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White Abarrio wins $3 million Pegasus World Cup with dominant performance at Gulfstream
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — White Abarrio won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup by 6 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream on Saturday. He ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.05 under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., who earned his third career Pegasus victory. Sent off at 5-2 odds, White Abarrio...
Filly Thorpedo Anna wins Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second 3-year-old filly to beat male competition for the top trophy. Trained by Ken McPeek, she earned six Grade 1 victories last year, including the...
Barnes wins San Vicente Stakes as trainer Bob Baffert goes 1-2 in Kentucky Derby prep at Santa Anita
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Barnes defeated stablemate Romanesque by 5 1/2 lengths to win the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in a field of Kentucky Derby hopefuls on Saturday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Juan Hernandez, Barnes ran seven furlongs in 1:22.15...
Baseball players Bregman and Buehler team on ownership of horse that wins for 1st time
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — All-Star baseball players Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler have teamed as owners of a 3-year-old colt that won for the first time at Santa Anita on Friday. March of Time defeated four rivals by 2 1/4 lengths to win a six-furlong sprint race worth $60,000 that...
Raging Torrent wins Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan in last
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Raging Torrent won the $200,000 Malibu Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths on Thursday at Santa Anita, with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan finishing last in the final Grade 1 stakes of the year in the United States. Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Raging Torrent ran seven...
Jockey Flavien Prat takes Mathis Mile at Santa Anita for record 56th graded stakes win of the year
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Flavien Prat won the $200,000 Mathis Mile Stakes at Santa Anita on Thursday, the French jockey’s record-setting 56th graded stakes victory of the year. Prat broke the old mark of 55, set by Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey in 2003. “It is...
Future of horse racing in Northern California is dealt a blow after group withdraws meet application
The future of horse racing in Northern California was dealt a blow Monday when the California Authority of Racing Fairs voted unanimously to withdraw its application for a racing meeting starting later this month at Pleasanton Fairgrounds. The California Horse Racing Board had been...
Horse of the Year favorite Thorpedo Anna undergoes minor dental surgery
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Thorpedo Anna, the favorite to earn Horse of the Year honors after winning six of seven races this year, has undergone minor dental surgery to remove a bone fragment in her jaw. The 3-year-old is currently on a break at trainer Ken McPeek’s farm in...
Journalism writes winning story in Los Alamitos Derby, beats 3 entries from Bob Baffert
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Journalism won the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity by 3 1/2 lengths on Saturday, defeating three entries from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who was trying to win the Grade 2 race for the eighth time at the Orange County track. Ridden by Umberto...
