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COVID-19 Health & Safety Update

At 1/ST & Santa Anita Park, the health and safety of you, our guest, is our top priority. UPDATE – JULY 1 Santa Anita Park will be closed for simulcast indefinitely per order of the Governor’s Office. Wager on the official Betting App of Santa Anita Park: 1/ST BET > UPDATE – JUNE 24 Santa […]

Santa Anita Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot Pool Of $6.7 Million Results In Payoff Of $12,304.70

MASSIVE TOTAL SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT POOL OF $6.7 MILLION RESULTS IN PAYOFF OF $12,304.70 ON 439 WINNING TICKETS PRAT & MILLER FINISH ON TOP AS SANTA ANITA’S 60-DAY WINTER SPRING MEET CLOSES ARCADIA, Calif. (June 21, 2020)–With $5,649,128 in new money wagered, Sunday’s total 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot pool reached […]

AMERICAN STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020

JOCKEY QUOTES VICTOR ESPINOZA, BLITZKRIEG, WINNER: “When I walked out of the room I was talking to Leandro (Mora) and I asked him, ‘ What do you think?’ He said, ‘I think the only chance we have is just to send him and hopefully I could go wire to wire.’ It […]

Blitzkrieg Leads Throughout And Wins Grade III, $100, 000 American Stakes

LONGSHOT BLITZKRIEG LEADS THROUGHOUT AND WINS GRADE III, $100,000 AMERICAN STAKES BY ONE LENGTH AS ESPINOZA & O’NEILL TEAM FOR ONE MILE TURF SCORE IN 1:33.46 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 21, 2020)–With a solid work under his belt and a post position advantage, trainer Doug O’Neill’s Blitzkrieg was hustled to the lead and made every pole […]

MELAIR STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020

JOCKEY QUOTES JORGE VELEZ, WARREN’S SHOWTIME, WINNER: ” This time her post position was better than the last two times she was on the dirt. I ride this filly very comfortably; she did a good job. “I feel really happy and I’m very grateful to Craig Lewis, the owners and all […]

Warren’s Showtime Rolls To One Length Win In $150,000 Melair Stakes

VERSATILE WARREN’S SHOWTIME ROLLS TO ONE LENGTH WIN IN $150,000 MELAIR STAKES AS VELEZ & LEWIS TEAM FOR 1 1/16 MILE WIN IN 1:44.29 SPONSORED BY THE CTBA, RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES ARCADIA, Calif. (June 21, 2020)–Ben and Sally Warren’s versatile homebred Warren’s Showtime, a three-time stakes winner on grass, relaxed […]

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020

JOCKEY QUOTES UMBERTO RISPOLI, RED KING, WINNER: “It’s fantastic. It was my first time going from the top of the downhill and I couldn’t understand how we cannot race so much on this track, it is beautiful. The grass is amazing, it’s a really good track. It’s been a long time […]

Red King Rallies To Win Grade III, $100,000 San Juan Capistrano Stakes

RED KING RULES THE DAY AT SANTA ANITA, AS HE RALLIES TO WIN GRADE III, $100,000 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES 4 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER RISPOLI; TRAINED BY D’AMATO, HE GETS 1 ¾ MILES ON TURF IN 2:46.67 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 21, 2020)–Third in the race a year ago, Red King took center stage in the […]

SIREN LURE STAKES QUOTES-SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020

JOCKEY QUOTES RUBEN FUENTES, BIG RUNNUER, WINNER: “He focuses a little more (with blinkers). He is certainly more aggressive but yet he’s a horse you can control. He can be off the pace if the pace is fast. Today, nobody wanted to lead for some reason. I didn’t hear anybody send […]

Big Runneur Takes $75,000 Siren Lure Stakes

BIG RUNNEUR TAKES COMMAND EARLY AND SCOOTS TO 1 ¼ LENGTH WIN IN $75,000 SIREN LURE STAKES AS GARCIA & FUENTES TEAM FOR 5 ½ FURLONG TURF WIN IN 1:01.05 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 21, 2020)–After a brief head and head tussle for early supremacy, the Victor Garcia-trained Big Runneur gained the advantage three furlongs out […]