Santa Anita News

Potential Rainbow Jackpot Pool Of $1 Million Up For Grabs Sunday

POTENTIAL RAINBOW JACKPOT POOL OF $1 MILLION UP FOR GRABS SUNDAY AS THERE WILL BE MANDATORY PAYOUTS IN ALL CLOSING DAY EXOTICS FIRST POST TIME FOR AN 11-RACE PROGRAM SET FOR 12:30 P.M. ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2020)–With the possibility of a $1 million 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot pool at stake, Santa […]

Diminutive Biddy Duke All Heart In Taking Grade III, $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes

DIMINUTIVE BIDDY DUKE ALL HEART IN TAKING GRADE III, $100,000 SENATOR KEN MADDY STAKES BY A HEAD AS HERNANDEZ & O’NEILL TEAM FOR 5 ½ FURLONG TURF WIN IN 1:02.03 ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2020)–Easily one of the smallest horses on the grounds, trainer Doug O’Neill’s speedy Biddy Duke showed tremendous gameness late in […]

SENATOR KEN MADDY STAKES QUOTES-SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 2020

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, BIDDY DUKE, WINNER: “She’s really fast and she’s one of the smallest horses I’ve ever ridden. I knew we were going fast, but she was comfortable, so I let her go. When she saw that other filly come to us, she really fought back. She’s small but she’s got a big […]

Stable Notes By Ed Golden – Saturday, October 24, 2020

NO SECRET TO RAYMUNDOS’ SUCCESS MO FORZA TO MISS BREEDERS’ CUP MILE FREQUENT FLYER ACE IS SET FOR LURE MANDATORY EXOTIC PAYOUTS SUNDAY AUTHENTIC IN BC BREEZE FOR BAFFERT D’AMATO AIMS FOR GRADE II GOLDIKOVA GOLD Phil D’Amato, winning at a 22 percent rate and ranked fourth among trainers with a 6-2-4 record from 27 […]

Mandatory Payouts Order Of The Day On Closing Day, Sunday At Santa Anita

MANDATORY PAYOUTS ORDER OF THE DAY ON CLOSING DAY, SUNDAY AT SANTA ANITA; 20 CENT RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT AND ALL OTHER ‘EXOTICS’ TO BE PAID OUT AS TRACK OFFERS 11 RACES WITH FIRST POST AT 12:30 P.M. SUNDAY’S ‘MANDATORY’ TOTAL RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT COULD APPROACH $1 MILLION ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 22, […]

Stable Notes By Ed Golden – Friday, October 23, 2020

McCARTHY HEADS ‘STRAIT’ TO THE TOP BALTAS FILLY FITS IN GRADE III MADDY FIRST POST AT 12:30 P.M. , MANDATORY PAYOUTS SUNDAY A FOND FAREWELL FOR BARRY ABRAMS McCARTHY’S STAR CONTINUES TO RISE Michael McCarthy’s humility came to the fore after he sent out City of Light to a dominating 5 ¾-length victory in […]

Mandatory Payouts Order Of The Day On Closing Day, Sunday At Santa Anita

French-Bred Murad Khan & English-Bred Gregorian Chant Head Sunday’s $70,000 Lure Stakes

FRENCH-BRED MURAD KHAN & ENGLISH-BRED GREGORIAN CHANT HEAD SUNDAY’S $70,000 LURE STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF MANDATORY PAYOUTS IN ALL CLOSING DAY EXOTICS, INCLUDING 20 CENT RAINBOW PICK SIX ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2020)–Doug O’Neill’s French-bred Murad Khan and Phil D’Amato’s English-bred Gregorian Chant head a field of a half dozen 3-year-olds and […]

Raymundos Secret & Maxim Rate Head Sunday’s Grade II, $200,000 Goldikova Stakes

RAYMUNDOS SECRET & MAXIM RATE HEAD SUNDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 GOLDIKOVA STAKES AT ONE MILE ON TURF MANDATORY PAYOUTS IN ALL CLOSING DAY EXOTICS, INCLUDING 20 CENT RAINBOW PICK SIX ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2020)–In top form and bidding for her third consecutive win, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Raymundos Secret, along with Simon Callaghan’s classy Maxim […]

1/ST APPOINTS AIDAN BUTLER as CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, 1/ST RACING and PRESIDENT, 1/ST CONTENT

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL (October 22, 2020) – 1/ST announced today the appointment of Aidan Butler to Chief Operating Officer, 1/ST RACING and to President, 1/ST CONTENT. Butler joined The Stronach Group in 2018 and has been front and center in California leading the racing operations teams at Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields as […]