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Comma to the Top Leads Los Angeles Cast

Comma to the Top Leads Los Angeles Cast

Comma to the Top will seek his third win of the year and fifth stakes victory at Betfair Hollywood Park against six opponents in the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III) on Memorial Day May 27.

 13 hours ago
'Comma,' Creed Head Strong Potrero Grande

'Comma,' Creed Head Strong Potrero Grande

Comma to the Top, Jimmy Creed, and Camp Victory all bring grade I victories into the Potrero Grande (gr. II) at Santa Anita, vying to become the West Coast's top sprinter.

 Thursday, April 04, 2013
Beholder Faces Five in Santa Anita Oaks

Beholder Faces Five in Santa Anita Oaks

Two-year-old filly champion of 2012 Beholder will be the heavy favorite when she faces five foes in the April 6 Santa Anita Oaks for Spendthrift Farm and Richard Mandella.

 Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Comma to the Top Gets Nod in Tight Tom Fool

Comma to the Top Gets Nod in Tight Tom Fool

Favored Comma to the Top, making just his second appearance outside of California, proved a tenacious winner of the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) March 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack, just a week after making his last start.

 Saturday, March 02, 2013
Comma to the Top Ships East for Tom Fool

Comma to the Top Ships East for Tom Fool

While Comma to the Top registered his biggest win in the 2010 CashCall Futurity (gr. I), the Bwana Charlie gelding has placed in three straight graded stakes, including a clear victory in the Daytona Stakes to close out 2012

 Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Comma to the Top Makes Jump in Palos Verdes

Comma to the Top Makes Jump in Palos Verdes

Versatile Comma to the Top, who has produced wins on dirt, synthetic, and turf, as well as going long and sprinting, brings his best form recently into the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 19.

 Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Comma to the Top Takes Off-Turf Daytona

Comma to the Top Takes Off-Turf Daytona

It was the wrong lead but the right result for Comma to the Top, who slugged his way to victory while becoming racing's newest millionaire in an off-the-turf edition of the $100,000 Daytona Stakes Dec. 29 at Santa Anita Park.

 Saturday, December 29, 2012
Miss Empire Battles for Pike Place Dancer Win

Miss Empire Battles for Pike Place Dancer Win

Southern California shipper Miss Empire, the 1-2 choice ridden by Russell Baze, won a stretch-long battle with outsider Butterfly Soul to capture the $100,000 Pike Place Dancer Stakes by a neck Oct. 27 at Golden Gate Fields.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
13 Entered as Santa Anita Opens With Eddie D.

13 Entered as Santa Anita Opens With Eddie D.

Comma to the Top and Mensa Heat, one-two finishers last out in the Pirate's Bounty Stakes, get a Sept. 28 rematch in the Eddie D. Stakes (formerly Morvich, gr. IIIT) on opening day at Santa Anita for the 2012 autumn meet.

 Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Purses, Handle Soar at Del Mar's 75th Meet

Purses, Handle Soar at Del Mar's 75th Meet

Del Mar completed its 75th season with sizable increases in purses and on-track and all-source wagering, but attendance took a slight dip during the 37-day meet at the Southern California track that ended Sept. 5.

 Thursday, September 06, 2012
Miss Empire Seeks Second Stakes Win

Miss Empire Seeks Second Stakes Win

Miss Empire will be seeking her second stakes win when she headlines the field of eight 2-year-old fillies entered in the $150,000, six-furlong Landaluce Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park July 14.

 Thursday, July 12, 2012
Reneesgotzip Gets Route Test in Las Virgenes

Reneesgotzip Gets Route Test in Las Virgenes

Off her sizzling win in the Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II), lightly raced Reneesgotzip figures to be a heavy favorite in the $250,000 Las Virgenes (gr. I) at Santa Anita March 3.

 Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Reneesgotzip Speeds 5 Panels for Las Virgenes

Reneesgotzip Speeds 5 Panels for Las Virgenes

Reneesgotzip, who demolished the Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) in just her second start last month, worked five furlongs in a bullet :59 2/5 handily from the gate Feb. 26 in preparation for the $250,000 Las Virgenes (gr. I).

 Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sanagas Runs for New Owners in San Marcos

Sanagas Runs for New Owners in San Marcos

Sanagas, a dominating 3 1/4-length winner of the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. I) last November, returns to action for new connections in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 11 at Santa Anita.

 Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Reneesgotzip Zings Santa Ynez Foes

Reneesgotzip Zings Santa Ynez Foes

Reneesgotzip, an impressive first-out maiden winner one month ago, sped to the front and never looked back while romping to a 7 3/4-length victory in the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 15.

 Sunday, January 15, 2012
13 Juveniles Set to Go in CashCall Futurity

13 Juveniles Set to Go in CashCall Futurity

With an opportunity to enhance their standing for next year's Run for the Roses, 13 promising juvenile colts and geldings are set for the $750,000 CashCall Futurity (gr. I) at Hollywood Park Dec. 17.

 Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Comma to the Top Gets High Marks in Return

Comma to the Top Gets High Marks in Return

Comma to the Top, on the comeback trail for trainer Peter Miller, picked up his first win since last year's CashCall Futurity (gr. I) in an allowance test at Hollywood Park Dec. 11.

 Sunday, December 11, 2011
Underwood Marks Return of Comma to the Top

Underwood Marks Return of Comma to the Top

Trainer Bob Baffert entered a trio led by Euroears in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes Nov. 26, a race that has also attracted grade I winner Comma to the Top, returning from an extended layoff.

 Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Comma to the Top Posts Bullet Work

Comma to the Top Posts Bullet Work

Comma to the Top, who swept the Real Quiet and Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) and the CashCall Futurity (gr. I) last fall signaled his readiness for a return to the races with a bullet five-furlong work in :59 Nov. 13.

 Sunday, November 13, 2011
Majestic City Favored in Deep Juvenile Turf

Majestic City Favored in Deep Juvenile Turf

Majestic City, runner-up in the Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) is the 4-1 early favorite for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT).

 Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Two Grade III Winners Top Breeders' Futurity

Two Grade III Winners Top Breeders' Futurity

Grade III winners Shared Property and Majestic City top an overflow field of 2-year-olds entered in the Oct. 8 Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Futurity Pits Majestic City, Creative Cause

Futurity Pits Majestic City, Creative Cause

Unbeaten graded stakes winners Majestic City and Creative Cause square off in the $250,000 Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) on closing day of the seaside track's 2011 season Sept. 7.

 Sunday, September 04, 2011
Majestic City Posts Bullet Work for Futurity

Majestic City Posts Bullet Work for Futurity

Unbeaten Majestic City, winner of the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (gr. III), worked five furlongs in a bullet :59 under jockey David Flores on Sept. 1 in preparation for the Sept. 7 Del Mar Futurity (gr. I).

 Thursday, September 01, 2011

Miller Sees Upside for Woebegon in Debutante

With the 2-year-old filly division in California far from settled, trainer Peter Miller thinks his charge Woebegon has every chance to rebound in the $250,000 Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) Sept. 3.

 Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Majestic City Shows Star Power at Hollywood

Majestic City Shows Star Power at Hollywood

Odds-on choice Majestic City improved to three-for-three in his young career when he ran down a pair of Bob Baffert-trained colts to win the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III) going away July 17.

 Sunday, July 17, 2011
Pair of Graded Stakes to Close Hollywood Meet

Pair of Graded Stakes to Close Hollywood Meet

Precocious Majestic City heads the field for the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (gr. III) while Acclamation stands out in the Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) as the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet ends July 18.

 Thursday, July 14, 2011

'Comma' Begins Period at Churchill

California invader Comma to the Top looked sharp and alert after his flight from California as he settled in at Churchill Downs May 3 for his run in the Kentucky Derby.

 Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Valenzuela To The Top?

Valenzuela To The Top?

Jockey Pat Valenzuela, who rode Sunday Silence to victory in the 1989 Kentucky Derby, looks for a repeat aboard Comma to the Top.

 Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Comma to the Top in Final Breeze at Hollywood

Comma to the Top in Final Breeze at Hollywood

Comma to the Top, runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), breezed five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 over the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park May 1 in his final drill for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Sunday, May 01, 2011
Comma to The Top Out of KDFW's 3rd Pool

Comma to The Top Out of KDFW's 3rd Pool

Comma to the Top has been removed from the roster of wagering interests for this week's third and final pool of Churchill Downs' Kentucky Derby Future Wager ("KDFW").

 Thursday, March 31, 2011
Comma to the Top Leads El Camino Real Noms

Comma to the Top Leads El Camino Real Noms

CashCall Futurity (gr. I) winner Comma to the Top, on a five-race winning streak, heads a list of 16 3-year-olds nominated to the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields Feb. 12.

 Sunday, February 06, 2011
Comma to the Top Voted Horse of the Meet

Comma to the Top Voted Horse of the Meet

Comma to the Top, who won three stakes on two surfaces, including the $750,000 CashCall Futurity (gr. I), was voted Horse of the Meet in the annual media poll as the autumn meet concluded Sunday.

 Sunday, December 19, 2010
Miller's Big Meet Ends With Exclamation Point

Miller's Big Meet Ends With Exclamation Point

Comma to the Top's victory in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity (gr. I) at Hollywood Park Dec. 18 was not only the biggest win of Peter Miller's career, it also capped a remarkable meet for the 44-year-old trainer.

 Sunday, December 19, 2010
'Comma' Gets His Running Shoe On in Futurity

'Comma' Gets His Running Shoe On in Futurity

The shoe finally fit and favored Comma to the Top, after nearly a half-hour delay, used it for a dominating victory in the CashCall Futurity (gr. I) Dec. 18 at rainy and windy Hollywood Park.

 Saturday, December 18, 2010
Comma to the Top Drills for CashCall Futurity

Comma to the Top Drills for CashCall Futurity

Comma to the Top seeks to punctuate a banner Autumn Meet by turning a question mark into an exclamation point with a victory in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity (gr. I) Dec. 18 at Hollywood Park.

 Sunday, December 12, 2010
'Comma' Delivers Generous Exclamation Point

'Comma' Delivers Generous Exclamation Point

Making his turf debut, even-money pick Comma to the Top cruised to a front-running 1 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 27 for his fourth consecutive win.

 Saturday, November 27, 2010
Comma to the Top Tests Turf in Generous

Comma to the Top Tests Turf in Generous

Comma to the Top, dominant in his past three starts on synthetic tracks, makes his turf debut as part of a field of nine juveniles in the $100,000 Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 27.

 Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Six Catastrophic Breakdowns at Del Mar

Six Catastrophic Breakdowns at Del Mar

Six horses have died from catastrophic breakdowns at Del Mar during a 10-day span that includes the first week of racing. Three occurred during morning training on Polytrack, two happened during races on Polytrack, and one was in a turf race.

 Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Backbackbackgone Plates Golden Bear Win

Odds-on choice Backbackbackgone earned the third stakes win of his five-race career when he held off a willing Free Action for a one-length victory in the $75,000 Golden Bear Stakes for 3-year-olds at Golden Gate Fields on New Year's Day.

 Thursday, January 01, 2009
La Habra Looks to be Up For Grabs

La Habra Looks to be Up For Grabs

A field of 10 3-year-old fillies is set for the $100,000 La Habra Stakes Feb. 2 at Santa Anita.

 Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Fast Parade Preps to March Into Comeback

Fast Parade, winner of the 2006 Nearctic Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine, worked a half-mile in :50 Oct. 19 for trainer Peter Miller, who is preparing the gelding for a return to racing.

 Friday, October 19, 2007
Set Play Scores for Underdogs in Del Mar Debutante

Set Play Scores for Underdogs in Del Mar Debutante

The 2007 Del Mar Debutante (gr. I), won in a major upset by Set Play Sept. 3, proved to be a dream come true for a team of little guys -- trainer Peter Miller, owner Sean Gerson, and jockey Brice Blanc.

 Monday, September 03, 2007

Fast Parade Marches to Impressive Luck Win

Odds-on favorite Fast Parade showed no ill effects from a disappointing trip to Hong Kong in December when he won his sixth straight sprint race Wednesday, dominating Santa Anita's $77,500 Impressive Luck Handicap at 6 ½ furlongs over the track's unique downhill grass layout.

 Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Fast Parade Bounces Back After Bad HK Trip

Fast Parade has bounced back from his aborted start in the Hong Kong Sprint (HK-I) and is likely to race in early January at Santa Anita. Trainer Peter Miller said that the gelding's blood count returned to normal once he got back to his home base of San Luis Rey Downs training center in Southern California.

 Friday, December 22, 2006

Fast Parade to Miss Hong Kong Mile

Peter Miller did not enter Fast Parade in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Sprint, to be run Dec. 10, because the horse "isn't himself," the trainer said.

 Thursday, December 07, 2006

Fast Parade Marches to Nearctic Victory

Favored Fast Parade rallied from just off the pace to win Sunday's $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-II) for turf sprinters at Woodbine.

 Sunday, October 22, 2006