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Santa Anita filed a petition for a writ of mandate against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state Department of Justice in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, seeking a return of 26 slot-styled parimutuel gaming machines seized by law enforcement officials at the track late Saturday afternoon.
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Speed Boat Beach has questions to answer in Friday's featured hillside turf sprint at Santa Anita. If trainer Bob Baffert is right, Speed Boat Beach will win the allowance and reemerge as a top sprinter. But it is easy to be skeptical. After he won the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes in late 2023, Speed Boat Beach missed all of 2024, and misfired in all three 2025 start.
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Stop the Clock, a 2-year-old colt by Grade 1 winner Drain the Clock, was listed as sold for $40,000 at Tuesday’s winter mixed sale at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. He was the most expensive hip of a one-day sale with lower business figures than the corresponding auctions in recent years.
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Trainer Jamie Ness said Tuesday that popular East Coast runner Repo Rocks has been retired after six seasons. The 8-year-old gelding is currently stabled at Ness’s barn in Chesapeake City, Md., and will remain there in retirement.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 1/22 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Keeneland’s 15-day spring meet will offer 19 stakes worth a season-record $9.55 million in total, including a number of upgraded races.
Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for the week of Jan. 15-19, 2026
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It is a huge week for championship-leading trainer Mark Newnham, who after saddling seven runners at Sha Tin on Wednesday night (21 January), will seek top-level glory with stable star My Wish in Sunday’s (25 January) HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m).
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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For seven straight years, every year of his racing career to date, Big Box Hanover has had one of those careers that burn bright and long, earning over $100,000 every single season.
