A winner last year of both the Palos Verdes and Grade II, seven furlong San Carlos Stakes at Santa Anita, Sahara Sky has been idle since winning the prestigious Grade I Metropolitan Mile Handicap on May 27 at Belmont Park—a race in which he earned a car
Bred and owned by E. Paul Robsham Stables, Travelin Man will break from post eight in a field of 11 older horses entered for the $75,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint. In its fifth year, the GP Turf Sprint was won last year by Varsity in a stakes-record 54.
Sassicaia--named for the famed Tuscan wine--made headlines last March when he sold for $1.6 million at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale conducted at Palm Meadows. A son of Bernardini and the Forestry mare Hishi Aspen, the bay colt first went through the auct
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is looking at bypassing the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (G2) on Feb. 22 and training up to the $1 million Besilu Stables Florida Derby (G1) on March 29. “The plans right now are to probably just point for the Flor
SPECHT INVADES FROM BAY AREA FOR SUNSHINE MILLIONS CAL CUP DAY Like Punxatawney Phil on Ground Hog Day, Steve Specht pops up like clockwork at Santa Anita on Sunshine Millions California Cup Day. The popular event focusing on California-breds will be pres
The Harlan’s Holiday filly had a productive Saratoga meet, finishing fourth to Ready to Act in her debut on the grass before prevailing in an August 9 contest that was rained onto the main track. She then finished second in the P.G. Johnson Stakes at th
An important component to the Golden State Series for horses bred or sired in California, the Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint is part of a newly created Sunshine Millions California Cup Day at Santa Anita that will offer fans six stakes and 10 races
Based at Golden Gate Fields and trained by Steve Specht, Marks Mine is a three-time stakes winner who comes off a facile 4 ½ length classified allowance win going six furlongs on Dec. 26. A speedy 4-year-old filly by Benchmark, Marks Mine won the Golden
His connections are hoping for a similar result, as well. Hustled from the gate by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, Harlan’s Holiday was able to secure good early position before drawing away in the stretch to win the 2003 Donn by 2 ½ lengths. “We
Stakes winners Extrasexyhippzster (5-2), Joint Custody (3-1), Jessethemarine (7-2) and Germaniac (6-1) will face runners from the Todd Pletcher, John Servis and King Leatherbury barns in the one mile test. Joint Custody has won four races for trainer Jerr
