Santa Anita Park

December 01, 2013
Hollywood Park notes: Full Ransom targets Blue Norther Stakes
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Full Ransom, the winner of Saturday’s $100,250 Miesque Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, is likely to start early in the Santa Anita meeting in the Blue Norther Stakes over a mile on turf.
November 28, 2013
Santa Anita boosts purses for 20 graded stakes for winter-spring meet
Santa Anita for its upcoming meeting has revamped its list of stakes leading to the Santa Anita Handicap in March, increased purses for 20 graded stakes, and boosted the purse of the Santa Anita Derby to seven figures for the first time since 2011.
November 03, 2013
Santa Anita: Egg Drop holds on by head in Goldikova
Egg Drop won her second consecutive Grade 2 race in Sunday’s $151,000 Goldikova Stakes on the final day of the Santa Anita autumn meeting.
Wise Dan emerges from Breeders' Cup as Horse of the Year front-runner
After Game On Dude faded to ninth in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, with Princess of Sylmar finished last of six in the Distaff on Friday, Wise Dan becomes the front-runner to repeat as Horse of the Year following his victory on Saturday in ...
Breeders' Cup Juvenile: Baffert hopeful New Year's Day is his 2014 Kentucky Derby horse
New Year’s Day had barely crossed the finish line in the eighth race at Santa Anita on the first Saturday in November before trainer Bob Baffert started thinking about the 11th race on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs.
Breeders' Cup Turf: Magician, The Fugue, Indy Point could meet again
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If Magician returns to Santa Anita for the Breeders' Cup Turf on Nov. 1, 2014, he could face the second- and third-place runners from Saturday’s race – The Fugue and Indy Point.
Breeders' Cup: Caracortado now pointing to Hollywood Turf Express
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Mike Machowsky said the hoof abscess bothering Caracortado is so minor that he hopes his homebred gelding will be ready for the $100,000 Hollywood Turf Express on Dec. 8.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies: Ria Antonia's owner has big plans
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Ron Paolucci, the co-owner of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Ria Antonia, mentioned he would like to see her challenge males next season in races such as the Sunland Park Derby, a stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby.
Breeders' Cup Distaff: Beholder will race as 4-year-old in 2014
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Beholder, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2012 who won the biggest race of her career in Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff, will stay in training in 2014, trainer Richard Mandella said on Sunday.
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint: Groupie Doll's win closes fun era for Bradleys
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Buff Bradley, whose 14 graded stakes wins in more than two decades of training horses have all come through two-time Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare champion Groupie Doll (8) and Brass Hat (6), fully knows he might not ever pass this way again.