Tue, 01/07/2025 - 10:27

Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for week of Jan. 1-5, 2025

Benoit Photo

Richi, winning the Grade 3 Las Flores off a layoff on Jan. 4, could point to the Grade 1 Beholder in March.

BERLIN WALL
Trainer: Steve Knapp
Last race: Jan. 1, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 1 1/2
Beyer: 70
Debut colt broke slowly from rail in maiden sprint, pushed along, got stuck behind rivals on turn, angled out, finished well. Will be tough next out vs. state-bred maidens.

Sat, 01/04/2025 - 16:37

Sunday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Patricia Anna ready to take on tougher second off the layoff

By David Aragona

Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:39 p.m. (ET)

Fri, 01/03/2025 - 17:11

Saturday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Embraceable Gal should get better pace setup

By David Aragona

Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:10 p.m. (ET)

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 16:32

Friday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Az U Chase Me capable of better with clean trip

By David Aragona

Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:39 p.m. (ET)

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 14:13

Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Mucho Macho Man, Smarty Jones, Ginger Brew

By Marcus Hersh

Coady Media

With a modest race record, Optical could be a juicy price in the Smarty Jones.

Fitting that on the first Saturday of 2025, racecourses across the nation showcase freshly turned 3-year-olds whose connections, whether they cop to it or not, have the first Saturday in May bopping somewhere in their brains.

We’re swerving around New York and California and bopping down to Florida and Arkansas.

Mucho Macho Man

Tue, 12/31/2024 - 16:01

Wednesday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Jackson’s Dixie due for a less eventful trip

By David Aragona

Aqueduct | Race 5 | Post Time 2:40 p.m. (ET)

Tue, 12/31/2024 - 09:29

Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for week of Dec. 26-29, 2024

By Brad Free

Debra A. Roma

Sugar Fish ran a solid third in the La Brea, but the seven furlongs probably was too short for her.

FATHER TED
Trainer: Mark Glatt
Last race: Dec. 26, 2nd
Finish: 2nd by 1/2
Beyer: 84
Debut colt popped gate, lagged while outrun on turn, angled out, finished well. Solid debut by 3-year-old for 2025. Could sprint once more, then stretch out. Follow.

Sat, 12/28/2024 - 17:11

Sunday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Repo Rocks due for better trip in Queens County

By David Aragona

Aqueduct | Race 8 | Post Time 3:35 p.m. (ET)

Fri, 12/27/2024 - 17:56

Saturday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Trust Issues brings solid Kentucky form to New York

By David Aragona

Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:05 p.m. (ET)

Thu, 12/26/2024 - 14:58

Friday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Mister J T capable of better back with Levine

By David Aragona

Aqueduct | Race 6 | Post Time 2:36 p.m. (ET)

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