Santa Anita News

SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT CARRYOVER OF $512,056 INTO THURSDAY; 31 WINNING TICKETS TODAY EACH WORTH $4,624.30

EIGHT-RACE CARD ON TAP FOR THURSDAY, FIRST POST TIME AT 1 P.M. ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2018)–Santa Anita’s popular 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot remained elusive on Sunday, as there were 31 winning tickets with all six winning horses on top, resulting in a Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot carryover of $512,056 into Thursday’s […]

HEAVILY FAVORED CHASING YESTERDAY UP TO WIN $75,000 ANOAKIA STAKES BY A HALF LENGTH UNDER VAN DYKE; TRAINED BY BAFFERT, SUMMER WIND HOMEBRED GETS SIX FURLONGS IN 1:09.86

WINNER IS A HALF SISTER TO TRIPLE CROWN WINNER AMERICAN PHAROAH ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2018)–A return to the home-front proved an elixir for heavily favored Chasing Yesterday, as she ran down talented It’sjustanillusion late to win Sunday’s $75,000 Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita by a half length under Drayden Van Dyke. A chestnut […]

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN – SUNDAY, OCT. 14, 2018

CLASSIC BREEDERS’ CUP WORKS AT SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT $450,619 FOR TODAY BARRETTS EQUINE TO HOLD FINAL SALE TUESDAY WEST COAST, McKINZIE, ACCELERATE DRILL FOR CLASSIC Bob Baffert seeks to add to his record of three Breeders’ Cup Classic wins–all consecutive–with West Coast and McKinzie in this year’s edition of the $6 […]

SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT CARRYOVER OF $450,619.30 INTO SUNDAY; 134 WINNING TICKETS TODAY EACH WORTH $827.80

ALTHOUGH TODAY’S RAINBOW SIX WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY 16 SURFACE-RELATED SCRATCHES, TURF & DIRT CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO NORMAL ON SUNDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 13, 2018)–For the 10th consecutive racing day, Santa Anita’s popular 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot went unsolved on Saturday, resulting in a Jackpot carryover into Sunday of $450,619.30. […]

CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP STAKES QUOTES – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018

JOCKEY QUOTES TIAGO PEREIRA, LOVE A HONEYBADGER, WINNER: “She’s a nice filly. I won a couple on her when Brian Koriner had her and I want to thank Pete for staying with me today. Five eighths is a good distance for her. We had a good break, she relaxed and she was full of […]

LOVE A HONEYBADGER GOES GATE TO WIRE TO WIN $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS; TRAINED BY MILLER, BUSHWACKER FILLY GETS FIVE FURLONGS in 56.56 ON MAIN TRACK LISTED AS ‘GOOD’

RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED HORSES ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 13, 2018)–In a race originally scheduled for turf, trainer Peter Miller’s Love a Honeybadger relished a main track listed as “good” as she repelled a stubborn challenge by favored S Y Sky to take Saturday’s $100,000 California Distaff […]

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018

ACCELERATE’S WORK IS DELAYED UNTIL SUNDAY WATCH ME BURN COULD SIZZLE IN THE ANOAKIA HESS AND STEVENS COMBINE FOR THE TRIFECTA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT $403,214 FOR TODAY RAIN ALTERS TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR ACCELERATE A soaking rain forced the closing of Santa Anita’s main track for training Saturday, postponing the scheduled workout for Breeders’ […]

SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT CARRYOVER OF $403,214 INTO SATURDAY; 13 WINNING TICKETS TODAY EACH WORTH $6,957.50

RAINBOW SIX FIELD SIZE FOR SATURDAY AT 10.3 HORSES PER RACE ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2018)–With a 10-race card on tap, there is a 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot carryover of $403,214 heading into Saturday at Santa Anita. With a Jackpot carryover of $364,450.75 up for grabs today, there was $169,305 in “new […]

FAVORED AMUSE COMES OFF BENCH TO TAKE SANTA ANITA $50,000 MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT BY 5 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER SMITH; TRAINED BY MANDELLA, SHE GETS SIX FURLONGS IN 1:10.43

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2018)–Unraced since running fourth at first asking on July 21, the Richard Mandella-trained Amuse made short work of seven rivals in taking Santa Anita’s $50,000 maiden special weight feature by 5 ¼ lengths Friday as she shortened up in distance and transitioned to dirt with aplomb, getting six furlongs under Mike […]

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018

CLOCKER: JUSTIFY OVER ACCELERATE FOR HOY VICTOR ESPINOZA WORKING TOWARDS RETURN BONDE HOPES TO GET ISMELUCKY ON SATURDAY SINGLE TICKET A MAJOR MISS IN RAINBOW PICK SIX POPULAR FRIDAY ‘HAPPY HOUR’ CONTINUES TODAY JUSTIFY TOPS ACCELERATE FOR HORSE OF THE YEAR, CLOCKER SAYS A victory by Accelerate in the Breeders’ Cup Classic would enhance […]