Chad Brown (Bobby's Kitten, Turf Sprint) – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred Bobby’s Kitten returns to Santa Anita for a second try in the Breeders’ Cup. Last year, he was third in the Juvenile Turf after setting the early pace. The Kitten’s Joy 3
The Breeders’ Cup Turf was slated to be Magician’s final career start and the plan was to retire him to Ashford Stud in Kentucky. The other defection reported Wednesday morning was for Elizabeth Valando’s 5yo mare Free as a Bird as handlers attemp
“After (American Pharaoh) went out, Bayern is carrying so much (emotional) weight right now,†Baffert said Tuesday morning. “If we were coming into this race off the Travers, when he went to the lead and stopped (10th, beaten 20 lengths), they might
Longines Distaff L’Amour De Ma Vie – Pia Brandt’s 5yo looked well at ease as she did a steady canter around a circuit of Santa Anita’s dirt track Wednesday morning. The gray mare, who will be the mount of Maxime Guyon in Friday’s race will be tr
“She galloped a mile and a half and looked like she galloped pretty good,†Rodriguez said of the 5yo mare. “She’s happy, so we’re happy. She was a little bit on her toes yesterday, so I got her out early. She looks good.†A speedy mare whose b
Brown Panther – see European report Chicquita/Magician – see European report Finnegans Wake – Trainer Peter Miller said the 5yo horse was shipped from San Luis Rey Downs to Santa Anita Wednesday morning after jogging two miles and going to the gate.
“She’s been very consistent this year,†trainer Shug McGaughey said. “She’s had chances in three or four big races to win, but the trip got her beat. She did great to win the Ballston Spa, and she seems to be doing very well.†Abaco is seeking
“He was a real nervous horse and he would wash out every time he got to the paddock,†said the six-time Sovereign Award winner, who arrived first thing on Wednesday morning. “Now he’s more relaxed, but he’ll still get on his toes and get a littl
Trainer Bob Baffert said, “He has a deep foot bruise in his left front. We’ll still be putting him through some scans and other things. We’re hopeful he’ll be all right and you’ll see him in the spring. If you look at him he appears just fine. T
“He's happy and doing fine, he just needs things to go his way (in the race),†Baffert said. “If not, they run these things every year, right?†Big Cazanova – Trainer Peter Miller said from his training base at San Luis Rey Downs that he hoped t
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