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Slim Shadey Shines in San Marcos

Slim Shadey Shines in San Marcos

Gary Stevens and Slim Shadey came up big right from the gate, leading the San Marcos field from flag fall to wire to score at Santa Anita Park Feb. 9.

 Saturday, February 09, 2013

Hot Frankel Barn Loads Up for San Marcos

Trainer Bobby Frankel, who has saddled five stakes winners through the first three weeks of the Santa Anita meet, takes on likely favorite Boboman with three of the eight entrants in Sunday's $150,000 San Marcos Stakes.

 Friday, January 19, 2007

Ageless Tin Man Well Oiled in San Marcos

The 8-year-old gelding The Tin Man showed plenty of heart in Sunday's San Marcos (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Park, registering his first stakes victory in nearly three years.

 Sunday, January 22, 2006

Whilly Seeks San Marcos Repeat; 14 Entered

Irish-bred Whilly, who provided 40-year-old journeyman jockey Felipe Martinez with his first graded stakes victory in last year's San Marcos (gr. IIT), will attempt to become the first repeat winner of the 1 1/4-mile event over Santa Anita's turf course on Sunday.

 Friday, January 20, 2006

Eight Turf Specialists Contest San Marcos

Eight evenly-matched older turf specialists are set to go postward in Saturday's San Marcos Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita.

 Friday, January 21, 2005

Sweet Return's Thievery Rewarded Again

Seven weeks after stealing the Hollywood Derby (gr. IT), Red Oak Stable's Sweet Return employed similar front-running tactics in Monday's $150,000 San Marcos (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita with the same result: a gate-to-wire victory.

 Monday, January 19, 2004

San Marcos, Santa Ynez Top 'Anita Holiday Bill

A classy field of 11 three-year-old fillies and nine turf marathoners head two highly competitive stakes races at Santa Anita Park on a special day of racing Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

 Sunday, January 18, 2004

McAnally Drills Sweet Return, Fairly Ransom

Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally sent Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) winner Sweet Return and runner-up Fairly Ransom out for works over Santa Anita's firm turf course Wednesday morning in preparation for a rematch in the Jan. 17 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT).

 Wednesday, January 07, 2004

Irish Prize Wins Another Close One in San Marcos

Irish Prize won another photo finish at Santa Anita Park on Monday, prevailing by a nose over long shot Continental Red in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. II) on the turf.

 Monday, January 21, 2002