s 11-race program, which begins at 11:30 a.m. Pacific. :: Playing Santa Anita? Get the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances, Picks, and Clocker Reports available now. Bred by Bar C Racing Stable and trained by Richard Mandella... ...

By DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2025) – Multiple stakes winner Stay and Scam, third in the race a year ago, takes on California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Winter Mixed Sale graduate Safa in the rescheduled $125,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint, presented by John Deere, on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Santa Anita. Stay and Scam is by Square Eddie, out of the Momentum mare Puff Pastry, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has six wins in 17 starts, earnings of $440,360 and is coming off a third in the Nov. 11 Senator Ken Maddy. She was third in this race last year. Stay and Scam is the only runner in a field of six that has won at the race distance of about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside course. Stay and Scam, who was third by a head in the 2024 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint, won an allowance race and the Irish O’Brien Stakes for statebred fillies and... ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2025) — Santa Anita Park has postponed Friday’s racing program until next Thursday, Jan. 16. due to the forecast of poor air quality for the San Gabriel Valley. The California Horse Racing Board has approved this proactive rescheduling of the 10-race card. The races will be run with the horses previously entered in the post-position order originally drawn. “While Santa Anita continues to remain well outside of any active fire area, the smoke from the wildfires is affecting all of Los Angeles County,” said Nate Newby, Santa Anita’s General Manager & SVP. “We also want to respect the impact that this tragedy has had on many of our community, including our horsemen and women and our own Santa Anita team, who have been devastated by these fires. By proactively moving the races, it gives our horsemen and women, horseplayers, fans and our team the opportunity to plan accordingly.” A decision on this weekend’s racing program, including Saturday’s 11-race California Cup program, will... ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Jan. 10, 2025) – Graded-stakes placed Alotaluck is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $75,000 Ft. Bliss Stakes 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 has four wins in eight starts, earnings of $278,288 and is coming off a Dec. 18 optional claiming win. ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2025) – California-bred champion The Chosen Vron is a finalist for the 2024 Eclipse Award Champion Sprinter, it was announced on Sunday. Cogburn and Straight No Chaser are the other finalists in the category. Straight No Chaser also is a finalist for Older Dirt Male. Here is Daily Racing Form’s profile on The Chosen Vron: 2024 Eclipse Awards: The Chosen Vron The award winners will be announced and presented Jan. 23 at a black-tie ceremony held at The Breakers Palm Beach, a luxury resort in Palm Beach, Fla.  As explained in this Daily Racing Form article 2024 Eclipse Awards: Thorpedo Anna, Sierra Leone top finalists, the Eclipse Awards are voted on by members of Daily Racing Form, the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the latter group represented by member racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel. Out of 240 eligible voters, 208 ballots were returned, according to the NTRA. Finalists are determined based on the top three vote-getters in each... ...

By DRF.com GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2025) – A celebration of life for the late trainer Mel Stute and his wife Annabelle, who died in December, is scheduled for Sunday at 9 a.m. at Clocker’s Corner at Santa Anita. A memorial service for the couple is scheduled for Saturday at Hope Lutheran Church in Glendora, Calif., at 2 p.m. Mel Stute, who trained the legendary California-bred Snow Chief in the 1980s, died in 2020 at the age of 93. Annabelle Stute died in December at 92. The Stutes’s survivors include their son, Gary, who has a stable at Santa Anita. Gary Stute saddled a winner at Santa Anita earlier this month. Gary Stute said on Friday that a memorial service was not held for his father in 2020 because he died during the coronavirus pandemic. Snow Chief won the Eclipse Award as the champion 3-year-old male of 1986, the year he won the Preakness Stakes and the Florida, Santa Anita, and Jersey derbies. Snow Chief was 11th in the Kentucky Derby.... ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Jan. 11, 2025) – Swift as I Am is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Duncan F. Kenner 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 23 starts, earnings of $157,335 and is coming off a second in a Dec. 13 optional claimer. He was fourth in this race last year. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 2, 2025) – Nominations close today, Thursday, Jan. 2, for the five stakes races to be held on California Cup Day, Saturday, Jan. 11, at Santa Anita. The stakes: California Cup Derby, 3 YO, 8 1/2 F – $175,000 Leigh Ann Howard California Cup Oaks, F, 3 YO, 8 F (T) – $175,000 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint, 4 & UP, 6 F – $125,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic presented by City National Bank, 4 & UP, 9 F (T) – $175,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint presented by John Deere, F/M, 4 & UP, *6 1/2 F (TH) – $125,000. To nominate, contact the Santa Anita Racing Office at (626) 574-6352 or (626) 574-6471 or e-mail: nominations@santaanita.com. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Jan. 10, 2025) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Street Colors is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $65,000 Borderplex Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Sunland Park. Street Colors is by Mucho Macho Man, out of the Orientate mare Ocean Colors, was bred by Jason Hall & Joe Wheeler, is owned by Juan Zamora and trained by Edwin Martinez. The $4,500 purchase out of the Checkmate Thoroughbred consignment of the Northern California Yearling Sale is a maiden making her fifth start with earnings of $6,370. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Jan. 10, 2025) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Street Colors is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $65,000 Borderplex Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Sunland Park. Street Colors is by Mucho Macho Man, out of the Orientate mare Ocean Colors, was bred by Jason Hall & Joe Wheeler, is owned by Juan Zamora and trained by Edwin Martinez. The $4,500 purchase out of the Checkmate Thoroughbred consignment of the Northern California Yearling Sale is a maiden making her fifth start with earnings of $6,370. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 30, 2024) – Stakes winner Pushiness and graded-stakes placed Irish Wahine are the California-breds entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Las Flores Stakes for fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Pushiness is by Kantharos, out of the Empire Maker mare Imperial Pippin, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by Repole Stables and trained by Michael McCarthy. She has four wins in eight starts, earnings of $272,046 and is coming off a third in the Nov. 10 Betty Grable. Irish Wahine is by Grazen, out of the Broken Vow mare Irish Winnie, was bred by Moger Inc. and Neary Racing, is owned by GMT Racing Stables and trained by Librado Barocio. She has 11 wins in 30 starts, earnings of $316,956 and is coming off a fourth in the Nov. 30 Livermore Valley Stakes. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 25, 2024) – California-sired Sabertooth and California-bred King of Dragons are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Eddie Logan Stakes at Santa Anita. Graded-stakes placed Sabertooth is a Maryland-bred by California sire Grazen, out of the Johannesburg mare Hard to Resist, was bred by 2500 Determined Stud, is owned by George Sharp and trained by Tim Yakteen, He has a maiden, making his seventh start with earnings of $81,300 and is coming off a second in a Nov. 29 maiden special weight. King of Dragons is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Eskenderaya mare Zendreya, was bred by owner Cicero Farms and is trained by Richard Baltas. He has one win in three starts, earnings of $47,700 and is coming off a Nov. 29 maiden win. ...

By DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 19, 2024) — A memorial service for trainer Ben Cecil, who died on Nov. 29, will be held in the 100-to-1 suite from 1 to 3 p.m. at Santa Anita on Dec. 28. Cecil was 56. Cecil trained in Southern California from 1996 until last month, winning 325 races from 2,420 starters who earned more than $24.9 million. ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2024) – Stakes winner Curlin’s Kaos is the lone California-bred entered in Thursday’s $200,000 Grade II Mathis Mile Stakes at Santa Anita. Curlin’s Kaos is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Curlin mare It’s Vengeance, was bred by James Shenouda & Alfred Pais, is owned by Zephyr Racing and Pais and is trained by Antonio Garcia. He has three wins in 12 starts, earnings of $276,520 and is coming off a fourth in the Nov. 9 Cary Grant. ...

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Dec. 22, 2024) – California-breds Tizlightning and Bart Sip Some are entered in the $65,000 KLAQ Handicap at Sunland Park on Jan. 3. Tizlightning is by Stanford, out of the Cee’s Tizzy mare Tizadream, was bred by Lori Gallegos, is owned by Battle Born Racing Stable and is trained by Jesus Uranga. He has four wins in 10 starts, earnings of $101,316 and is coming off a win in a Sept. 22 starter’s allowance. Bart Sip Some is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Mineshaft mare Sally Simpson, was bred by KM Racing Enterprises, is owned by Hugo Holguin and trained by Terri Rust. He has three wins in eight starts, earnings of $65,745 and is coming off a fifth in a Dec. 18 optional claimer. ...

From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 16, 2024) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct an in-person meeting on Thursday, December 19, 2024, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Cal Expo in Sacramento.  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 #18, 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 package of materials have been newly formatted into a single link:  https://www.chrb.ca.gov/meeting_agendas.asp These materials are also available on the CHRB website. ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2024) – Trainer Peter Miller will be looking for his third consecutive win in the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes for Golden State Series eligibles when he saddles R Heisman Sunday at Los Alamitos. Named in honor of the 1988 Hollywood Futurity and 1989 Haskell winner, the one-mile King Glorious is restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired in California and is the main event on the final day of the Winter Thoroughbred meet. Post time is 12:30 p.m. The King Glorious will be the last of nine races. Approximate post time is 4:30 p.m. Miller, who won with Giver Not a Taker in 2022 before Last Call London’s victory 12 months ago, will be trying to equal Doug O’Neill for most wins in the race since it was moved from Hollywood Park to Los Alamitos in 2014. O’Neill’s King Glorious wins came with Found Money (2015), Ann Arbor Eddie (2016) and Play Chicken (2020). Trained by Highclere Inc. and owned by Gary Barber,... ...

PLEASANTON, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2024) – Stakes winner Drop Um, sidelined since July, seeks to keep his perfect record intact in Sunday’s $75,000 Bay Meadows Juvenile Stakes for 2-year-olds at Pleasanton. Accidental Genius is by I’ll Have Another, out of the Square Eddie mare Radish, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Edward Freeman. He has two wins in four starts, earnings of $48,490 and is coming off a Nov. 17 optional claiming win. Drop Um is by is by Far From Over, out of the Include mare Behavioral, was bred by Dr. & Mrs. William Gray, is owned by Gray Farms and trained by Felix Rondan. He has won both starts with earnings of $62,550 after winning the July 7 Everett Nevin Stakes, beating odds-on favorite R Heisman. Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Mala is by Union Rags, out of the Smart Strike mare Witchy One, was bred by Carliwood Farms, is owned by Greg Avery and trained by Steve Sherman. The $40,000 purchase at the... ...

By DRF.com PLEASANTON, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2024) — With a forecast of inclement weather late Friday and early Saturday, Saturday’s program at Pleasanton has been canceled and will be run on Sunday, according to racing secretary Tom Doutrich. Because of the cancellation, the track has been granted approval by the California Horse Racing Board to run an additional day on Wednesday, which will be final day of the Golden State Racing meeting that began in October, Doutrich said. Sunday’s nine-race program will begin at 12:15 p.m. Pacific. Races that were scheduled for Saturday will be run on Sunday. Races proposed for Sunday will now be run on Wednesday, Doutrich said. :: Bet the races with a $200 First Deposit Match + FREE All Access PPs! Join DRF Bets. Sunday’s program will include the $75,000 Bay Meadows Juvenile, which drew a field of seven. The track has a seven-race program on Friday this week that is not expected to be affected by rain. According to accuweather.com, there is a slight chance... ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 10, 2024) – Entries for the fourth and fifth days of the Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos will be completed Wednesday, Dec. 11. Entries for Friday, Dec. 13 were scheduled to be taken Tuesday, Dec. 10. They will now be completed as part of a double draw on Wednesday. The Saturday, Dec. 14 program will include the Grade II, $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles and will also feature a handicapping contest which will offer two berths to the 2025 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas. ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2024) — Stakes winners Speedy Wilson and R Heisman, the 1-2 finishers in the Golden State Juvenile Nov. 1, are among 18 2-year-olds nominated to the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes for Golden State Series eligibles at Los Alamitos. A one-mile race restricted to horses bred or sired in California, the King Glorious will be run for the 11th time at Los Alamitos Sunday, Dec. 15, closing day of the Winter Thoroughbred meet. Owned by breeder Nick Alexander and trained by Phil D’Amato, Speedy Wilson defeated R Heisman, the 7-5 favorite, by a half-length in Golden State Juvenile, which was run at seven furlongs. The win was the second in four starts for the Tough Sunday colt out of the Minsters Wild Cat mare and pushed his earnings to $156,150. A gelded son of Far From Over and the First American mare Parisienne, bred by Highclere Inc., owned by Gary Barber and trained by Peter Miller, who won the 2023 King Glorious with Last... ...

CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2024) – Stakes winners Tequilaandtherapy and In the Air Tonight are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Soviet Problem Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible 2-year-old fillies at Los Alamitos. In the Air Tonight is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Sky Mesa mare Angel Allie, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Chacon, Anthony J., Flores, Victor M. and Lovingier, Terry C. and trained by Steve Knapp. The CTBA Stakes winner has two wins in five starts, earnings of $141,400 and is coming off a third in the Nov. 1 Golden State Juvenile Fillies behind Tequilaandtherapy. Ciappina Pasadina is by Stay Thirsty, out of the Creative Cause mare Blissful Lady, was bred by Martindale & Andrews, is owned by Andy Andrews and trained by Charles Treece. She has one win in two starts, earnings of $16,100 and is coming off a seventh in an Oct. 19 starter optional claimer. Grateful My Love is by Danzing Candy, out of the Include mare Miss Georgie Gal, was bred by... ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Dec. 5, 2024) – Well-traveled Fowler Blue is the lone California-bred entered in the Dec. 13 $75,000 Jeffrey A. Hawk Memorial Stakes at Remington Park. Fowler Blue is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Unusual Heat mare Roses for Joni, was bred by William Branch & Arnold Hill, is owned by Branch and trained by Doug O’Neill. He has four wins in 24 starts, earnings of $204,368 and is coming off a win in a Nov. 9 claimer at Del Mar. He also has run at Churchill Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Ellis Park, Aqueduct, Parx Racing, Monmouth Park, Turfway Park, Lone Star, Santa Anita, Sunland Park and Los Alamitos.   ...

PLEASANTON, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2024) – California-breds Sunset Grazen, Hello Kid O Kid O and Big Soiree are entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Golden Gate Debutante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Pleasanton. Sunset Grazen is by Grazen, out of the Slew’s Tiznow mare Sausalito Sunset, was bred by Legacy Ranch and is owned by trainer Samuel Calvario. She has one win in three starts, earnings of $16,680 and is coming off a Nov. 8 maiden claiming win. Hello Kid O Kid O is by Danzing Candy, out of the Kitten’s Joy mare Norah’s Kitten, was bred by Richard James and Roberto Gonzalez, is owned by James and trained by Bill McLean. She is a maiden making her fourth start with earnings of $8,112. Big Soiree is by Mr. Big, out of the Tapizar mare Silver Soiree, was bred by owner Paradox Stables and is trained by Jorge Bautista. She has two wins in four starts, earnings of $47,658 and is coming off a win in a Nov. 17 optional claimer. ...

By DRF.com BUELLTON, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2024) — Nick Alexander, one of California’s most prominent breeders, is holding a partial dispersal of 23 horses at the Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale that begins on Thursday and continues through Dec. 11, according to a statement issued on Monday. Alexander’s draft includes 17 California-bred yearlings and six broodmares, five of whom are in foal to Grazen, the state’s leading sire by progeny earnings in 2023. Alexander raced Grazen and stands the stallion at Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm in Buellton, Calif. Through Sunday, Grazen led the state’s stallions in 2024 progeny earnings with $4,055,469, slightly ahead of Stay Thirsty, with $3,989,752. ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2024) — Tequilaandtherapy, who posted an 11-1 upset in the Golden State Juvenile Fillies last month at Del Mar, is among 13 nominations to the $100,000 Soviet Problem Stakes for Golden State Series-eligibles. The one-mile race for 2-year-old fillies bred or sired in California will be run Sunday, Dec. 8, the third day of the Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos. The six-day season will continue through Sunday, Dec. 15. Bred by Reddam Racing, owned by Here We Go Brothers and trained by Doug O’Neill, Tequilaandtherapy rallied to defeat Grateful My Love by a nose for her second win in six starts. The daughter of Mrazek and the In Excess mare Chexcess has earned $164,067. She is already proven at the Soviet Problem distance, graduating at eight furlongs on the Del Mar turf Aug. 30. Tequilaandtherapy is one of four O’Neill nominated to the race. The others are Sunday winner Pavel Is Appealing and maidens How About Pavel and Less Is More.... ...

From After the Finish Line ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption and After the Finish Line’s Holiday Moneigh Auction is up and running this week and will end on Sunday, December 8 at 6p PT/9p ET. Bid at ebay.com/str/rerunthoroughbred. A total of nineteen original Moneighs painted by stallions, pony horses and a broodmare are up for bid. This includes Tom’s d’Etat, Annapolis, Harley, Groupie Doll, Nyquist, Flightline, Curlin, Promises Fulfilled, War Front, Rip, Tapit, Mystic Guide, Good Magic, Audible, Honor Code, McKinzie, Charlatan, Maxfield and Little Mike. Moneighs are abstract artwork created by Thoroughbreds using their lips, muzzle, hoof, and/or whiskers. The name is derived from the artist, Monet, and the neigh of a horse. Moneigh is a registered trademark of ReRun, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit that rehabilitates and retrains Off Track Thoroughbreds for adoption in New York. In partnership with After the Finish Line, a California Off Track Thoroughbred 501(c)(3) charity that awards grants, we paint with the premier stallions and broodmares in Kentucky to create sought after original paintings and prints... ...

PLEASANTON, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2024) – Multiple stakes winners Grand Slam Smile and the Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Chancery Way head a field of eight entered in Saturday’s $75,000 Livermore Valley Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible fillies and mares at Pleasanton. 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 six wins in 10 starts, earnings of $511,400 and is coming off a win in the Oct. 12 California Distaff. Chancery Way is by Mr. Big, out of the War Chant mare This Means War, was bred by Harris Farms and John Nicoletti, is owned by Andy Smolich & Rob Smolich and is trained by Jamey Thomas. The $6,500 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has eight wins in 16 starts, earnings of $415,020 and is maker her first start since a win in the July 20 Governor’s Cup. Blue Wildcat is by Bluegrass... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2024) – Stakes winners Johnny Podres and Sassy Nature and fellow California-bred Boss Sully are entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Stormy Liberal Stakes at Del Mar. Boss Sully is by Street Boss, out of the Candy Ride mare Eternally, was bred by PT Syndicate #1, is owned by Brown, Klein or Lebherz and is trained by Brian Koriner. He has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $182,522 and is coming off a fourth in a Nov. 16 optional claimer. Johnny Podres is by Grazen, out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Malibu Holiday, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by David Bernsen or Rockingham Ranch and is trained by Librado Barocio. He has nine wins in 42 starts, earnings of $540,150 and is coming off a sixth in the Oct. 13 California Flag. He was sixth in this race last year. Sassy Nature is a filly by Straight Fire, out of the After Market mare Renee’s Queen, was bred by Straight Fire LLC, is owned... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2024) – Prince Dolce is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Cecil B. DeMille Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar. Prince Dolce is by Sir Prancealot, out of the Hard Spun mare Campionessa Dolce, was bred by C-Punch Ranch, is owned by Irvin Racing Stable (lessee), and trained by Carla Gaines. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $37,700 and is coming off a fourth in a Nov. 9 optional claimer. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2024) – Graded stakes winner Fast Buck is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade II Seabiscuit Handicap at Del Mar. Fast Buck is by Gallant Son, out of the Falstaff mare Zorra Roja, was bred by Daehling Ranch and is owned by Zephyr Racing and trainer Cesar De Alba. He has five wins in 14 starts, earnings of $320,292 and is coming off a second in the Oct. 13 California Flag. ...

From Los Alamitos Publicity CYPRESS, Calif. (Nov. 25, 2024) – Four stakes worth a combined $600,000 highlight the 2024 Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos. The six-day season will begin Friday, Dec. 6 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 15. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday both weeks (Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 13-15). Post time will be 12:30 p.m. The first of the stakes races is the Grade II, $200,000 Starlet for 2-year-old fillies. The race at 1 1/16 miles will be run Saturday, Dec. 7. One week later – Saturday, Dec. 14 – the Grade II, $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity will be offered. The race – which will also be run at 1 1/16 miles – is for 2-year-olds. Completing the schedule are a pair of races at one mile for 2-year-olds bred or sired in California. The $100,000 Soviet Problem – for fillies – will be run Sunday, Dec. 8 while the $100,000 King Glorious – for colts and geldings – will be contested Sunday, Dec. 15. Grandstand admission is... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 25, 2024) – None Above the Law, who won the Grade II Del Mar Derby in 2021, is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $200,000 Grade III Hollywood Turf Club Stakes at Del Mar. None Above the Law is by Karakontie, out of the Northern Afleet mare Legally Blanca, was bred by J. Kirk & Judy Robison, is owned by Hector Castrellon and trained by Jorge Periban. He has seven wins in 38 starts, earnings of $668,302 and is coming off a fifth in the Nov. 9 Cary Grant. ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 21, 2024) – California-bred stakes winner Moment’s Pleasure is entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Red Carpet Stakes for fillies and mares at Del Mar. Moment’s Pleasure is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Lamazone, was bred by Rainmaker Racing, Ben & Sally Warren and Bret Lewis, is owned by Rainmaker Racing and Bret Lewis and is trained by Craig Lewis. She has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $245,260 and is coming off a second in a Nov. 9 optional claimer. ...

From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 21, 2024) — Santa Anita Park will kick off its 90th year of world-class Thoroughbred racing on Thursday, Dec. 26 with 79 stakes during the 78-card meet, which includes 14 stakes restricted to Golden State Series eligibles. Five of those stakes will be run on California Cup Day Jan. 11, with another five on California Gold Rush Day May 24. The opening day stakes program featuring a stakes race honoring Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. among six graded stakes, including a trio of Grade I events. The Grade II San Antonio Stakes, which Pincay won five times in three decades, will be renamed for the legendary Panamanian rider who ranks as one of the world’s best to ever sit in the saddle. Pincay won the San Antonio in 1968 on Rising Market, in his first full season at Santa Anita, and his last one in 1989 aboard Super Diamond. He retired in 2003 with a then-record 9,530 wins, five Eclipse Awards as... ...

ZIA PARK, N.M. (Nov. 19, 2024) – Graded-stakes placed Alotaluck is the lone California-bred entered in Tuesday’s $300,000 Zia Park Derby for 3-year-olds. 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 has three wins in six starts, earnings of $226,088 and is coming off a 10th in the Oct. 6 Hawthorne Derby. The Mine That Bird Derby winner broke his maiden debuting at Zia Park.   ...

ZIA PARK, N.M. (Nov. 19, 2024) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Street Colors and fellow California-bred Going Deep are entered in Monday’s $100,000 Zia Park Princess Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. Street Colors is by Mucho Macho Man, out of the Orientate mare Ocean Colors, was bred by Jason Hall & Joe Wheeler, is owned by Juan Zamora and trained by Johnny Singh. The $4,500 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale is a maiden making her third start with earnings of $2,850. Going Deep is by Bodexpress, out of the Indian Charlie mare Quick Wampum, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises & Robert Traynor, is owned by Todd Cady & Ty Leatherman and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has one win in three starts, earnings of $54,000 and is coming off an Oct. 31 maiden win at Del Mar. ...