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Barretts to begin sales Thursday at new venue

At a permanent new venue, Barretts Sales is relaunching its brand at the May 28 2-year-olds in training sales at Del Mar, hoping to transfer the success of recent decades at its Pomona location to the popular beachside racetrack. Barretts ceased holding sales on the Los Angeles County fairgrounds in Pomona after its 2-year-olds in training sale in February, and moved its offices to Arcadia, Calif., near Santa Anita racetrack, earlier this spring.

Steve AndersenMay 22, 2015

Divine Oath ships in for Charles Whittingham

Only five horses were entered for Sunday’s $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes at 1 1/2 miles on turf at Santa Anita, and one of them is from out of town – Divine Oath, the multiple stakes winner trained in New York by Todd Pletcher.

Steve AndersenMay 22, 2015

Hammersly: Santa Anita pick four play for Saturday, May 23

Some good-sized competitive fields give the end-of-the-card pick four some appeal. There are a couple fairly heavy favorites, but they’re not unbeatable, so if you can topple them, you can eliminate many other tickets.

Michael HammerslyMay 22, 2015

Gulfstream: Clash of hot trainer vs. hot horse

Something will have to give when Kirk Ziadie, one of the hottest trainers on the planet, and Competitive Player, one of the hottest horses on the grounds, square off in Sunday’s $40,000 co-feature at Gulfstream Park.

Mike WelschMay 22, 2015

McKnight enjoying fast start to Woodbine meet

Trainer Norm McKnight has gotten off to a hot start through the first six weeks of the Woodbine meet, with 10 wins from 28 starters. McKnight entered Friday’s card one win behind Mark Casse for the lead in Woodbine’s trainer standings.

Alex CampbellMay 22, 2015

Geller new race-caller at Woodbine

Robert Geller has been hired as Woodbine’s new race caller, replacing the popular Dan Loiselle, who is retiring May 31. Geller, a 55-year-old native of Birmingham, England, has been the track announcer at Emerald Downs since it opened in 1996.

Ron GierkinkMay 22, 2015

Green Doctor should be fitter for Selene Stakes

Green Doctor will look to continue on the road to the Woodbine Oaks in Sunday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Selene Stakes at Woodbine. She is one of four 3-year-old fillies in the Selene field who are eligible for the Woodbine Oaks on June 14, a race that trainer John LeBlanc Jr. said is very much the goal.

Alex CampbellMay 22, 2015

Handle at California tracks up 12 percent in April

Helped by two additional days of Thoroughbred racing, handle at all California racetracks grew by 12 percent in April, pushing year-to-date figures into positive territory for the first time since the end of February, according to data presented at Thursday’s California Horse Racing Board meeting by executive director Rick Baedeker.

Steve AndersenMay 22, 2015

Hastings: Commander looks to bounce back

Commander looks to bounce back in Sunday feature

Commander has been one of the leaders in the older handicap division in western Canada since 2012. He won the Grade 3 BC Premier’s Handicap at Hastings in 2012 and 2013, and he’s been almost unbeatable at Northlands Park, compiling a 9-1-1 record from 11 starts in Edmonton.

Randy GouldingMay 22, 2015

Monmouth: Rested runners look to fire fresh

Rested runners look to fire fresh in Monmouth Beach

The eight entrants in the $75,000 Monmouth Beach Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sunday have plenty of questions to answer.

Jim DunleavyMay 22, 2015

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