Santa Anita News

Highly Successful ‘Ship & Win’ Program To Be Offered At Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet

HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ‘SHIP & WIN’ PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED AT SANTA ANITA’S AUTUMN MEET, WHICH OPENS OCT. 1 ARCADIA, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2021)–Encouraged by the tremendous success it has helped spark at the current Del Mar Summer Race Meeting, Santa Anita officials have announced the popular “Ship & Win” program, which began this past […]

Santa Anita’s Beloved Paddock Captain John Shear Retires; Track To Honor More Than 60 Years Of Dedicated Service On 2021 Autumn Meet Opener, Friday, Oct. 1

AT AGE 100, SANTA ANITA’S BELOVED PADDOCK CAPTAIN JOHN SHEAR RETIRES; TRACK TO HONOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE ON 2021 AUTUMN MEET OPENER, FRIDAY, OCT. 1 ARCADIA, Calif. (July 28, 2021)–The news came in a twitter post this past Monday. John Shear, Santa Anita’s 100-year-old Paddock Captain, made it official as […]

1/ST Technology Announces Abel Cedillo As Newest Brand Ambassador

1/ST TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES ABEL CEDILLO AS NEWEST BRAND AMBASSADOR STAR JOCKEY TO BE FACE OF 1/ST BET & XPRESSBET ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS, GIVEAWAYS & SWEEPSTAKES Washington, Pennsylvania, July 22, 2021 – 1/ST TECHNOLOGY is excited to announce its newest brand ambassador, leading jockey Abel Cedillo. 1/ST […]

STATEMENT FROM 1/ST IN SUPPORT OF SAVE AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN EQUINES (SAFE) ACT OF 2021

ARCADIA, CA (July 2, 2021) – “1/ST, as an industry leader in Thoroughbred horse racing committed to achieving the highest level of horse health and safety standards, wholly supports the recently introduced Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021, as well as any amendments to current or future federal legislation that would prohibit the transportation of horses destined for slaughter […]

$100,000, GRADE III, WILSHIRE QUOTES-SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, WARREN’S SHOWTIME, WINNER: “She’s really consistent, she’s a really nice filly. We’ve been knocking on the door the last few times, we were third, second, just missing the winner, but today I think the pace was key. That was a good pace for us because she was flying at the […]

Favored Warren’s Showtime Gets Pace To Run At & Rolls Late To Take Grade III, $100,000 Wilshire Stakes

FAVORED WARREN’S SHOWTIME GETS PACE TO RUN AT & ROLLS LATE TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 WILSHIRE STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS ARCADIA, Calif. (June 20, 2021)–Hard-hitting Warren’s Showtime got the early pace pressure she’s been craving the entire meet and took full advantage on closing day Sunday at Santa Anita, as she unfurled […]

$100,000, FASIG-TIPTON DEBUTANTE QUOTES-SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES TYLER BAZE, AT THE SPA, WINNER: “Before the first time I got on her in the morning, Jorge told me he had something special for me. I worked her and I told him he had a special one here. She pretty much showed how good she was first time out, she […]

California-Bred At The Spa Registers Authoritative 2 ¼ Length Win In $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Debutante

CALIFORNIA-BRED AT THE SPA REGISTERS AUTHORITATIVE 2 ¼ LENGTH WIN IN $100,000 FASIG-TIPTON DEBUTANTE; LOVINGIER HOMEBRED GETS FIVE FURLONGS IN 59.79 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 20, 2021)–A seven-length first-out maiden winner versus statebreds on May 7, Terry Lovingier’s homebred At the Spa made it look easy in open company on Sunday at Santa Anita, as […]

Consistent Restrainedvengence Wears Down Favored Neptune’s Storm To Take Grade III, $100,000 American Stakes

CONSISTENT RESTRAINEDVENGENCE WEARS DOWN FAVORED NEPTUNE’S STORM TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 AMERICAN STAKES BY A HALF LENGTH ARCADIA, Calif. (June 20, 2021)–Owner/trainer Val Brinkerhoff’s consistent 6-year-old gelding Restrainedvengence kept to his task and overhauled favored Neptune’s Storm late to notch his first-ever graded stakes victory, as he took Sunday’s Grade III, $100,000 American […]

GRADE III, $100,000, AMERICAN STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021

JOCKEY QUOTES TYLER BAZE, RESTRAINEDVENGENCE, WINNER: “He always tries. We kind of figured out a couple of things with him a couple of races ago, and he was real primed to run a huge race today. I won on him before in New Mexico and I had the chance to get back on him […]