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Zenyatta Aims for 11th Straight in Vanity

Zenyatta Aims for 11th Straight in Vanity

Unbeaten champion Zenyatta will break from the far outside in the $300,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park June 27 as she goes after her 11th consecutive triumph. The strapping 5-year-old mare will carry 129 pounds and will spot her seven rivals from 13 to 18 pounds.

 Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Santa Teresita to Tackle Life Is Sweet

Santa Teresita to Tackle Life Is Sweet

Santa Teresita, surprise winner of the Santa Maria Handicap (gr. I) at odds of 13-1 one month ago, figures to be a considerably shorter price when she takes on six older fillies and mares in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (gr. I) March 14.

 Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Vacare Stands Out in Full Palomar Field

Vacare Stands Out in Full Palomar Field

The grade I winner Vacare, making her third start of the 2008 season, is a clear standout among a full field of fillies and mares entered in the $200,000 Palomar Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Del Mar turf course Aug. 30.

 Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sadler Strikes Again With Black Mamba

Sadler Strikes Again With Black Mamba

Favored Black Mamba ended a string of seven stakes in-the-money performances without a victory when she captured the $150,000 Beverly Hills Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Hollywood Park lawn June 29, capping a superb weekend for trainer John Sadler.

 Sunday, June 29, 2008
Beverly Hills Attracts Familiar Foes

Beverly Hills Attracts Familiar Foes

Foxysox, Black Mamba and I Can See, just noses apart in the Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) two months ago, meet again in the $150,000 Beverly Hills Handicap (gr. IIT), this time on the Hollywood Park turf course.

 Friday, June 27, 2008
Gaines Rolls On With Foxysox in 'Barbara

Gaines Rolls On With Foxysox in 'Barbara

Foxysox, always thought to have distance limitations, became the latest success story for trainer Carla Gaines when she outlasted a tough field of fillies and mares by a nose in the Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) at 10 furlongs on Santa Anita's turf course April 19.

 Saturday, April 19, 2008
Immortelle Needs Better Luck in 'Barbara

Immortelle Needs Better Luck in 'Barbara

Immortelle, Lavender Sky and Foxysox, second through fourth, respectively, in an extremely tight finish to the Santa Ana Handicap (gr. IIT) last month, return to action in the $200,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) April 19 at Santa Anita.

 Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Clement Seeks More Grade I Glory in Del Mar Oaks

Clement Seeks More Grade I Glory in Del Mar Oaks

Having come west for a grade I victory at Del Mar three weeks ago, the New York-based Christophe Clement outfit is poised to try it again. The Clement-trained Rutherienne, winner of six of her seven career starts for owner-breeder Virginia Kraft-Payson, pursues victory in the Del Mar Oaks (gr. I) Aug. 18 on the seaside track's Jimmy Durante Turf Course.

 Wednesday, August 15, 2007