Instilled Regard, Solomini Put in Final Derby Works
Six days ahead of the Run for the Roses, Instilled Regard covered five furlongs in 1:00 4/5 at Santa Anita Park.
Keyword: Drayden Van Dyke
-
-
Baffert Works Justify, Rayya for Derby and Oaks
A pair of classy chestnuts trained by Bob Baffert put in important workouts at Santa Anita Park April 21 to prepare for their trip to Churchill Downs in May.
-
City of Light Edges Accelerate in Oaklawn Handicap
The West Coast invaders were in a race of their own when they entered the stretch in the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 14 at Oaklawn Park.
-
-
Making 2018 Debut, City of Light Shines in Triple Bend
Mr. and Mrs. William Warren's City of Light aced his first start of 2018 with his second straight grade 1 win March 10 in the $400,000 Triple Bend Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
-
Paved Beats the Boys in El Camino Real Derby
Ciaglia Racing and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Paved became the first filly to win the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby Feb. 17 with a 1 1/4-length score in Northern California's lone Triple Crown prep race at Golden Gate Fields.
-
Dream Tree Gallops to Victory in Las Virgenes
Phoenix Thoroughbreds' Dream Tree began her 2018 season the same way she ended 2017, with an easy score against an overmatched field.
-
Collected, West Coast Put in Final Works for Pegasus
Collected and West Coast both worked in company at Santa Anita Park Jan. 21 in preparation for the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 27 at Gulfstream Park.
-
Masochistic Logs Final Workout for 2018 Debut
Under jockey Drayden Van Dyke, Masochistic popped out of the gate and immediately put open lengths between himself and the other workers.
-
City of Light Shines in Malibu Stakes
Making his stakes debut at the highest level, City of Light scored a front-end victory in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
-
Dream Tree Holds Off Midnight Bisou in Desi Arnaz
Just more than three weeks after their debut race, when Dream Tree held off a closing Midnight Bisou by a desperate nose at Santa Anita Park, the stage was set again during the stretch run in the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes Nov. 18 at Del Mar.
-
-
Mubtaahij Breaks Through in Awesome Again
A new barn and new location led to a long-awaited top-level score for Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's Mubtaahij at Santa Anita Park Sept. 30.
-
It Tiz Well Upsets Abel Tasman in Cotillion
Refusing to let her multiple grade 1-winning competition get away in the stretch, It Tiz Well dug in and held on to pull off a two-length victory in the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) at Parx Racing Sept. 23 against favorite Abel Tasman.
-
Big Bend Speeds to Dueling Grounds Derby Victory
With a furlong to run in the $350,000 Exacta Systems Dueling Grounds Derby, it appeared as if frontrunner Big Bend had momentum working against him.
-
Cambodia Gets the Jump in John C. Mabee
With jockey Drayden Van Dyke giving her astute handling, Cambodia got the jump on Goodyearforroses (IRE) in the lane and made that difference stand up in the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) to notch her third graded win in her last four starts.
-
Cambodia Ships in, Takes Yellow Ribbon
A wide trip throughout did not hamper East Coast invader Cambodia Aug. 5 in the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar.
-
West Coast Gets Running Late in Los Alamitos Derby Win
It wasn't long after West Coast's 2 3/4-length victory in the 1 1/8-mile Los Alamitos Derby that the word "Travers" came out of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's mouth.
-
It Tiz Well Holds Off Challengers in Delaware Oaks
West Coast shipper It Tiz Well found her way back to the winner's circle July 8 when she held on to take the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) as the odds-on favorite.
-
-
Drayden Van Dyke Returns to Racing at Santa Anita
After his first day back racing since Jan. 26, when a fall broke his arm and knocked him out cold at Santa Anita Park, jockey Drayden Van Dyke has a different perspective on his riding career.
-
Van Dyke Undergoes Surgery for Broken Arm
Drayden Van Dyke underwent surgery Jan. 26 to repair a compound fracture in his right arm, following a fall during Thursday's fourth race at Santa Anita Park.
-
Ring Weekend Edges Vyjack in Seabiscuit 'Cap
Two races after Journey Home took the Jimmy Durante (gr. IIIT) at the seaside racetrack, stablemate Ring Weekend earned his sixth graded stakes win in the Seabiscuit Handicap (gr. IIT).
-
Journey Home Wins Controversial Durante
Sam-Son Farm's Journey Home made her journey west a winning one Nov. 26 at Del Mar with a clear score in the in the $100,000 Jimmy Durante Stakes (gr. IIIT), but the victory was not without controversy, albeit by no fault of the War Front filly.
-
Elektrum Surges at Wire to Win Dowager
The 5-year-old daughter of High Chaparral (IRE) wins Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a nose over Apple Betty (IRE).
-
Trojan Nation Takes to Turf at Del Mar
Julie Gilbert and Aaron Sones' Trojan Nation, a head second in the April 9 Wood Memorial (gr. I) as a maiden before venturing to the Triple Crown trail, finally broke through on his ninth try July 31 at Del Mar.
-
Miss Temple City Set for U.S. Return in Diana
With divisional leader Tepin away, Miss Temple City and 10 other turf females will try to take advantage in the $500,000 Diana Stakes (gr. IT) July 23 at Saratoga Race Course.
-
-
She's Not Here Repeats in Yellow Ribbon
She's Not Here defended her title in the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) July 16, the first graded stakes at Del Mar's summer meeting.
-
Living The Life Beats Males in All American
HnR Nothhaft Racing's Living The Life ran her Golden Gate Fields record to two-for-two with a victory over males in the $100,000 All American Stakes (gr. III) on the Tapeta surface May 30.
-
Miss Temple City Tops Males in Maker's 46 Mile
Miss Temple City became the first female to ever win the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile Stakes (gr. IT) when she powered past Heart to Heart in midstretch on her way to a clear victory in Friday's test at Keeneland.
-
Family Meeting Stuns Durante Field at 37-1
Shipping in from the East Coast off a maiden win at Laurel Park, Glen Hill Farm's homebred Family Meeting took a step up with style in the Jimmy Durante Stakes (gr. IIIT) Nov. 28 at Del Mar.
-
Tiger Ride Prevails in Valley View Stakes
Dixiana Farms' homebred Tiger Ride made it two in a row for trainer Graham Motion and picked up a third 2015 stakes score Oct. 24 at Keeneland, holding off favored Include Betty to win the $150,000 Pin Oak Valley View.
-
Photo Call Shows Flash in Winning Rodeo Drive
Photo Call and jockey Drayden Van Dyke split rivals midstretch and continued well to register a clear victory in the $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. IT) Sept. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
-
Dirt Returns, Wagering Up for Del Mar Opener
The racing debut of Del Mar's new dirt track went off without a hitch July 16, with a crowd of 40,304 packed in to watch the 10-race card.
-
-
Del Mar Dirt Under Observation as Meet Begins
Del Mar track superintendent Richard Tedesco says trainers and jockeys have expressed a variety of opinions on the track's new dirt surface and his only concern is that the new dirt track is safe.
-
Los Alamitos Enjoys Opening-Day Handle Spike
The on-track handle of $541,636.30 was up over 2014 ($531,609.10) and the combined total handle was $5,392,680.04 compared to $4,580,023.87 one year ago.
-
New Whip Rule's First Day No Problem in SoCal
The transition to California's new whip rule appeared seamless on the first racing day under the mandate July 2 at Los Alamitos Race Course.
-
Include Betty Notches Grade I in Mother Goose
Include Betty, the lone graded stakes winner in the field of 10 3-year-old fillies for the Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I), proved the class of the field when she delivered a clear victory in the June 27 race at Belmont Park.
-
Fury Kapcori Looks to Repeat in Precisionist
Fury Kapcori will look to repeat his success in the $100,000 Precisionist Stakes (gr. III) April 30 at Santa Anita Park.
-
Queen of The Sand Rebounds in Santa Barbara
Queen of The Sand rebounded from an eighth-place finish in the Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) March 15 to claim her first graded victory in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 18 at Santa Anita Park.
-
Hoop of Colour Claims Santa Ana Stakes
Flaxman Holdings' homebred Hoop of Colour captured her second straight victory since moving to Southern California from England with a win in the $200,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) March 15 at Santa Anita Park.
-
-
Ring Weekend Rallies to Capture Kilroe Mile
St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds' Ring Weekend stormed by on the far outside to win the $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (gr. IT) March 7 at Santa Anita Park.
-
New Journeyman Van Dyke Wins at Santa Anita
Less than a week after earning an Eclipse Award as North America's top apprentice jockey, Drayden Van Dyke collected his first win as a journeyman Jan. 23 with Irish-bred Ernest Shackleton at Santa Anita Park.
-
Outsider Achiever's Legacy Wins Desi Arnaz
Achiever's Legacy, dismissed at 9-1 as the longest shot in a four-horse field of 2-year-old fillies, rallied in the stretch to win the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes at Del Mar Nov. 16 under apprentice jockey Drayden Van Dyke.
-
Wake Up Nick Wins Again in Barretts Juvenile
Unbeaten Wake Up Nick rallied to win the $103,900 Barretts Juvenile by 2 3/4 lengths Sept. 14 at Los Alamitos Racecourse, improving to 5-for-5 in his young career.
-
Sistas Stroll Gives Van Dyke First Graded Win
Five Fillies Stable's Sistas Stroll gave jockey Drayden Van Dyke his first graded stakes score Sept. 13 as Tom Proctor trainees ran 1-2 in the $150,000 Pucker Up Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Arlington International Racecourse.
-
Del Mar Shifting Turf Races After Breakdowns
Del Mar has moved two turf races scheduled for Sunday, July 27 to its main track in light of four breakdowns that have occurred on the course since the meeting began July 17.
-
Inaugural Santa Anita Spring Meet Successful
Racing the dates previously held by now-closed Hollywood Park, Santa Anita Park reported average daily all-sources handle of $9.92 million and average daily attendance of 6,970 for the inaugural 38-day spring meet.
-
-
Santa Anita Winter Meet Handle Up 4%
Handle from all-sources during Santa Anita Park's winter meet was up 4% when the Arcadia, Calif., track concluded the meet April 20.
-
Bejarano Takes Santa Anita Jockey Title
Trainers Jerry Hollendorfer and John Sadler shared the trainer title and jockey Rafael Bejarano ranked as the top jockey when Santa Anita Park concluded its winter meet April 20.
