Breeders’ Cup Classic claims Mongolian Groom, 37th horse death at Santa Anita
5 years, 2 months ago

Breeders’ Cup Classic claims Mongolian Groom, 37th horse death at Santa Anita

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There were 13 Breeders’ Cup races run without incident over the last two days at Santa Anita Park. MILE Jockey Joel Rosario rode his second Breeders’ Cup winner of the day, guiding Uni to a win in the $2-million Mile over Santa Anita’s turf course. FILLY & MARE TURF Iridessa looked right at home in the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf championship Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Omaha Beach was the even-money favorite Saturday in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, and a win would have put him in prime position for the honor.

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Subsanador edges field in dramatic California Crown $1-million race at Santa Anita
3 months, 1 week ago

Subsanador edges field in dramatic California Crown $1-million race at Santa Anita

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Wathnan Racing’s Subsanador and jockey Mike Smith, center, hold off two other horses to win the inaugural California Crown Stakes Saturday at Santa Anita in Arcadia. If you are trying to attract new fans to horse racing, you couldn’t script a better ending than Saturday’s $1-million California Crown at Santa Anita. Sports Santa Anita’s California Crown event looks to make …

After an up-and-down career, White Abarrio takes victory in Breeders’ Cup Classic
1 year, 2 months ago

After an up-and-down career, White Abarrio takes victory in Breeders’ Cup Classic

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Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. celebrates after riding White Abarrio to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. It just makes you feel like a good horseman, and that’s always what I wanted to be.” Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rides White Abarrio to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday. “It’s probably one of the …

Fierceness overcomes longshot odds to take victory in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
1 year, 2 months ago

Fierceness overcomes longshot odds to take victory in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

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The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile has never been a great predictor of Kentucky Derby winners given that only two horses have won both races in 39 years. But, that did little to dampen the feelings of trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez, both hall of famers when Fierceness won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday at Santa Anita. …

Practical Move, top Breeders’ Cup horse, dies at Santa Anita of apparent cardiac event
1 year, 2 months ago

Practical Move, top Breeders’ Cup horse, dies at Santa Anita of apparent cardiac event

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The Breeders’ Cup, horse racing’s most prestigious series of races, is finding itself in a public perception nightmare as one of its top horses died on Tuesday and the Belmont and Travers Stakes winner pulled out of the $6-million Classic. Practical Move, the Santa Anita Derby winner who was considered a favorite for the Kentucky Derby before scratching out with …

Geaux Rocket Ride suffers serious injury at Santa Anita before Breeders’ Cup
1 year, 2 months ago

Geaux Rocket Ride suffers serious injury at Santa Anita before Breeders’ Cup

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Pin Oak Stud’s Geaux Rocket Ride, ridden by Ramon Vazquez, cruises to victory in the $100,000 Affirmed Stakes horse race on June 4 at Santa Anita Park. Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Geaux Rocket Ride was injured during a workout Saturday. Geaux Rocket Ride, considered one of the top horses in the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 4, suffered a …

Breeders’ Cup Classic field starts to fill in with Slow Down Andy win
1 year, 3 months ago

Breeders’ Cup Classic field starts to fill in with Slow Down Andy win

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Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides Slow Down Andy to victory in the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. There are a lot of unfamiliar faces with stopwatches and two-way radios watching their horses in advance of the Breeders’ Cup, which will be held at Santa Anita on Nov. 3-4. This past weekend helped fill in some spots including …

Three-year-olds could dominate the Breeders’ Cup Classic this year, but not for the first time
1 year, 4 months ago

Three-year-olds could dominate the Breeders’ Cup Classic this year, but not for the first time

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Arabian Knight held on to win the $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. Arabian Knight will be among the 3-year-olds favored in the upcoming Breeders’ Cup Classic. Both Arabian Knight and second-place finisher Geaux Rocket Ride might be headed toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic. “Of course, the Breeders’ Cup is on the radar, but horses don’t care …

Practical Move heads to Kentucky Derby after winning by a nose in Santa Anita Derby
1 year, 9 months ago

Practical Move heads to Kentucky Derby after winning by a nose in Santa Anita Derby

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Practical Move and jockey Ramon Vazquez, inside, nose out Mandarin Hero and jockey Kazushi Kimura at the finish line Saturday in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby. Practical Move, purchased in part by a New Mexico couple for a mere $230,000, etched his name near the top of the Kentucky Derby favorite’s leaderboard with a thrilling win in the $750,000 Santa …

Flightline dominates Breeders’ Cup Classic, winning by 8¼ lengths
2 years, 2 months ago

Flightline dominates Breeders’ Cup Classic, winning by 8¼ lengths

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Flavien Prat rides Flightline to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday. No matter how big the hype, no matter how high the expectations, Flightline exceeded every marker in his historic win Saturday in the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course. It was the second Breeders’ Cup win for trainer John Sadler, the …

Breeders’ Cup Classic will determine Flightline’s place in racing history
2 years, 2 months ago

Breeders’ Cup Classic will determine Flightline’s place in racing history

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A horse named Flightline might be the most dominant competitor currently in any sport. The name recognition might get a little bump Saturday when he competes in the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. The Breeders’ Cup is the two-day Super Bowl of horse racing with 14 races whose purses total more than $31 million. …

Santa Anita opens Friday as prelude to Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar
3 years, 3 months ago

Santa Anita opens Friday as prelude to Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar

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This year’s Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar is about a month away and it couldn’t have worked out better for Santa Anita. There are two other Breeders’ Cup qualifying races Saturday, the Grade 1 $300,000 Rodeo Drives stakes for fillies and mares going 1 1/4 miles on the turf and the Grade 2 $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship for horses …

Unheralded Idol pulls off the upset in the Big ‘Cap at Santa Anita
3 years, 10 months ago

Unheralded Idol pulls off the upset in the Big ‘Cap at Santa Anita

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Trainer Richard Baltas, who is stretching the front leg of horse Two Thirty Five, got his first Grade 1 stakes victory on Saturday at Santa Anita with Idol. Idol is now the only horse eligible for a $1-million bonus if he also wins the Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita on May 31 and the Pacific Classic at Del Mar …

Undefeated Maxfield provides a boost to struggling Santa Anita Handicap
3 years, 10 months ago

Undefeated Maxfield provides a boost to struggling Santa Anita Handicap

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The Santa Anita Handicap, once the crown jewel of the Santa Anita season with winners such as Seabiscuit and John Henry, has fallen on hard times of late. With the race’s Grade 1 status hanging in the balance, Santa Anita and Del Mar got together this year and came up with a $1-million bonus for any horse that can sweep …

Charlatan wins Malibu Stakes on record-breaking opening day for Santa Anita
4 years ago

Charlatan wins Malibu Stakes on record-breaking opening day for Santa Anita

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Trainer Bob Baffert had several of his best horses retire at the end of this year, as Authentic, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic; Maximum Security, who took the $20-million Saudi Cup; and Improbable, winner of four Grade 1 stakes, were all sent off to the breeding shed. But Baffert’s replenishing barn of stars found another one …

Death of Mongolian Groom in Breeders’ Cup could have been prevented
4 years, 11 months ago

Death of Mongolian Groom in Breeders’ Cup could have been prevented

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The death of Mongolian Groom in the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 2 could have been prevented, according to a report released Wednesday by the Breeders’ Cup. “They had earned some soreness and it is a tough assessment as to whether a horse is actually lame or just had routine soreness from a long season.” No …

Longshots rule Breeders’ Cup Juvenile championship at Santa Anita
5 years, 2 months ago

Longshots rule Breeders’ Cup Juvenile championship at Santa Anita

LA Times  

They can be hard to figure out. Juvenile Fillies Turf Sharing, a 2-year-old bred in the modest environs of Maryland, became the first winner of a Breeders’ Cup race this year to go off a double-digit odds. Juvenile Turf Jockey Jose Ortiz, whose brother, Irad, was aboard for Friday’s first Breeders’ Cup winner, won the day’s second big race with …

Favorites in Juvenile Race at Breeders’ Cup have history of dumping jockeys
5 years, 2 months ago

Favorites in Juvenile Race at Breeders’ Cup have history of dumping jockeys

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Silhouetted horses on track in the morning in preparation on Oct. 27 for the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park. Eight Rings dropped Drayden Van Dyke in the Del Mar Futurity and Dennis’ Moment dumped Robby Albarado in a maiden race at Churchill Downs. “We were in the paddock with the owners’ group and somebody says, ‘We can’t lose the …

Zenyatta’s ‘un-be-lievable’ Breeders’ Cup win still elicits excitement 10 years later
5 years, 2 months ago

Zenyatta’s ‘un-be-lievable’ Breeders’ Cup win still elicits excitement 10 years later

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Jockey Mike Smith celebrates as Zenyatta gallops to victory in the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 7, 2009. But 10 years ago, on Nov. 7, 2009, Santa Anita became a voice of one as Zenyatta, a mare, attempted to become the first female winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic. “We didn’t want to get her upset …

How much will Santa Anita horse deaths be part of NBC’s Breeders’ Cup coverage?
5 years, 2 months ago

How much will Santa Anita horse deaths be part of NBC’s Breeders’ Cup coverage?

LA Times  

NBC and NBCSN will provide more than 10 hours of coverage of the Breeders’ Cup from Santa Anita this week. Jerry Bailey, the 62-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,-based Hall of Fame jockey and NBC thoroughbred analyst, can justifiably wax poetic about the surroundings and history of Santa Anita, “and that’s why I always enjoy doing it there even if it’s a …

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