Monday, January 21 2013
STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN
• CHAMP BEHOLDER AGAINST THE FIELD IN MONDAY’S SANTA YNEZ
• O’NEILL FRESH AND FIT AT SANTA ANITA AFTER ECLIPSE AWARDS
• NEW MOM KAYLA STRA JUST MISSES IN RETURN TO THE RACES
Saturday, January 19 2013
PALOS VERDES STAKES QUOTES
JOE TALAMO, SAHARA SKY, WINNER: (In response to the horse coming off a layoff and going off at such a big price): “I was real confident. I know Jerry (Hollendorfer) always has them nice and tight off the layoff. He ran unbelievable. That was actually the closest he’s ever run; I thought he was going to be 10 lengths further back than he was. He broke sharply, he put me right there, and I still had a lot of horse when I called on him. I just followed him (Rafael Bejarano on Justin Phillip) the whole race; whatever he did, I did. I had a lot of horse today.”
Friday, January 18 2013
STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN
• BETTORS NOT AT ODDS WITH PRIVATE ZONE IN GRADE II PALOS VERDES
• SWITCH TO THE LEAD TACKLES BEHOLDER IN MONDAY’S SANTA YNEZ
• MORE CHOCOLATE FINDS HER NICHE IN GRADE II LA CAŇADA
• DENMAN INDUCTED IN CALIFORNIA HALL OF FAME BY CTBA
STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN January 17, 2013
• IMPENDING CHAMPION BEHOLDER A FINE WORK IN PROGRESS
• ‘RAILBIRD’ BAFFERT HAS TWO FOR SATURDAY’S PALOS VERDES
• OPEN WATER SEEKS UPSET IN GRADE II LA CAŇADA ON SUNDAY
• SANTA ANITA TO HONOR VETERAN SCRIBE JACK DISNEY ON SUNDAY, JAN. 27
Monday, December 31 2012
STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN
• NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR HOT-RIDING GARRETT GOMEZ
• POPULAR HORSEMEN RETURN TO SANTA ANITA TODAY
Tuesday, December 25 2012
STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN
• ‘DEAD MEN WALKING’ MALDONADO, LIPTON ALIVE AND WELL
• DRYSDALE HAS BC SPRINT RUNNER-UP SET FOR GRADE I MALIBU
• RENEESGOTZIP TACKLES CHAMP MY MISS AURELIA IN LA BREA
• TROUBLE-PRONE SMART ELLIS IN SIR BEAUFORT, RAIN OR SHINE
Thursday, November 15 2012
SANTA ANITA 2012/’13 STAKES SCHEDULE FINALIZED
OPENING DAY MALIBU & LA BREA LEAD WAY
AS GREAT RACE PLACE OFFERS NINE GRADE I STAKES OVER 71 DAYS
ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2012)—Santa Anita Park, which will embark upon its 76th winter/spring meeting on Dec. 26, has announced it will offer a total of 41 graded stakes over the course of its 71-day meet, beginning with the opening day Malibu (3-year-old colts and geldings) and La Brea (3-year-old fillies) Stakes which will serve as the first of nine Grade I events. Both stakes will offer purses of $300,000 and will be run at seven furlongs.
Monday, November 05 2012
RHYTHM OF LIGHT TAKES GRADE II GOLDIKOVA
ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2012)—In a racing first, English-bred Rhythm of Light, who won the Group II International Istanbul Trophy in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 1, shipped to Santa Anita and won her U.S. debut on Sunday, the Grade II Goldikova Stakes for fillies and mares at one mile on turf as Santa Anita’s 24-day Autumn Meet drew to a close.
GOLDIKOVA STAKES QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES
GARRETT GOMEZ, RHYTHM OF LIGHT, WINNER: “She always travels really well. She did everything like a class filly should, and she proved she was today. She was absolutely perfect about everything and traveled the last six furlongs exactly the way I wanted her to. She was never too keen or too much off the bridle and raced beautiful the whole time. When I asked her to pick up, she picked up great and came home nice. I didn’t have to ask her for too much.”
STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN - Sunday November 4, 2012
• HORSE OF THE YEAR: WISE DAN OVER ROYAL DELTA
MILE RECORD-SETTER WISE DAN FAVORED TO WIN HORSE OF THE YEAR
As the dust settled Sunday on racing’s biggest stage following the sixth presentation of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita amidst the spectacular backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains, the buzz on the backside was: Who’s going to be Horse of the Year?
Tuesday, October 30 2012
171 Horses Entered for 2012 Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Game On Dude, Royal Delta, Animal Kingdom, Wise Dan & Point of Entry
Lead 171 Horses Entered for 2012 Breeders’ Cup World Championships
ARCADIA, Calif. – Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Game On Dude, defending Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic winner Royal Delta, 2011 Kentucky Derby hero Animal Kingdom and grass course stars Wise Dan and Point of Entry lead the marquee among the 171 horses, including 26 from Europe and five also-eligibles, entered to run in the 29th Breeders’ Cup World Championship races to be held Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
Breeders’ Cup Draw Sheets for Classic and Ladies’ Classic
Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)
$5 million
3-year-olds & up 1 1/4 miles
Post Horse Jockey Odds
1 Pool Play Miguel Mena 30-1
2 Flat Out Joel Rosario 5-1
3 Alpha Ramon Dominguez 20-1
4 Fort Larned Brian Hernandez Jr. 5-1
5 Game On Dude Rafael Bejarano 9-5
6 Brilliant Speed Junior Alvarado 20-1
7 Handsome Mike Mario Guiterrez 30-1
8 Nonios Martin Pedroza 20-1
9 Richard's Kid Garrett Gomez 12-1
10 Ron the Greek Jose Lezcano 6-1
11 Mucho Macho Man Mike Smith 8-1
12 To Honor and Serve John Velazquez 8-1
Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1)
$2 million
3-year-olds & up, Fillies & Mares
1 1/8 Miles
Post Horse Jockey Odds
1 Grace Hall Javier Castellano 10-1
2 My Miss Aurelia Corey Nakatani 4-1
3 Class Included Russell Baze 30-1
4 Questing (GB) Irad Ortiz Jr. 4-1
5 Awesome Feather Jeffrey Sanchez 3-1
6 Royal Delta Mike Smith 9-5
7 Include Me Out Joe Talamo 15-1
8 Love and Pride John Velazquez 8-1
