CA Cup Derby$175.000 For Three Year Olds Foaled in CA1 1/16 Miles – DirtSanta Anita Park – January 17, 2026 For the second weekend in a row Mb Stables dominated the three-year-old race run at Santa Anita Park with Derby… Read More ›
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Unusual Heat Turf Classic Ends in Dead Heat
Unusual Heat Turf Classic$175.000 Four Year Olds And Upward Foaled in CA1 1/8 Miles – TurfSanta Anita Park – January 17, 2026 In our preview we highlighted that it was an evenly matched field on paper and it was difficult… Read More ›
Fandom Upsets Allison Derby
Allison Derby1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Three-Year-Olds. At SUN 1st Fandom Aer Stables 10-1 (HRP) 6-1 (SRF) Fandom walked away from the winner’s circle undefeated. That little break since the end of November didn’t bother him at… Read More ›
Lille Conquers SSM F/M Turf Sprint Stakes
Lille rallied from mid-pack to capture the $125.000 SSM F/M Turf Sprint Stakes at Santa Anita, overtaking the leaders in the stretch to win the 6 1/2-furlong “Down the Hill” turf stakes event for fillies and mares four years old… Read More ›
Nebula Warrior Surges to Victory in CA Cup Sprint
Nebula Warrior rallied from well back to capture the $125.000 CA Cup Sprint Stakes at Santa Anita, overtaking the leaders in the stretch to win the six-furlong statebred stakes for four-year-old and older colts and geldings foaled in California under… Read More ›
Guapo Dominates Early and Holds Sway Late to Take Down Leonatus Stakes
Leonatus Stakes 1 Mile on Dirt Purse $125,000 For Three Year Olds. Turfway Park, Florence, KY Guapo from Mb Stables was left alone on the lead, and he made good use of his speed today, going gate to wire to… Read More ›
Painted Ice Gets the Nod in a Packed Finish for Lecomte Stakes
Lecomte Stakes – Grade III [KYD] 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Painted Ice Alydar Stables Curtis B no 1:41.77 Well, if this race is anything to go by,… Read More ›
Shot of Summer Makes Her Late Rally Count as She Wins California Cup Oaks
California Cup Oaks 1 Mile on Turf Purse $175.00 For Fillies Three Years Old Foaled In CA. Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Ca Shot Of Summer from Diablo Diablo followed up her good effort in the Durante Stakes at Del Mar… Read More ›
Cheap Ways Adds to His Not So Cheap Value with a Swooping Late Run in LA Stakes
LA Stakes – Grade III 1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $175.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Cheap Ways Riggins Racing Lopez P 2 1:40.65 It has been demonstrated in real life and HRP… Read More ›
Western Espresso Control the Narrative in Silverbulletday Stakes
Silverbulletday Stakes [KYO] 1 Mile 70 Yards Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Western Espresso Nakamura Stables Castillo I 3/4 1:39.83 The daughter of Con West, a one race winner picked up… Read More ›