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Rumor Seeks First Grade I in Humana Distaff

Rumor Seeks First Grade I in Humana Distaff

Rumor, victorious in the Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) March 10, has been installed the 5-2 favorite in a field of nine fillies and mares entered in the Humana Distaff Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 4.

 Thursday, May 02, 2013
Dreaming of Julia Headlines Star-Studded Oaks

Dreaming of Julia Headlines Star-Studded Oaks

Dreaming of Julia is the freshest on the minds of most leading up to the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) due to her extraordinary 21 3/4-length victory in the March 30 Gulfstream Park Oaks (gr. I).

 Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Beholder Holding Her Own for Kentucky Oaks

Beholder Holding Her Own for Kentucky Oaks

As in years past, 2012 champion juvenile filly Beholder might have been the expected and overwhelming favorite in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). But not this year.

 Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Jimmy Creed Makes It a Grand Day

Jimmy Creed Makes It a Grand Day

B. Wayne Hughes, Richard Mandella, and Garrett Gomez score stakes double as Jimmy Creed takes Potrero Grande after Beholder wins Santa Anita Oaks.

 Saturday, April 06, 2013
Beholder Punches Ticket to Kentucky Oaks

Beholder Punches Ticket to Kentucky Oaks

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder easily defeated five foes in the Santa Anita Oaks and will move on to contest the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) as one of the top choices.

 Saturday, April 06, 2013
'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
Beholder Works 7 Panels for Santa Anita Oaks

Beholder Works 7 Panels for Santa Anita Oaks

Champion 2-year-old filly Beholder worked seven furlongs in company on a fast main track at Santa Anita Park March 29 as she closes in on her next scheduled start in the Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I).

 Friday, March 29, 2013
Grade II Winner Event of the Year Dead

Grade II Winner Event of the Year Dead

Event of the Year, who turned heads with his five-length victory in the 1998 Jim Beam Stakes (gr. II), died last year in Venezuela.

 Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Rumor Runs True in Las Flores Surprise

Rumor Runs True in Las Flores Surprise

Rumor put it together for the Hall of Fame tandem of trainer Richard Mandella and jockey Mike Smith to register her first graded stakes victory in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) March 10 at Santa Anita Park.

 Sunday, March 10, 2013
Champ Beholder Back in Form for 'Virgenes Win

Champ Beholder Back in Form for 'Virgenes Win

Compromised by a throat ulcer in her first start of the year, the real Beholder showed up in the $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) March 2 at Santa Anita Park, romping over seven 3-year-old filly opponents.

 Saturday, March 02, 2013
Beholder Tries to Make Amends in Las Virgenes

Beholder Tries to Make Amends in Las Virgenes

Champion filly Beholder will try to avenge her odds-on defeat to longshot Renee's Titan when they square off at Santa Anita Park in the $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I)

 Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Beholder Drills Sharply for Las Virgenes

Beholder Drills Sharply for Las Virgenes

Eclipse Award winner Beholder worked five furlongs on Santa Anita's fast main track Feb. 24 in :59 3/5 under regular rider Garrett Gomez in preparation for the upcoming Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) for 3-year-old fillies.

 Sunday, February 24, 2013
South American Star Indy Point Joins Mandella

South American Star Indy Point Joins Mandella

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, who campaigned Argentine champions Gentlemen and Refinado Tom in North America, has added that country's leading 3-year-old colt, Indy Point, to his Southern California stable.

 Friday, February 22, 2013
Jimmy Creed to Skip San Carlos

Jimmy Creed to Skip San Carlos

Malibu Stakes winner Jimmy Creed, who was being pointed to the San Carlos Stakes after missing the Strub Stakes on Feb. 2 due to a cough, will miss the San Carlos on Feb. 23 due to the same malady.

 Friday, February 08, 2013
Small Ulcer Detected in Beholder's Throat

Small Ulcer Detected in Beholder's Throat

Beholder, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2012, likely had an excuse when she was second in her sophomore debut Jan. 21 as the 1-5 favorite in the Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II).

 Thursday, January 24, 2013
Beholder Champion 2-Year-Old Filly

Beholder Champion 2-Year-Old Filly

Blessed with speed and the ability to extend it around two turns against the best in her division, Beholder earned her Eclipse Award as the top 2-year-old filly on racing's biggest weekend during the Breeders' Cup.

 Saturday, January 19, 2013
Beholder Makes 3-Year-Old Bow in Santa Ynez

Beholder Makes 3-Year-Old Bow in Santa Ynez

Seven 3-year-old fillies will attempt to spoil the 2013 debut of last year's juvenile filly sensation Beholder in the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 21 at Santa Anita Park.

 Friday, January 18, 2013
Jimmy Creed Gives Mandella 5th Malibu Win

Jimmy Creed Gives Mandella 5th Malibu Win

Jimmy Creed, a disappointment in last month's Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), rebounded with an emphatic victory in the $301,000 Malibu Stakes (gr. I) on opening day of the winter meet at Santa Anita Park Dec. 26.

 Wednesday, December 26, 2012
My Miss Aurelia Works Half-Mile for La Brea

My Miss Aurelia Works Half-Mile for La Brea

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic runner-up My Miss Aurelia worked a half mile in :48 3/5 on Santa Anita's fast main track on the morning of Dec. 20 in preparation for next week's La Brea Stakes (gr. I) at seven furlongs.

 Thursday, December 20, 2012
BC 2012 - Juvenile Fillies Mandella & Hughes

BC 2012 - Juvenile Fillies Mandella & Hughes

Comments from Trainer Richard Mandella and B. Wayne Hughes after Beholder's win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

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 Saturday, November 03, 2012
Spendthrift's Beholder Takes Juvenile Fillies

Spendthrift's Beholder Takes Juvenile Fillies

Beholder ran gate to wire in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.

 Friday, November 02, 2012
Moment of Truth for Rumor in F&M Sprint

Moment of Truth for Rumor in F&M Sprint

Rumor, with ties to the red-hot Claiborne Farm, will tackle heavy hitters Groupie Doll and Musical Romance in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint for trainer Richard Mandella.

 Thursday, November 01, 2012
Favored Amazombie Eyeing a Sprint Repeat

Favored Amazombie Eyeing a Sprint Repeat

Amazombie, last year's champion sprinter and winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint, is this year's Sprint favorite against four other grade I winners.

 Monday, October 29, 2012

Mandella Ponders Breeders' Cup for Beholder

Beholder, a 2-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Henny Hughes, demolished a first-condition allowance field at Santa Anita Park Oct. 4 by 11 lengths and had trainer Richard Mandella pondering a follow-up in the Breeders' Cup.

 Thursday, October 04, 2012
Setsuko Completes Big 'Cap Preparation

Setsuko Completes Big 'Cap Preparation

Setsuko, gearing up for his expected rematch with Game On Dude in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), drilled seven furlongs handily over the track in a sizzling 1:23 4/5 for trainer Richard Mandella Feb. 24.

 Friday, February 24, 2012
Setsuko Set for Big 'Cap After Allowance Win

Setsuko Set for Big 'Cap After Allowance Win

Setsuko, beaten a nose at 25-1 in the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), punched his ticket for a return trip March 3 with a comfortable victory in an allowance test in finale at Santa Anita Feb. 4.

 Sunday, February 05, 2012
Crown of Thorns Retired from Racing

Crown of Thorns Retired from Racing

Spendthrift Farm's multiple grade II winner Crown of Thorns has been retired from racing. Breeding plans are undecided.

 Wednesday, October 12, 2011
California Racing Execs Address Online Gaming

California Racing Execs Address Online Gaming

As California eyes potential revenue from Internet gaming, horse racing executives made it clear to a state senate committee in Sacramento July 12 they want to be part of any legislation that may result.

 Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Study: EIPH is an Inherited Trait

Study: EIPH is an Inherited Trait

A South African study showed a strong heritability between some stallions and exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging, also known as bleeding.

 Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Crown of Thorns Pricks 'Candy in Mervyn LeRoy

Crown of Thorns Pricks 'Candy in Mervyn LeRoy

Crown of Thorns returned to the winner's circle for the first time since February 2008 when he outlasted prohibitive favorite Sidney's Candy by 1 1/4 lengths in the $147,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park.

 Saturday, May 07, 2011
Meteore Fractures Ankle at Golden Gate

Meteore Fractures Ankle at Golden Gate

Grade II winner Meteore was euthanized after fracturing his right ankle in an allowance race at Golden Gate Fields April 2.

 Sunday, April 03, 2011
Comebacks Highlight Potrero Grande Lineup

Comebacks Highlight Potrero Grande Lineup

There are some classy horses making their comebacks in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita April 3, including Crown of Thorns, M One Rifle, and Atta Boy Roy.

 Thursday, March 31, 2011
Worth Repeating Goes Distance in Tokyo City

Worth Repeating Goes Distance in Tokyo City

Going farther than he ever had before, Worth Repeating turned back the bid of Honour the Deputy in deep stretch for his first stakes win in the $100,000 Tokyo City Cup (gr. III) at Santa Anita March 26.

 Saturday, March 26, 2011
Record-Setting Field Set in World Cup

Record-Setting Field Set in World Cup

The 14 horses ready to start in the $10-million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) March 26 are expected to make history as the highest earning field in racing history outside Japan.

 Sunday, March 20, 2011
Setsuko Hurt in Rough Big 'Cap, Mandella Says

Setsuko Hurt in Rough Big 'Cap, Mandella Says

Still simmering from the non-call by stewards in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) following a rough stretch run March 5, trainer Richard Mandella reported that runner-up Setsuko sustained an injured left front leg.

 Sunday, March 06, 2011
Twirling Candy Puts In Strong Big 'Cap Move

Twirling Candy Puts In Strong Big 'Cap Move

Twirling Candy, an emerging star in the handicap ranks from John Sadler's barn, worked seven furlongs on Santa Anita's main track Feb. 27 for the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 5.

 Sunday, February 27, 2011
Champ Pegasus Nips 'Bourbon' in SLO Thriller

Champ Pegasus Nips 'Bourbon' in SLO Thriller

Champ Pegasus defeated 11-10 choice Bourbon Bay by a nose after a scintillating stretch battle in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf course Feb. 19.

 Saturday, February 19, 2011
Bourbon Bay, 'Pegasus Clash Again in 'Obispo

Bourbon Bay, 'Pegasus Clash Again in 'Obispo

Champ Pegasus will try to spoil Bourbon Bay's five-for-five mark on the Santa Anita turf course as the likely favorites among 13 entered in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 19.

 Wednesday, February 16, 2011
San Marcos: Bourbon Bay, Champ Pegasus Clash

San Marcos: Bourbon Bay, Champ Pegasus Clash

Bourbon Bay, the West Coast's premier turf marathoner for most of 2010, takes on last season's late-developing Champ Pegasus in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 17.

 Saturday, January 15, 2011

Crown of Thorns Scratched From Dirt Mile

A veterinarian has ordered the scratch of Crown of Thorns out of the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, November 05, 2010
Dirt Mile Favorite? Morning Line, Who Else

Dirt Mile Favorite? Morning Line, Who Else

Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) winner Morning Line is made the 7-2 morning line favorite for the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).

 Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Champ Pegasus: Ready for BC Turf Competition

Champ Pegasus: Ready for BC Turf Competition

Champ Pegasus, a two-time graded stakes winner this year, is ready to take on foreign contenders in the Nov. 6 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) at Churchill Downs.

 Monday, November 01, 2010
Champ Pegasus Flies Late for Clem Hirsch Win

Champ Pegasus Flies Late for Clem Hirsch Win

Favored Champ Pegasus circled the field on the turn for home and charged home impressively to win Oak Tree's $250,000 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes (gr. IT) in style Oct. 3 at Hollyw

 Sunday, October 03, 2010
Mandella Optimistic About Avid in Darley Deb

Mandella Optimistic About Avid in Darley Deb

Fresh off an eye-catching win in her bow at Del Mar last month, the Richard Mandella-trained Avid jumps right into the deep end of the pool in the $250,000 Darley Debutante (gr. I) at the seaside track Sept. 4.

 Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Champ Pegasus Takes Wing in Del Mar Handicap

Champ Pegasus Takes Wing in Del Mar Handicap

Favored Champ Pegasus took full advantage of a ground-saving ride from leading jockey Joel Rosario to win the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 29.

 Sunday, August 29, 2010
Baze Reaches New Heights With 11,000th Win

Baze Reaches New Heights With 11,000th Win

Jockey Russell Baze, horse racing's ultimate blue collar warrior, reached new heights Aug. 14 with his unprecedented 11,000th career win. Appropriately, the victory came at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif.

 Saturday, August 14, 2010
Mandella, Drysdale Pursue 4th American 'Cap

Mandella, Drysdale Pursue 4th American 'Cap

Hall of Fame trainers Richard Mandella and Neil Drysdale will each be going for their fourth win in Holywood Park's American Handicap (gr. IIT), the Inglewood, Calif. track's Fourth of July feature.

 Thursday, July 01, 2010

Avenue of Flags, 22, Dies in New Mexico

Son of Seattle Slew was the sire of 20 stakes winners including last year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprinnt winner California Flag

 Saturday, May 22, 2010
Belmont Field Dwindles; Stay Put Works

Belmont Field Dwindles; Stay Put Works

In consecutive days a pair of 3-year-olds that were considered probables are no longer pointing toward the third leg of the Triple Crown.

 Thursday, May 20, 2010
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