Golden Gate Fields: Zeewat faces new challengers in California Derby - January 10, 2013
Zeewat looks like a standout as 3-year-olds take their first steps along the Derby trail Saturday in the $100,000 California Derby at G...
Gulfstream Park Handicap the 2013 starting point for Fort Larned - January 10, 2013
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Fort Larned, an Eclipse Award finalist in two categories including for Horse of the Year, will launc...
Oaklawn Park: Borel fractures wrist as Friday's meet opener nears - January 9, 2013
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Oaklawn Park was bustling on a brisk but clear Tuesday morning in anticipation of its Friday season opene...
Gulfstream Park: Dullahan set to rejoin Romans stable at track - January 8, 2013
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Trainer Dale Romans said Dullahan is now scheduled to rejoin his stable here later this week. The Blue Grass a...
Santa Anita: Goldencents will get one or two preps for Kentucky Derby - January 7, 2013
Goldencents, the winner of the Grade 3 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, will have “one or two more” starts l...
Santa Anita: Mizdirection gets another shot on the hill in Monrovia - January 7, 2013
ARCADIA, Calif. – Mizdirection will make fewer right-hand turns this year than in 2012, when she won three sprints on Santa A...
Santa Anita: Goldencents shows new dimension in Sham Stakes, puts O'Neill on Kentucky Derby trail - January 6, 2013
ARCADIA, Calif. – Showing the versatility that could make him dangerous on the Kentucky Derby trail this spring, Goldencents ...
Todd Pletcher tips his hand in Jerome Stakes - January 6, 2013
Imagine you’re the trainer of a talented newly turned 3-year-old colt. And not just any colt – one that won two con...
Dick Jerardi: Kentucky Derby prognosticating requires more guesswork - January 3, 2013
I feel far differently about the 3-year-old possibilities than I did this time last year. It was clear to me that the division was stro...
Santa Anita: Sky High Gal holds on at wire in Blue Norther Stakes - January 2, 2013
ARCADIA, Calif. – She pulled her way into contention on the first turn, had a clear lead in early stretch, and fought off two...
Gulfstream Park: Kauai Katie dominates Old Hat Stakes - January 2, 2013
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Kauai Katie left little doubt who was boss in the first graded stakes of 2013 at Gulfstream Park aft...
Gulfstream Park: 3-year-olds get first tests in Gulfstream Park Derby and Spectacular Bid for Kentucky Derby - January 1, 2013
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – It may be a little early for Kentucky Derby fever. But the bug will definitely be in the air on Tues...
Santa Anita: Qaraaba makes going last to first look easy in Frankel Stakes - December 31, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif .- For a closer, Qaraaba’s wins have little drama.She closed from last to win her U.S. debut in an optional cl...
Santa Anita: Comma to the Top goes over $1 million mark with Daytona Stakes score - December 30, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. - With a new jockey, Comma to the Top was up to his old habits on Saturday, racing bravely on the lead to win the $100,...
Hovdey: Summarizing the 2012 season in horsemen's parlance - December 29, 2012
I have no idea why people talk to me. During telephone conversations I am curt, ill-humored, and interrupt frequently, then hang up wit...
Gulfstream Park: Action Andy has just one thing to prove in Mr. Prospector - December 28, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Action Andy can do almost anything. He’s won going short and won going long. He’...
2012 Year In Review: I'll Have Another embodied season of defections, debate - December 28, 2012
I’ll Have Another. His owner, Paul Reddam, said the colt was named for the extra cookies he would request each night, a sugar...
Silentio speaks volumes on Sunday Silence's influence - December 28, 2012
Most of the headlines from Santa Anita’s opening day Wednesday were a variation on the Mandella & Son angle, lauding ...
Santa Anita: Book Review's La Brea win may hurt My Miss Aurelia's Eclipse chances - December 27, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. – Eclipse Award voters who responsibly waited until the La Brea Stakes was run on Wednesday at Santa Anita wi...
Santa Anita: Jimmy Creed gets the trip and the win in Malibu - December 27, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. - Staying out of trouble – or specifically, racing in the clear – made Jimmy Creed a Grade 1 winner...
Santa Anita: My Miss Aurelia looks to nail down Eclipse Award in La Brea - December 26, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. – My Miss Aurelia was the champion 2-year-old filly of 2011, but her bid to repeat at age 3 in 2012 was seemi...
Santa Anita: Time for Kentucky Derby contenders to make themselves known - December 25, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. – The horses who will make up California’s Kentucky Derby crop next spring did not acquit themselve...
Malibu, La Brea could be New Year's gifts - December 25, 2012
In one sense, Santa Anita Park tradition is to be admired for its disregard of the 12-month horse racing calendar. To stage a glorious ...
Santa Anita opens with a gift for pick-six bettors - December 24, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. – Holiday festivities continue one day after Christmas, on Dec. 26, when Santa Anita launches its 2012-13 win...
Gulfstream Park: El Commodore returning after break - December 23, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Greg Griffith knew 20 minutes before El Commodore’s last start, in the Japan Racin...
Gulfstream Park: Post Position 14 in El Prado stakes no problem for Nikki's Sandcastle - December 22, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Trainer David Kassen said he contemplated scratching Nikki’s Sandcastle after drawing post position ...
Gulfstream Park: Mucho Macho Man to kick off 2013 schedule in Sunshine Millions Classic - December 21, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Mucho Macho Man, who ran the race of his life only to come out second best behind Fort Larned in the...
Fair Grounds: Daisy Devine finds herself in position of favorite for horse racing Blushing K.D. - December 21, 2012
Daisy Devine has thrived as the underdog in horse racing. Owner James Miller purchased her for a mere $5,500 as a yearling, one of the ...
Gulfstream Park: Get Serious, Teaks North bring back class to El Prado Stakes - December 21, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.– There are two millionaires among the 16 horses entered for Saturday’s $75,000 El Prado Stak...
Gulfstream Park: El Padrino begins comeback in Wednesday feature - December 19, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – El Padrino’s 3-year-old season started on a high note at Gulfstream Park, and trainer Todd...
Hollywood Park: Dubai World Cup card first 2013 major objective for Grandeur - December 18, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Grandeur, the winner of the Grade 2 Hollywood Turf Cup on Saturday, will leave California for England in coming wee...
Hollywood Park: Weewinnin pays $122 for stunning win in King Glorious - December 17, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Horse owner Jeremy Peskoff was on the phone to his mother a few minutes after Weewinnin pulled a shocking upset in ...
Hollywood Park: Fountain of Youth or Risen Star likely target for Violence - December 16, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The unbeaten Violence, who shipped from New York to California to make off with the Grade 1 CashCall Futu...
Hollywood Park: Pletcher brings Violence cross country for CashCall Futurity - December 16, 2012
California, here he comes. Trainer Todd Pletcher shipped west six weeks ago and made off with the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with...
Kentucky Derby Contenders: Reddam may get to present CashCall Futurity trophy to himself - December 14, 2012
In terms of being among the serious contenders for the Kentucky Derby betting at Churchill Downs the following year, it can be argued t...
Gulfstream Park: Fort Larned resting up for 2013 campaign - December 13, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Fort Larned has taken up residence under trainer Ian Wilkes’s shed at the Palm Meadows tra...
Gulfstream Park: South Beach Stakes favorite Romacaca must cope with lots of other early speed - December 9, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla – From a handicapping standpoint, three facts immediately stand out when assessing Sunday’s $...
Gulfstream Park: Dust and Diamonds looks hard to handle in Sugar Swirl - December 8, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Todd Pletcher’s powerhouse stable got even more powerful last month with the addit...
Hollywood Park: Executiveprivilege out for big finish in Hollywood Starlet Stakes - December 7, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The only blemish on Executiveprivilege’s six-race campaign is a second-place finish in the Bree...
Gulfstream Park notes: Rodriguez, My Happy Face settle in for the winter - December 6, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is hoping the decision to skip both the Breeders’ Cup and Aqueduct ...
