BC Events Highlight Santa Anita's Autumn Meet
Santa Anita Park's 2015 autumn meet will be highlighted by six grade I Breeders' Cup Challenge races, the Southern California track announced July 22.
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Beholder, Iotapa Lock Horns in Zenyatta
Beholder, who loves racing at Santa Anita but will be making just her third start of the year, will have to outkick dual grade I winner Iotapa to win the $300,000 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 27.
Istanford Wires Del Mar's Sandy Blue 'Cap
Istanford, who would have been among the leading contenders in the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (gr. I), instead romped to victory in the $96,350 Sandy Blue Handicap as the heavy favorite the evening of Aug. 15.
Aurelia's Belle Heads Arlington Oaks
Aurelia's Belle, Interrupted, and She's Offlee Good are among a group of 10 sophomore fillies entered July 19 in the $150,000 Arlington Oaks (gr. III) at Arlington International Racecourse.
Sandiva Tackles My Conquestadory in U.S. Bow
Dual group III winner Sandiva, last seen finishing fifth in the Coronation Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot one month ago, makes her first United States start in the $200,000 San Clemente Handicap (gr. IIT) July 19 at Del Mar.
Rovenna, Clenor Top Senorita Stakes
Multiple stakes winners Rovenna and Clenor top a field of 11 3-year-old fillies entered for the June 28 Senorita Stakes (gr. IIIT), among the Santa Anita Park summer stakes previously run at the closed Betfair Hollywood Park.
TimeformUS Weekend Santa Anita Stakes Plays
TimeformUS looks at the Californian and the American Oaks. read blog
Room Service Ships West for American Oaks
Room Service, a game dead-heat winner of the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I), squares off with fast-developing Nashoba's Gold in what shapes up as an outstanding renewal of the $350,000 American Oaks (gr. IT) May 31.
Digging Deeper into Breeders' Cup Lasix Study
Here's a follow-up look at racing statistics of juveniles involved in the furosemide observational study results released Dec. 16 by Breeders' Cup from this year's World Championships and two California-bred stakes.
Patience Pays as Full Ransom Upsets Miesque
Full Ransom, given a patient ride by Victor Espinoza, rallied from fifth near mid-stretch to score a 12-1 upset in the $100,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 2-year-old fillies on the Betfair Hollywood Park turf Nov. 30.
Miesque, Generous Feature Juvenile Turfers
Clenor, who suffered her first loss in the United States in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT), will try to rebound in the $100,000 Miesque Stakes Nov. 30 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
TimeformUS Weekend Plays
TimeformUS Weekend Plays from Aqueduct, Churchill and Betfair Hollywood Park read blog
Maiden Watch: One Weekend in November
Getting back into the swing of things with some photos from Breeders' Cup weekend. read blog
Juvenile Fillies Turf Looms Serious Scramble
Top-class fillies from the United States and Europe make for a contentious race
Turf Entrants Get Work Over Santa Anita Lawn
Ten Breeders' Cup runners slated for the turf events, led by Obviously (IRE), worked on the grass at Santa Anita Park Oct. 26.
Private Zone Among O'Neill's Cup Workers
Trainer Doug O'Neill had a big contingent of his Breeders' Cup hopefuls out for works on the morning of Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park, led by Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (gr. I) winner Private Zone.
Goldencents, Trinniberg Drill at Santa Anita
Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Goldencents worked five furlongs on Santa Anita's main track in 59 seconds flat under leading rider Rafael Bejarano Oct. 18 as he prepares for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
Trainer Miller Chases Juvenile Stakes Sweep
Trainer Peter Miller takes aim at a pair of 2-year-old stakes on the July 13 program at Betfair Hollywood Park with Solid Wager in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship and On the Backstreets in the Landaluce for fillies.
Barretts Sees Strong Momentum for May Sale
Coming off a March sale that jumped more than 30% in average, Barretts offers a catalog of 142 juveniles plus a catalog supplement of another 13 for its May 2-year-old sale in Pomona, Calif. The sale is May 13.
Santa Anita Renames Autumn Stakes Slate
Santa Anita Park has taken the unusual step of renaming 14 stakes, including six grade I events, for the 2012 autumn meet that begins Sept. 28.
| Horse | Trainer | Breeder / Owner |
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| Clenor (IRE) | Doug F. O'Neill |
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| Colonel Joan | Eoin G. Harty |
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| Come On Alannah | Michael Talbot |
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| Feature Attraction | Mike Harrington |
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| Miss Lafayette | Craig Dollase |
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| Miss Machiavelli | J. Keith Desormeaux |
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| Nesso | Sandino R. Hernandez, Jr. |
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| Pleasant Miss | Jerry Hollendorfer |
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| South Sound | Doug F. O'Neill |
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| Tiz the Key | Richard E. Mandella |
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