IN HER FIRST START FOR BAFFERT, MARLEY’S FREEDOM RATES BIG CHANCE FROM OUTSIDE POST   ARCADIA, Calif. (May 25, 2018)–Trainer Jeff Bonde’s brilliant California-bred Miss Sunset returns to Santa Anita on Sunday and looms a short-priced favorite versus four rivals in the Grade III, $100,000 Desert Stormer for fillies and mares three and up […]

  A TOTAL OF 170 KENTUCKY DERBY QUALIFYING POINTS AT STAKE, WITH 100 TO THE WINNER   ARCADIA, Calif. (April 4, 2018)–It’s game on in Saturday’s Grade I, $1 million Santa Anita Derby as multiple graded stakes winner Bolt d’Oro faces off with rising superstar Justify and five other sophomores at a mile and one […]

  ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2018)–A joint third while full of run a furlong out, Steve Moger’s Gotham Desire found room between horses and surged to a half length win under Tiago Pereira in Friday’s $56,000 allowance feature at Santa Anita.  Trained by Moger’s brother, Ed Moger, Jr., Gotham Desire, who was adding blinkers and […]

  RACE IS ONE OF TWO ONE MILE TURF STAKES ON SPECIAL NINE-RACE HOLIDAY CARD                   ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2017)–David and Holly Wilson’s Count Alexander ships west from Toronto, Canada and heads a wide-open field of 12 two year olds going one mile on turf in Monday’s $100,000 Zuma Beach Stakes at Santa […]

  CONNER MAKES WINNING FIRST IMPRESSION AT SANTA ANITA THREE-VICTORY OPENING DAY LANDMARK FOR TRAINER RUIS INORDINATE IS READY FOR SUNDAY’S GRADE II JOHN HENRY   MEMORABLE FIRSTS FOR JOCKEY TYLER CONNER Several firsts went by the boards Friday when jockey Tyler Conner won the Grade III Eddie D. Stakes on Mr. Roary at odds […]

  ARCADIA, Calif. (May 14, 2017)–Bob Baffert’s Faypien cruised to dueling leaders Princess Karen and Selcourt a quarter mile out and went on to hold off stablemate Noted and Quoted by a half length in winning Sunday’s $75,000 Angels Flight Stakes at Santa Anita.  Ridden by Joe Talamo, Faypien covered seven furlongs in 1:23.21. “After […]

On Sunday, April 23, Santa Anita Park hosted over 50 photographers of all experience levels. Not only did the photographers get to take images from restricted and unique areas, including the far turn, but they also enjoyed a breakfast buffet while participating in a Q & A with our expert panel, which included Hall of […]

  Eddie Olczyk, Laffit Pincay Headline Team of Expert Handicappers   May 3, 2017 (Washington, PA) – Leading online wagering provider, Xpressbet, is excited to announce that its free 2017 Kentucky Derby Wager Guide is now available.  The definitive Guide for betting the ‘Run for the Roses,’ Xpressbet’s Wager Guide is loaded with expert analysis, […]

10 New Venues in Los Angeles for Spring Meetings & Events #5. The 100 to 1 Club In January, Santa Anita Park unveiled its newest destination, the 100 to 1 Club. The revamped space offers panoramic views of the racetrack in a luxury lounge atmosphere. The new club spans 4,000 square feet at the first turn […]

Get to know Stronach Group’s Senior Vice-President of West Coast Operations, Mr. Joe Morris.  A man of distinction, Morris is always on-hand to make sure things are running smoothly at Santa Anita Park. Though he can be seen walking the grounds on a daily basis, most fans do not know his origins, his dedication to […]