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.
Keyword: John Sadler
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Accelerate, City of Light Face Off in Oaklawn Handicap
Hronis Racing's Accelerate and Suzanne and William Warren Jr.'s City of Light both won grade 1 races March 10 at Santa Anita Park, but at different distances, and will meet in the middle Saturday for the 1 1/8-mile Oaklawn Handicap.
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'Different' Accelerate Stretches Out for Big 'Cap
Accelerate changed his connections' opinion about his distance limitations with his first start of 2018, and now he's back to try 1 1/4 miles again in the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 10.
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Selcourt Digs in to Win Las Flores
One of Southern California's top female sprinters loomed at the quarter pole in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (G3) and the result looked to be a foregone conclusion.
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Accelerate Powers Through Trouble to Win San Pasqual
Hronis Racing's Accelerate and jockey Victor Espinoza went on quite a journey in the $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes (G2) Feb. 3 at Santa Anita Park, but it all worked out in the end.
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Mubtaahij to Get Dubai World Cup Prep in San Pasqual
Mubtaahij will get his audition for the $10 million Dubai World Cup (G1) in the $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.
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Edwards Going Left Dominates California Cup Sprint
Trainer John Sadler was confident he had the best horse in the $150,000 Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint despite what the odds board said, and he was proven right emphatically by Edwards Going Left Jan. 27 at Santa Anita Park.
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Stellar Wind the Sentimental Pegasus Favorite Out West
For the California-based trio of Hronis, his brother Pete, and their trainer John Sadler, the Pegasus will be filled with a gamut of emotions.
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Edwards Going Left Takes on Masochistic in Cal Cup
The $150,000 Donald Valpredo California Cup Stakes, which comes on a Jan. 27 card that features nine Cal-bred races (four stakes) at Santa Anita Park, is no layup.
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Plein Air Takes Astra in First US Start
Plein Air's front-running victory in the $75,000 Astra Stakes at Santa Anita Park Jan. 14 marked a couple of firsts for the 5-year-old mare and her connections.
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Edwards Going Left Holds Off Solid Wager in Cary Grant
Edwards Going Left's transformation from maiden claimer to stakes winner was completed Nov. 19 at Del Mar.
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Stellar Wind's Finale Part of Journey for Connections
Owner Kosta Hronis won't be sad when his best horse retires. He'll be happy.
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Stellar Wind, Abel Tasman Log Final Works for Distaff
Just seconds apart Oct. 28 at Santa Anita Park, the West Coast's top contenders for the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) put in their final works for the World Championships.
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What's Going On Here: Something's Missing
The big preps for this year’s Breeders’ Cup have come and gone. Yet, the three biggest names for the upcoming World Championships were conspicuously missing…and missing not just from races in October—but since Labor Day.
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Artistic Diva Speeds to Victory in Anoakia Stakes
Hronis Racing's Artistic Diva put on an impressive display of speed to take the $70,000 Anoakia Stakes Oct. 22 at Santa Anita Park.
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Collected, Stellar Wind Work for Breeders' Cup
TVG Pacific Classic (G1) winner Collected, one of trainer Bob Baffert's four for the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), worked six furlongs at Santa Anita in a bullet 1:12 flat under Martin Garcia, the fastest of 14 drills at the distance Oct. 21.
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Stellar Wind Works for Breeders' Cup Distaff
Hronis Racing's champion Stellar Wind worked six furlongs in 1:13 3/5 Oct. 14 in her penultimate breeze at Santa Anita Park before she moves down to Del Mar for her final preparations for the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 3.
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Paradise Woods Aims to Regroup in Zenyatta Stakes
Trainer Richard Mandella would like the Sept. 30 Zenyatta Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park to be the day Paradise Woods makes her last two starts look like an aberration.
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Baffert Mulling BC Path for Collected, Arrogate
A day after he ran 1-2 in the TVG Pacific Classic (G1), trainer Bob Baffert was still unsure about the path his two top Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) contenders will take back to Del Mar in early November.
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Stellar Wind, Irap Get to Work at Del Mar
There will be plenty of quality on the track in the afternoon Aug. 19 at Del Mar, the biggest day of racing during the summer at the seaside racetrack every year, but the runners in the morning weren't too shabby, either.
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Accelerate Set for Rematch With Arrogate
Trainer John Sadler wasn't present when Accelerate was purchased for $380,000 at the Keeneland September sale in 2014 for his major client, Hronis Racing. But he had an idea that it might prove to be a good buy.
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Unique Field Set for Best Pal at Del Mar
The early juvenile stakes in California can bring entrants with wide-ranging backgrounds, but the field for the $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) Aug. 12 is a unique hodgepodge.
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Stellar Wind Edges Vale Dori Again in Clement L. Hirsch
The budding rivalry between two of the grittiest females in the country saw a repeat performance July 30 in the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.
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Accelerate Pointing for Pacific Classic
A week after stunning Arrogate, the world's top-rated horse, with Hronis Racing's Accelerate in the TVG San Diego Handicap (G2), trainer John Sadler is already eyeing a potential rematch with the gray.
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Stellar Wind, Vale Dori Face Off Again in Hirsch
Unlike the TVG San Diego Handicap (G2), when Hronis Racing, trainer John Sadler, and jockey Victor Espinoza upset Arrogate with Accelerate, the connections will occupy the pre-race spotlight in the Clement L. Hirsch (G1) Sunday at Del Mar.
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Arrogate Breezes for Baffert at Santa Anita
Santa Anita clockers timed Arrogate's six furlongs in 1:12 3/5, with a gallop out to seven furlongs in 1:26 1/6.
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Vale Dori Challenges Stellar Wind in Beholder Mile
Songbird may be heading to New York, but the short field entered for the June 3 Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park still features a showdown of champions and another with similar aspirations.
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Stellar Wind Blows Into Oaklawn Park for Apple Blossom
Stellar Wind, who defeated Beholder twice last year after earning a divisional championship in 2015, makes her 2017 debut in Oaklawn Park's Apple Blossom Handicap (G1).
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Hard Aces Grinds Out Tokyo City Cup Victory
The 7-year-old son of Hard Spun has two wins in his last 17 starts and both have come on the dirt at 1 1/2 miles.
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Stellar Wind Logs First Breeze of 2017 at Santa Anita
The three-furlong breeze in :36 4/5 was nothing groundbreaking--Stellar Wind happily went through the motions under exercise rider Jose Contreras--but it was simply a starting point
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Smith: 'Go Ahead and Try' to Catch Songbird
"If somebody wants to be in front of Songbird, they can go ahead and try," said Mike Smith, a day before the Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I).
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Accelerate on Fast Track for Dirt Mile
Sophomore Accelerate is being asked to make a major step forward in the Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).
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Stellar Wind Remains on Schedule for Distaff
John Sadler chose to say on schedule instead of moving Stellar Wind's workout up because of looming storms in Southern California.
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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).
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Paige Stretching Out in Dowager Stakes
If you are the company you keep, Paige should consider herself in good stead. The 4-year-old filly was second last time out to eventual grade I winner Al's Gal.
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Stellar Wind Works in Company for Distaff
How John Sadler described Stellar Wind's workmate Oct. 21 at Santa Anita Park says a little something about the feelings he has for his champion Curlin filly.
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Stellar Wind Back to Work at Santa Anita
Trainer John Sadler has had a deliberate plan for Stellar Wind's 2016 campaign, and so far, Hronis Racing's Curlin filly has checked off every box.
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Stellar Wind Edges Beholder Again in Zenyatta
In close to a carbon copy of their previous meeting, Hronis Racing's Stellar Wind again got the measure of Beholder in the $300,000 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita Park.
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Beholder, Stellar Wind Renew Rivalry
The budding rivalry between champions Beholder and Stellar Wind will see its third round Oct. 1 in the $300,000 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
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Accelerate Finds Just Enough in Los Al Derby
Hronis Racing's Accelerate took the long way around the racetrack and had to wait out a lengthy inquiry, but was able to survive both to win his graded stakes debut Sept. 24 in the $200,000 Los Alamitos Derby (gr. II).
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Mineshaft Filly Brings $410,000 at Keeneland
Book 3 of the Keeneland September yearling sale got off to a strong start early Sept. 18 when a daughter of Mineshaft was sold by Lane's End for $410,000.
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Santa Anita Opens New Turf Course
Santa Anita unveiled its new turf course Sept.15. The autumn meet runs 23 days from Sept. 30 to Nov. 5, and includes the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
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Stellar Wind, Nyquist, Arrogate Work in SoCal
California Chrome wasn't the only star on the work tab Sept. 10 in Southern California. Champions of 2015 Stellar Wind and Nyquist both put in drills for upcoming starts, as did 2016 Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner Arrogate.
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Stellar Wind Back Working at Del Mar
Hronis Racing's Stellar Wind logged her first breeze Aug. 20 since she defeated three-time champion Beholder in Clement L. Hirsch (gr. I).
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Del Mar Wrestles With Adding 3-Year-Old Races
Del Mar has never offered an elite race restricted to 3-year-olds and continues to see young stars ship east for lucrative purses.
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Sadler Savors 'Special Win' by Stellar Wind
If there was ever a time to celebrate, July 30 was the day for trainer John Sadler, who saddled Stellar Wind to an upset victory over Beholder in the Clement L. Hirsch (gr. I) on his 60th birthday.
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Stellar Wind Upsets Beholder in Hirsch
The two champions were head-and-head from the five-sixteenths pole July 30 in the Clement L. Hirsch (gr. I) at Del Mar, but Stellar Wind outdueled her rival to the wire to win by a half-length, ending an eight-race win streak for Beholder.
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Stellar Wind to Challenge Beholder Again
Stellar Wind's connections are trying three-time champion Beholder again, after a non-threatening second-place run in the Vanity Mile (gr. I) last time out.
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Hard Aces Too Tough in Cougar II
Hronis Racing's Hard Aces took control at the start and repelled a stern challenge from Quick Casablanca around the final turn to win the $100,000 Cougar II Handicap (gr. III) July 24 at Del Mar.
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Hard Aces Stands Out in Cougar II
Grade I winner Hard Aces highlights a field of six entered for the $100,000 Cougar II Handicap (gr. III) July 24 at Del Mar.
