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Coil Spoils Santa Anita Sprint Championship

Coil Spoils Santa Anita Sprint Championship

Coil earned his first stakes win since last year's Haskell Invitational and earned a spot in the XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with his upset victory in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) Oct. 6.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Slideshow: Amazombie

Slideshow: Amazombie

Retrace the steps of Amazombie in a stellar 2011 campaign.

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 Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Baffert May Add Irrefutable to BC Brigade

Baffert May Add Irrefutable to BC Brigade

Irrefutable, who closed well to finish second behind victorious Amazombie in Santa Anita's Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8, might have earned himself a shot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.

 Sunday, October 09, 2011
Amazombie Comes Alive With Ancient Title Win

Amazombie Comes Alive With Ancient Title Win

With odds-on favorite The Factor cashing it in early, Amazombie closed from last on the far outside to take over past mid-stretch, winning the $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 8.

 Saturday, October 08, 2011
The Factor to Face Five in Ancient Title

The Factor to Face Five in Ancient Title

George Bolton and Fog City Stable's The Factor will continue his preparations for the Breeders' Cup World Championships when he takes on five challengers in the Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8 at Santa Anita Park.

 Thursday, October 06, 2011
Smiling Tiger Claws Out Ancient Title Win

Smiling Tiger Claws Out Ancient Title Win

Smiling Tiger, reunited with jockey Russell Baze, earned his second grade I win of the season when he put away Cost of Freedom in the stretch and held on for a half-length victory in the $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I).

 Saturday, October 09, 2010
Top Sprinters Clash in Ancient Title Stakes

Top Sprinters Clash in Ancient Title Stakes

Cost of Freedom, attempting to become the first two-time winner of Oak Tree's $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 9, faces a field that includes 2009 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Dancing in Silks.

 Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Godolphin's Gayego Gallops in Ancient Title

Godolphin's Gayego Gallops in Ancient Title

Godolphin's good fortune leading up to the Breeders' Cup continued at Santa Anita Oct. 11 when 6-5 choice Gayego stormed down the center of the track to register a one-length win in Oak Tree's $300,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I).

 Sunday, October 11, 2009
Hunch Plays Abound in Ancient Title Stakes

Hunch Plays Abound in Ancient Title Stakes

Cost of Freedom is back to defend his title in Oak Tree's $300,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 11, but he's just one of several hunch play possibilities in a 10-horse field at Santa Anita.

 Thursday, October 08, 2009
Cost of Freedom Hoping For Sprint Upset

Cost of Freedom Hoping For Sprint Upset

Gary and Cecil Barber arrived at Clocker's Corner Oct. 19 in time to see the sunrise. However, they were paying more attention to Cost of Freedom, their $50,000 claim who has soared into contention for the Oct. 25 Sentient Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).

 Saturday, October 18, 2008
Cost of Freedom Claims Ancient Title

Cost of Freedom Claims Ancient Title

Cost of Freedom, claimed for $50,000 this summer by trainer John Sadler, repelled a strong bid from odds-on choice Street Boss to win the Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park Sept. 27. The victory earned Cost of Freedom a berth in the Sentient Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).

 Saturday, September 27, 2008

Captain Squire in Ancient Title Spotlight

The $250,000-added Ancient Title Breeders' Cup (gr. I) attracted seven of the West's top sprinters Saturday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting.

 Thursday, October 06, 2005