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Wide Open Unusual Heat Turf Classic
Unusual Heat Turf Classic$175.000 For Four Year Olds And Up Foaled in CA1 1/8 miles – TurfSanta Anita Park – January 17, 2026 Named after probably the most influential CA Bred sire, especially for turf runners, the fourteenth running of… Read More ›
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Noemi Battles Lady Jane Grey for Gasparilla Win
The Gasparilla Stakes $125.000 For Three Year Old Fillies7 furlongs – DirtTampa Bay Downs – January 10, 2026 With the late scratch of Risque Babe we were left with a field of eight three-year-old fillies beginning their season on a… Read More ›
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Mb Controls San Vicente
San Vicente Stakes – GII $200.000 For Three Year Olds7 Furlongs – DirtSanta Anita Park – January 10, 2026 No contest. It couldn’t have been easier. Those statements pretty much sum up the San Vicente. Control The Center controlled it… Read More ›
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Eight Hopefuls Seek San Vicente Win
San Vicente Stakes – GII $200.000 For Three Year Olds7 Furlongs – DirtSanta Anita Park – January 10, 2026 There are no Kentucky Derby points on offer this Saturday at Santa Anita Park but make no mistake, the three-year-old… Read More ›
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Nine Three-Year-Old Fillies Kickoff 2026 in The Gasparilla Stakes
The Gasparilla Stakes $125.000 For Three Year Old Fillies7 furlongs – DirtTampa Bay Downs – January 10, 2026 The 2026 racing season begins, and all things are possible. The slate is clean and there are twelve months of clean… Read More ›
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Chasing Magic Makes Ten Others Disappear in Gun Runner Win
Gun Runner$100.000 For Two Year Olds1 1/16 Miles – DirtFairgrounds – December 20, 2025 In the preview for this race I had said that it looked like Chasing Magic was ready to run a good race and return to form… Read More ›
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West Coast Girls Closes Furiously to Take Untappable
Untappable$100.000 Two Year Old Fillies1 Mile & 70 Yards – DirtFairgrounds – 12/20/25 On the last day of Autumn turning into a long cold winter with the goal being to qualify for a race to be run when Spring is… Read More ›
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Gun Runner Entices Eleven with Coveted Derby Points
Gun Runner$100.000 For Two Year Olds1 1/16 Miles – DirtFairgrounds – December 20, 2025 As we come to the end of the 2025 season the Gun Runner offers the final opportunity in 2025 for two-year-olds to gain points to qualify… Read More ›
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KY Oaks Points on Tap in Untappable
Untappable $100.000 Two Year Old Fillies1 Mile & 70 Yards – DirtFairgrounds – 12/20/25 When a $100.000 purse draws an overload field of thirteen you know something else must be on offer. I’m no conspiracy theorist (I actually am!) but… Read More ›
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Indiscretion Sets Stakes Record in LCD Sprint
LCD Sprint$125.000 Three Year Olds And Upward Foaled in LA6 Furlongs – DirtFairgrounds – December 13, 2025 Racing rarely goes according to plan, but this particular race did not deviate from plan at all. The two horses that seemed to… Read More ›