By Margaret Ransom Though the days of true handicap racing seem to have gone the way of the woolly mammoth, serious props go out to the few tracks who do their best to preserve history and offer big p...
By Margaret Ransom A talent-filled opening day program on Saturday at Santa Anita Park will help usher out a year of horse racing that has been unpredictable, turbulent and downright implausible, and ...
Stronach Stables’ Shaman Ghost earned his second career Grade I victory by three-quarters of a length in Saturday’s $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (GI) at Santa Anita Park. The 5-year-old son of Gh...
Nine starters go to the gate in the 80th running of the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap today, covering the classic 1 ¼-mile distance for a slice of a $750,000 purse. Two of the starters look most likel...
A talent-filled 11-race card featuring four graded stakes is on tap at Santa Anita Park Saturday, led by the featured 80th running of the Santa Anita Handicap (GI). The 1 ¼-mile feature is worth $750...
Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate worked a mile in 1:38-2/5 over Santa Anita’s fast main track Monday morning in preparation for a start in either the March 11 Santa Anita Handicap (GI) or the March 25 Du...
The San Antonio Stakes (GII), which is set to be run for the 80th time at Santa Anita on Saturday, has traditionally served as an important prep for the Santa Anita Handicap (GI) typically contested d...
Santa Anita Park, nestled under the majestic San Gabriel Mountains in southern California, will host a live race meeting for the 80th time on Monday, Dec. 26, the traditional opening day date for the ...
It almost seems too ironic to believe. A talented yet unproven gelding named Melatonin would earn his first career stakes victory in one of the most historical and prestigious races on Daylight Saving...
The Santa Anita Handicap is a highlight of the Santa Anita race meet every year. This year, the field does not have the star power it’s had in recent years, however, what is important, is the histor...
