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Lady Railrider to be Bred to Lucky Pulpit

Lady Railrider has been retired from racing and has been shipped to Harris Farms near Coalinga, Calif., to begin her new career as a broodmare.

 Sunday, February 26, 2012
Zardana Takes Up Shirreffs' Quest in Bayakoa

Zardana Takes Up Shirreffs' Quest in Bayakoa

On the same day that Hollywood Park says good-bye Zenyatta, her trainer John Shirreffs will try to maintain a semblance of Z-Power when his solid Brazilian mare Zardana goes for a repeat in the Bayakoa Handicap Dec 5.

 Thursday, December 02, 2010
Enriched Takes Shot at Cal Cup Classic

Enriched Takes Shot at Cal Cup Classic

A reduced California Cup program featuring seven stakes for state-bred horses worth a total of $700,000 are on tap for the Oak Tree Racing Association's 21st annual event to be held at Hollywood Park Oct. 30.

 Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Trainer Steve Specht Records 1,000th Victory

Steve Specht, a mainstay in the Northern California training ranks since the mid-1980s, collected his 1,000th career victory Oct. 28 at Golden Gate Fields when his 2-year-old filly Veillit' won the fifth race.

 Wednesday, October 28, 2009
'Chieftain Takes Cal Cup Classic; Grazen Hurt

'Chieftain Takes Cal Cup Classic; Grazen Hurt

Bold Chieftain became the first two-time winner of the 20-year-old California Cup Classic and went over $1 million in career earnings in a bittersweet victory at Oak Tree's Santa Anita meeting Oct. 3. Grazen, the 4-5 favorite, led the $196,000 race by one length in the final furlong but pulled up in distress and was removed from the course by van.

 Saturday, October 03, 2009
Leah's Secret Dominates Millions Distaff

Leah's Secret Dominates Millions Distaff

The stalking favorite Leah's Secret pulled clear of her rivals in the final furlong to impressively win the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff, the last of four rich stakes races at Santa Anita Jan. 24, for her third consecutive stakes win.

 Saturday, January 24, 2009
13 to Choose From in Sunshine Distaff

13 to Choose From in Sunshine Distaff

Briecat and Amazing, riding three-race winning streaks, take on multiple grade II victor Leah's Secret in a highly competitive renewal of the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff at Santa Anita Jan. 24. Other races in this series include the Sunshine Millions Sprint and the Sunshine Millions Oaks. Four races are run at Santa Anita and four are run at Gulfstream Park. The series is worth a total of $3.6 million.

 Wednesday, January 21, 2009