It was a lot closer this year, as it required looking at a photo to decide the winner, but Insist On Perfection would get it done for the second year in a row, winning the Kenner Stakes. Last year’s win also came for a different trainer, and this time Temulac Farm can savor the win.
STAKES ARTICLES
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Lille Seeks SSM F/M Turf Sprint Glory
The $125.000 SSM F/M Turf Sprint Stakes takes center stage at Santa Anita on January 17, 2026, presenting a 6 1/2-furlong test on the turf course exclusively for fillies and mares four years old and upward foaled in California. As… Read More ›
Atlas Obscura Eyes CA Cup Sprint Glory
The $125.000 CA Cup Sprint Stakes takes center stage at Santa Anita on January 17, 2026, presenting a six-furlong test on the main dirt track exclusively for four-year-old and older colts and geldings foaled in California. As one of the… Read More ›
Looking for a Longshot in Allison Derby at SUN
Allison Derby 1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $100.000 Three-Year-Olds. At SUN Allison Derby appeared in 2016 as the very same race you see here today. It skipped in 2021 but otherwise has been a January feature ever since. Two… Read More ›
The LA Stakes Brings Together a Competitive Field
The LA Stakes 1 The Mercy Waldo Bejarano R 123 A lightly raced four-year-old, he improved gradually until breaking his maiden in the summer last year. As the winning penny dropped, he quickly backed that up with… Read More ›
There’s Some Talent in The Lecomte as the KYD Trail Heats Up
The Lecomte 1 Strike D J C Racing Stables Bejarano R 122 A lightly raced type he has shown enough in his three starts to look like a serious chance. A good maiden winner second up… Read More ›
The Hunt for the KYO Ramps Up in The Silverbulletday
The Silverbulletday Stakes 1 Lucky Delite The Sidley Stud Franco M 122 Like plenty of the stables runners she followed a fairly innocuous path through the fair track circuit before being stepped up in grade for the… Read More ›
Undefeated Hulk Looks to Smash CA Cup Derby
CA Cup Derby $175.000 For Three Year Olds Foaled in CA1 1/16 Miles – DirtSanta Anita Park – January 17,2026 Eleven CA bred three year olds are restless in their stalls tonight ready to be let loose on Saturday… Read More ›
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 ›
Upstarts Look to Bring Down Bigger Names in Krantz Memorial Stakes
As we continue to look at the FG card on Saturday, we will also have the 20th running of the Krantz Memorial Stakes, which is for older fillies and mares at over a mile on the turf course.