Santa Anita News

Santa Anita Admission Gates Open At 7:15 A.M. On Preakness Day, Saturday

SANTA ANITA ADMISSION GATES OPEN AT 7:15 A.M. ON PREAKNESS DAY, SATURDAY; POST TIME FOR ‘MIDDLE JEWEL’ IS AT 4:01 PT FANS REMINDED THAT MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 30, IS ALSO DOLLAR DAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif. (May 19, 2022)–Admission gates will open early this Saturday, Preakness Stakes Day at Santa Anita […]

D’Amato-Trained Leggs Galore Looms Short Priced Favorite In Saturday’s $75,000 Mizdirection Stakes

D’AMATO-TRAINED LEGGS GALORE LOOMS SHORT PRICED FAVORITE IN SATURDAY’S $75,000 MIZDIRECTION STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (May 18, 2022)–A front-running win machine, William Sims’ homebred Leggs Galore looms a standout among five rival fillies and mares in Saturday’s $75,000 Mizdirection Stakes at about 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s […]

Roman Centurian Takes $69,000 Santa Anita Allowance Feature Via DQ

ROMAN CENTURIAN TAKES $69,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE VIA DQ AS FAVORED SPECIAL RIDE FLAGGED FOR INTERFERENCE AT THE START ARCADIA, Calif. (May 15, 2022)–Slammed hard leaving the starting gate by 4-5 favorite Special Ride, the Simon Callaghan-trained Roman Centurian, who finished second by three quarters of a length, was awarded first money via […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Sunday, May 15, 2022

BLINKERS BACK ON HAPPY JACK FOR PREAKNESS MONSTER MEMORIAL DAY IS SET FOR SANTA ANITA POWELL HOPES TO KEEP WINNING IN MIZDIRECTION MALIBU WINNER FLIGHTLINE TO WORK MONDAY HAPPY JACK ‘IN GOOD SHAPE’ FOR PREAKNESS Happy Jack, who finished 14th by 19 lengths behind upstart 80-1 winner Rich Strike in the Kentucky Derby, is […]

Long Fused Neige Blanche Rallies To Win Grade III, $125,000 Santa Barbara Stakes For Second Consecutive Year

LONG FUSED NEIGE BLANCHE RALLIES TO WIN GRADE III, $125,000 SANTA BARBARA STAKES FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AS SHE WINS BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS WHILE GETTING 1 ½ MILES ON TURF IN 2:27.55 ARCADIA, Calif. (May 14, 2022)–Long fused Neige Blanche, who like her trainer, was born in France, overhauled favored Queen Goddess in […]

$125,000, GRADE III, SANTA BARBARA STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, NEIGE BLANCHE, WINNER: “My filly loves the distance. You know, she loves running behind horses and that helps her to relax pretty well. Sometimes, when she’s on the outside, in the clear, she tries to run off a little bit. Today, we sat behind the pace and she relaxed well […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Saturday, May 14, 2022

SMOOTH LIKE STRAIT EYES A SHOEMAKER REPEAT MONSTER MEMORIAL DAY IS SET FOR SANTA ANITA WONG HAS FOUR OPTIONS FOR THE MIZDIRECTION BREEDER LOVINGER DOMINATES JUVENILE EVENT SMOOTH LIKE STRAIT TO DEFEND SHOEMAKER WIN Smooth Like Strait will seek to become only the sixth back-to-back winner of the Grade I Shoemaker Mile when the prestigious […]

Stable Notes by Ed Golden for Friday, May 13, 2022

• YAKTEEN MULLS NEXT MOVE FOR TAIBA, MESSIER • D’AMATO AIMS FOR A SANTA BARBARA SURPRISE • BELHOLDER THE NEWEST HALL OF FAME MEMBER • ECLIPSE CHAMPION CE CE BREEZES A HALF MILE • MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY OFFERS GREAT RACING & MORE YAKTEEN REGROUPING AFTER DERBY DEFEATS Taiba and Messier are back home at Santa […]

Queen Goddess Bids For Third Stakes Win Of Meet As She Heads Saturday’s Grade III, $125,000 Santa Barbara

McCARTHY’S QUEEN GODDESS BIDS FOR THIRD STAKES WIN OF MEET AS SHE HEADS SATURDAY‘S GRADE III, $125,000 SANTA BARBARA AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (May 11, 2022)–A Grade I winner on opening day, Dec. 26, the Michael McCarthy-trained Queen Goddess bids for her third graded stakes win of the meet as […]

Little Red Feather’s Elm Drive Cruises To 2 ¼ Length Win In $75,000 Angel’s Flight Stakes

LITTLE RED FEATHER’S ELM DRIVE CRUISES TO 2 ¼ LENGTH WIN IN $75,000 ANGEL’S FLIGHT STAKES AS D’AMATO & GONZALEZ TEAM FOR SEVEN FURLONG SCORE IN 1:23.97 ARCADIA, Calif. (May 8, 2022)–The Phil D’Amato train not only rolls on, it’s picking up steam, as the San Pedro, CA native knocked down his second stakes […]