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Reigning Horse of the Year not favored in Distaff.
Friday, October 17, 2003Jockey Jerry Bailey's decision to send Congaree earns him his Hollywood Gold Cup and providing Bob Baffert with a graded stakes double.
Sunday, July 13, 2003Azeri pushes her winning streak to double figures with a two-length score in the Vanity Handicap.
Saturday, June 21, 2003Milwaukee Brew joins John Henry as the only back-to-back Big 'Cap winners after a classic struggle with Congaree.
Saturday, March 01, 2003Pass Rush has tough time getting to California, but comes through with a score in the San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes and Tates Creek rolled in the San Gorgonio.
Saturday, January 11, 2003Juan Pablo Silva takes Debonair Joe from a $12,500 claimer to winner of the Malibu Stakes.
Thursday, December 26, 2002Dress To Thrill rebounds from an uncharacteristic effort in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile to win the Matriarch over Golden Apples.
Sunday, December 01, 2002Given a long break during the summer, Sligo Bay returns to score a convincing victory in the Hollywood Turf Cup.
Saturday, November 23, 2002Maturing filly stamps herself as the one to beat in Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Wednesday, October 02, 2002Miss Houdini carries on Clement Hirsch's legacy with a score in the Del Mar Debutante .
Saturday, August 31, 2002Came Home defeats older horses and War Emblem in winning the Pacific Classic, while an injury stops stablemate Bosque Redondo's career.
Sunday, August 25, 2002Azeri takes her fifth straight, the Clement L. Hirsch Handicap, and sets her sights on Arlington Park.
Sunday, August 11, 2002To those who knew Jack Westrope best, his election to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is an overdue justice, a final, fitting tribute bestowed on one of the finest the game has ever seen.
Monday, August 05, 200280-year-old trainer Warren Stute wins another big one with Grey Memo's victory in the San Diego Handicap.
Sunday, August 04, 2002Affluent, without Azeri in the field, gets the job done in the John C. Mabee/Ramona Handicap.
Sunday, July 28, 2002E is the only letter needed to explain how late entrant E Dubai eased to victory in the Suburban.
Sunday, July 07, 2002Megahertz gets the win when Dublino is disqualified in the inaugural American Oaks.
Saturday, July 06, 2002Astra takes her place in history with a repeat victory in the Beverly Hills Handicap.
Saturday, June 29, 2002Chris McCarron, the all-time leading jockey by earnings, retires at the top of his game.
Thursday, June 27, 2002Jockey Chris McCarron goes out the right way, winning the Affirmed Handicap aboard Came Home.
Tuesday, June 25, 2002Chris McCarron, the all-time leading jockey by earnings, retires at the top of his game.
Sunday, June 23, 2002That chestnut blur you saw zooming across the Hollywood turf on June 8 was Megahertz. Don't blink or you may miss her. So far, the 3-year-old daughter of Pivotal has been unstoppable since she first set foot on local shores, and her sniper-like triumph in the $164,050 Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) suggests she just might run the stakes table this summer.
Saturday, June 08, 2002Eight-year-old Kona Gold returns, takes the Los Angeles Handicap under 125 pounds.
Sunday, June 02, 2002Astra ran down Starine in the final strides to win the $500,000 Gamely Breeders' Cup Handicap by a head Monday, two years after the 6-year-old mare won the same race.Both Azeri and Astra win major holiday races for trainer Laura De Seroux and the Allen Paulson Living Trust.
Monday, May 27, 2002September Secret, a daughter of leading sire Our Emblem, wins the Railbird Stakes.
Saturday, May 18, 2002Jockey Victor Espinoza returns to Southern California to win the Inglewood aboard Night Patrol.
Monday, May 06, 2002Ringaskiddy, a 6-year-old gelding trainer Juan Garcia co-owns with Leonard Scofield, cut the final corner and ran away with the $400,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IT).
Sunday, April 21, 2002Astra battles back, to win the Santa Barbara for the estate of the late Allen Paulson.
Saturday, April 20, 2002Her voice was starting to break. Her eyes were beginning to well up. And the admiration was undeniable. Trudy McCaffery, suffused with the glow of Came Home's brave victory in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), stood in the track's posh Director's Room on April 6, extolling the countless virtues of the man who made it all happen.
Saturday, April 06, 2002Street Cry shakes off his underachiever reputation with a resounding World Cup victory.
Saturday, March 23, 2002The forces were pulling at Kenneth Taylor for months. There were certainly more enticing options than wandering halfway around the world, especially for a guy reluctant to air travel. But when you own the fastest filly on the planet, no obstacle is too great to hurdle.
Friday, March 22, 2002Just a couple of hours after Sakhee turned in his final blowout for the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I), his jockey, Frankie Dettori, helped the son of Bahri draw post 7 for Saturday night's main event.
Wednesday, March 20, 2002Don't look now, but there's a Peeping Tom on the prowl. An erstwhile claimer and the pride of Louis Milazzo's Flatbird Stable, Peeping Tom has adjusted quite nicely to his new digs in Dubai, and on the night of March 23, he'll take a whack at the world's best in the $1-million Godolphin Mile (UAE-II).
Tuesday, March 19, 2002You again prevails over Habibti, this time in the Santa Anita Oaks.
Saturday, March 09, 2002Milwaukee Brew's victory in the Santa Anita Handicap gave trainer Bobby Frankel his third straight million-dollar California stakes win
Saturday, March 02, 2002Came Home pressed Werblin through moderate fractions then drew away in the stretch to win the $200,000 San Rafael Stakes (gr. II) by three lengths on Saturday at Santa Anita. Under Chris McCarron, Came Home completed the mile in 1:36.24 on a fast track to notch the victory in his first career attempt at a race run around two turns.
Saturday, March 02, 2002Think back a few months and see if you can recall the name Above Perfection. Need a hint? She was at Belmont last July, stretching the redoubtable Xtra Heat to the max in the Prioress Stakes (gr. I). If you're still having difficulty, don't worry. You'll be hearing plenty from her this year.
Saturday, February 23, 2002Another eagle has landed. A golden eagle, that is. Once a national star on the national breeding and racing scene, the Golden Eagle Farm of John and Betty Mabee has played a quieter role in recent months, stepping back from the spotlight they once dominated with headliners like General Challenge, Excellent Meeting, Beautiful Melody, and the inimitable Best Pal.
Sunday, February 17, 2002Even-money favorite Kalookan Queen alternately set and pressed a fast pace, drew away in upper stretch, and held off a fast-closing Leading Light in deep stretch to win Saturday's $200,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) by a half-length at Santa Anita.
Saturday, January 26, 2002Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the betting windows, Bobby Frankel has surfaced with yet another standout. His latest shooter is Labamta Babe, who up and knocked off favored Siphonic in the $150,000 Santa Catalina Stakes (gr. II) on Jan. 19.
Saturday, January 19, 2002No, he didn't mix it up with Monarchos and Point Given last spring. Some might say he took the easier road. But it's pretty hard to fault a horse who can lay claim to three Derbys and nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in earnings. Nevertheless, if Western Pride had any lingering naysayers, they got stopped in their tracks on Jan. 12 after the muscle-bound colt ran off with the $214,200 San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, January 16, 2002The Southern California handicap division looks ripe for the taking, and following the $200,000 San Pasqual Handicap (gr. II) on Jan. 5, expect nothing but knock-down, drag-out brawls during the coming weeks. The current king of the unorganized heap is Wooden Phone, best known as the obscurely-bred gelding who shook Tiznow out of his socks a year ago in the Strub Stakes (gr. II). If you still can't picture him, don't worry. You'll be hearing plenty from him in 2002.
Saturday, January 05, 2002He sits back at his desk, staring out the window and into his thoughts. "Right now, we're about as down as we've been in a long time. We don't have much here," the trainer remarks candidly. "Yeah, this is gonna be slow for a while." The stable hands carry out their duties quietly, though activity in a five-horse barn is decidedly minimal. The phone no longer rings off the hook. Reporters, once a constant, now chase stories elsewhere. There are very few hints, in fact, that just weeks ago, this was home to every trainer's dream.
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