The starting gate will be full on Saturday as the 17th running of the CA Cup Sprint takes place. This is a six furlong event for those bred in The Golden State, and it has been run at SA every year except for a 2010 voyage to HOL.
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Liberia Will Have to Be Much the Best in CA Cup Derby
The 9th Running of the CA Cup Derby January 15, 2022 17:20 SA Race #8 $200.000 11/16 Dirt CA-Bred 3YOs 121Lbs (plus penalties) Track Record-1:38.57 (Icicle-2005) Stakes Record-1:41.48 (The Perfect Day-2016) The 9th CA Cup Derby is set for Saturday at… Read More ›
CA Cup Oaks Could Be a “Tropical” Situation
1/16/22 9 SA CA Cup Oaks $200.000 3yoF Foaled In CA 1m Turf 121lbs +penalties The newly-turned-three year old fillies will be headed to the gate here in SoCal on a day full of Cal-bred racing, and… Read More ›
Lucky Seven Head Postward in Unusual Heat Turf Classic
1/16/22 10 SA Unusual Heat Turf Classic $200.000 3yo&Up Foaled In CA 1 1/8m Turf 123lbs +penalties I’ll be spending the day in SoCal and we catch a field of seven set to go the classic mile… Read More ›
Cowboys Are King Take Steak House Stakes at SUN
1/7/2022 5 SUN Steak House Stakes $100.000 3yo Foaled In NM 6f Dirt 120lbs The good news is we handed out the exacta… the bad news is it paid $3.50. This came down to a two horse race… Read More ›
After Las Cienegas, Lady Of Lord is Finally a Stake Winner!
Heading into the Las Cienegas Stakes, there were two horses in the field that could be categorized as regular sprinters. The others were cutting back from the type of distance that they had been running recently. Perhaps it should not come as much of a surprise that one of those two horses ended up winning this race (and the other finished second).
New Stakes Record for We Rumble in Rego Park Triumph
The 8th Running of the Rego Park January 9, 2022 12:20 AQU Race #1 $100.000 61/2 Furlongs NY-Bred 3YOs 122 Lbs (Plus Penalties) Track Record-1:14.57 (Hidden Scroll-2021) Stakes Record-1:15.58 (We Rumble-2022) On paper, We Rumble looked like the most-likely pace-setter in… Read More ›
Hidden Scroll Cruises Home in Say Florida Sandy
Say Florida Sandy7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up Foaled In NY. 1st Hidden Scroll Angelos Stable Franco M This race proved two things, one older horses still dominate last… Read More ›
Spearmint Rhino Dances Her Way to KYO Contention
Santa Ynez Stakes – Grade II [KYO]7 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. The winds of change blew across SA today for several reasons. Firstly we saw a filly drawn wide, race wide, hold a decent spot… Read More ›
It Is Tropically Wet in Tropical Turf, but That Doesn’t Stop a Hammerfest
Tropical Turf Stakes – Grade III1 Mile Inner Turf Stake Purse $100.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Hammerfest Smokey Stover Albarado R J I had a feeling that this classy five year olds best chance… Read More ›
