Santa Anita News

Santa Anita 20 Cent Single Ticket Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot Carryover Of $555,554 Into Eight-Race Card Friday

SANTA ANITA 20 CENT SINGLE TICKET RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT CARRYOVER OF $555,554 INTO EIGHT-RACE CARD FRIDAY, WITH FIRST POST AT 12:30 P.M. ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2021)–There were no perfect tickets in Santa Anita’s popular 20 cent Single Ticket Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot on Monday, resulting in a sizeable Jackpot carryover of $555,554 […]

Heavily Favored Mucho Unusual Takes Grade III, $100,000 Megahertz Stakes

HEAVILY FAVORED MUCHO UNUSUAL TAKES GRADE III, $100,000 MEGAHERTZ STAKES BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH UNDER ROSARIO; KRIKORIAN HOMEBRED, TRAINED BY YAKTEEN, GETS MILE ON TURF IN 1:35.89 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2021)–Although spring training in Arizona and Florida is a month and a half away, George Krikorian’s homebred Mucho Unusual nonetheless […]

MEGAHERTZ STAKES QUOTES-MONDAY, JAN. 18, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES JOEL ROSARIO, MUCHO UNUSUAL, WINNER: “I just got a good break and see what I had. I went to the first turn and it looked like the one horse (Brooke) really wanted to go to the lead, so I just waited behind that one a little bit. This horse is really good, […]

‘The Tin Man Turf Starter Distance Series’ To Debut At Santa Anita On Saturday As Older Horses Go 1 1/8 Miles On Grass

INAUGURAL ‘THE TIN MAN TURF STARTER DISTANCE SERIES’ TO DEBUT AT SANTA ANITA ON SATURDAY AS OLDER HORSES GO 1 1/8 MILES ON GRASS MARATHON ROUTES WILL BE RUN OVER ICONIC CAMINO REAL DOWNHILL TURF COURSE ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2021)–Santa Anita’s inaugural “The Tin Man Turf Starter Distance Series” will debut this […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Monday, January 18, 2021

ECLIPSE BONANZA LOOMS FOR BAFFERT MILLER HAS TWO SET FOR PALOS VERDES IDOL EYES BIG ‘CAP PREP SAN PASQUAL BAFFERT: ECLIPSE AWARDS ARE ABOUT THE HORSES If Bob Baffert keeps winning Eclipse Awards in bunches, he might have to open his own private Hall of Fame. The two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer will add at […]

Santa Anita 20 Cent Single Ticket Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot Carryover Of $481,864 Into Monday

SANTA ANITA 20 CENT SINGLE TICKET RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT CARRYOVER OF $481,864 INTO MONDAY; FIRST POST FOR NINE-RACE CARD IS AT 12:30 P.M. ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2021)–With special Martin Luther King Day racing available at Santa Anita on Monday, there is a sizeable carryover of $481,864 into Monday’s 20 cent Single Ticket […]

Stablemates Quick & Hermaphrodite Separated By Nose After Mile & One Half On Turf As Sadler Runs One-Two In Grade III, $100, 000 Astra Stakes

STABLEMATES QUICK & HERMAPHRODITE SEPARATED BY NOSE AFTER MILE & ONE HALF ON TURF AS SADLER RUNS ONE-TWO IN GRADE III, $100,000 ASTRA STAKES IN HIS LONE APPEARANCE OF THE DAY, RISPOLI REGISTERS HIS FOURTH STAKES WIN OF THE MEET ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2021)–In the midst of a four-day riding suspension, Umberto […]

ASTRA STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JAN. 17, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES UMBERTO RISPOLI, QUICK, WINNER: “I planned in my mind to go forward and sit outside the lead. Obviously she was ready to break, so she broke first before everybody, but she’s such a nice filly, she was a little bit excited today. I got a nice trip. Pace was not that fast, so I […]

Santa Anita Stable Notes Sunday, January 17, 2021

AX MAN TO RETURN IN GRADE III PALOS VERDES CHILEAN-BRED MAKES U.S. DEBUT IN MEGAHERTZ CENTENO WINS FIRST STAKES ON BRICKYARD RIDE JOHN SHEAR CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY TODAY REFRESHED AX MAN COMES BACK IN PALOS VERDES Ax Man, who has not raced since last July when he was fourth of five behind stablemate Maximum Security […]

Alfred Pais’ Hombred Brickyard Ride Totally Dominant In $150,000 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint

ALFRED PAIS’ HOMBRED BRICKYARD RIDE TOTALLY DOMINANT IN REGISTERING 3 ¼ LENGTH SCORE IN $150,000 DON VALPREDO CALIFORNIA CUP SPRINT; TRAINED BY LEWIS & RIDDEN BY CENTENO, HE GETS SIX FURLONGS IN 1:09.42 RACE IS PART OF CTBA’s LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2021)–Quick from the blocks and completely […]