Santa Anita News

OLD No. 98: Santa Anita’s beloved Paddock Captain John Shear is flanked by jockeys Agapito Delgadillo and Geovanni Franco as he accepts congratulations on his 98th birthday

OLD No. 98: Santa Anita’s beloved Paddock Captain John Shear is flanked by jockeys Agapito Delgadillo and Geovanni Franco as he accepts congratulations on his 98th birthday in the Winner’s Circle following Friday’s 6th race. A London, England native, Shear adheres to a faithful workout regimen that includes 30 pushups each morning.

SANTA ANITA SET TO GUARANTEE $2 MILLION SINGLE TICKET PICK SIX JACKPOT ON SATURDAY

SANTA ANITA SET TO GUARANTEE $2 MILLION SINGLE TICKET PICK SIX JACKPOT ON SATURDAY; POPULAR 20 CENT WAGER TO HAVE HUGE JACKPOT GUARANTEE FOR EIGHT RACING DAYS PRIOR TO MANDATORY PAYOUT FEB. 2 SANTA ANITA ALSO ANNOUNCES A RETURN TO TURF RACING ON SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2019)–In an unprecedented move, Santa Anita Park […]

VASILIKA, AMANDINE & LA SARDANE HEAD MONDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 MEGAHERTZ STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF

VASILIKA, AMANDINE & LA SARDANE HEAD MONDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 MEGAHERTZ STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY MONDAY IS ALSO DOLLAR DAY AT SANTA ANITA, WITH ONE DOLLAR BEERS & SODAS AS WELL AS TWO DOLLAR HOT DOGS; FIRST POST TIME AT 12 NOON ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2019)–Jerry Hollendorfer’s […]

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019

ACCELERATE NEARS HIS FINAL BREEZE FOR PEGASUS ST. JOE BAY WILL TRY TO UPSET HIS FORMER TRAINER ASTRA DISTANCE SUITS LATE CLOSER LYNNE’S LEGACY MACHOWSKY LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS NEW ENDEAVOR TODAY’S STRONACH 5 HAS A $50,000 GUARANTEED POOL JOHN SHEAR TO LIGHT 98 CANDLES AFTER RACE 6 TODAY ACCELERATE LIKELY TO BREEZE SATURDAY FOR […]

PLEIN AIR, INDIA MANTUANA & AMBOSELI ALL PROMINENT AMONG 10 FILLIES & MARES IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ASTRA STAKES AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF

PLEIN AIR, INDIA MANTUANA & AMBOSELI ALL PROMINENT AMONG 10 FILLIES & MARES IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ASTRA STAKES AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 10-RACE CARD AT 12 NOON ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2019)–Bob Baffert’s Irish-bred Plein Air is back to defend her title in Sunday’s Grade […]

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN – THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019

TOUCHED BY AUTISM IS ALREADY A WINNER HOLLENDORFER HAS TWO STAKES COOKING JOHN SHEAR CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY NO. 98 HEAVY RAINS CANCEL THURSDAY’S RACES THREE ON TURF FOR FRIDAY’S STRONACH 5 FORMER TRAINER MARIKIAN PASSES AT 79 PALOS VERDES A FEEL-GOOD STORY WIN OR LOSE If Touched by Autism wins Saturday’s Grade II Palos Verdes Stakes, […]

SANTA ANITA TO GUARANTEE $2 MILLION SINGLE TICKET PICK SIX JACKPOTS BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY

SANTA ANITA TO GUARANTEE $2 MILLION SINGLE TICKET PICK SIX JACKPOTS BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY; POPULAR 20 CENT WAGER TO HAVE JACKPOT GUARANTEE FOR EIGHT RACING DAYS PRIOR TO MANDATORY PAYOUT FEB. 2 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2019)–In an unprecedented move, Santa Anita Park has announced that beginning this Saturday, Jan. 19, Santa Anita will guarantee […]

SANTA ANITA CANCELS THURSDAY’S EIGHT-RACE CARD AS ARCADIA AREA CONTINUES TO BE HIT WITH HEAVY RAINFALL

SANTA ANITA CANCELS THURSDAY’S EIGHT-RACE CARD AS ARCADIA AREA CONTINUES TO BE HIT WITH HEAVY RAINFALL, LOCAL FLOODING SANTA ANITA OPEN WITH FREE ADMISSION & PARKING FOR SIMULCAST WAGERING ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2019)–Due to heavy overnight rains and a 100 percent likelihood of continued wet weather, Santa Anita Park has cancelled Thursday’s eight-race card, […]

Jeff Siegel’s Santa Anita Post-Mortem – Thru Week 3 (Jan. 10 – Jan. 13, 2019)

SANTA ANITA POST-MORTEM – SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019 It’s never easy for a first-time starter to win around two turns, especially when it’s a filly being tackling colts. Bold Mongolian faced such a task in today’s sixth race, a maiden $30,000 claimer over a mile on the main track, yet she came within a whisker […]

TWO-TIME BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT CHAMP ROY H BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES AT SIX FURLONGS

TWO-TIME BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT CHAMP ROY H BACK TO DEFEND TITLE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES AT SIX FURLONGS SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 10-RACE CARD SET AT 12 NOON ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2019)–Two-time Breeders’ Cup Champ and reigning Eclipse Award Sprinter Roy H heads a field of six older […]