Necessary Evil looks good for Sorrento
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormNecessary Evil is not only perfect in two starts, she thrashed her rivals, including the colts in the Grade 3 Hollywood Juvenile Championship last month.
Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009Bob Black Jack runs off with Grade 1 Malibu
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormBob Black Jack's best asset -- his devastating speed -- helped the colt record his first Grade 1 win in Friday's $250,000 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | December 26, 2008Del Mar Derby: Sky Cape runs into Gio Ponti
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormSky Cape has reeled off three consecutive stakes wins since April, fooling trainer Kristin Mulhall along the way. She once thought he was just a sprinter, but has changed her mind as Sky Cape has shown consistent improvement in longer turf races.
Story | Conversation | August 29, 2008Del Mar's Polytrack garners positive reviews
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormBy virtue of his experience, jockey Garrett Gomez is an expert on riding North American synthetic tracks. From California to Kentucky to Illinois, he has firsthand encounters on virtually all of them.
Story | Conversation | July 18, 2008Monterey Jazz begins anew with Strub victory
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormAfter 11 races, the career of Monterey Jazz is now officially under way. At least that was trainer Craig Dollase's point of view following Monterey Jazz's front-running victory in Saturday's $300,000 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | February 02, 2008Quite a Bride upsets Nashoba's Key
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormQuite a Bride does not have as flashy a career record as Nashoba's Key, but she did get the better of the 2007 Eclipse Award finalist in Saturday's $500,000 Sunshine Million Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | January 26, 2008Greg's Gold back on friendly ground
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormThe Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park on Oct. 27 has been forgotten around trainer David Hofmans's Hollywood Park barn.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2007Flores has Becrux all figured out
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormAfter riding Becrux in three stakes this year, jockey David Flores found a winning formula. Keep it simple.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2007Buzzards Bay out of Gold Cup
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormBuzzards Bay, the winner of the Grade 2 Californian Stakes earlier this month, will miss the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup on June 30 because of a sore back, trainer Ron Ellis said Sunday.
Story | Conversation | June 19, 2007Tiz Elemental impresses on Gold Rush Day
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormTiz Elemental has won 3 of 5 starts and $237,680.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2007Solis emerges from slump just in time
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormMired in a monthlong slump, Alex Solis went rummaging through his garage last month, seeking inspiration. He dug out old videotapes of stakes wins aboard such familiar names as Bertrando, Kona Gold, Malek, Megahertz, and Pleasantly Perfect, a personal lis
Story | Conversation | February 28, 2007Slumping Solis seeks breakthrough
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormLast week, jockey Alex Solis got a call from a friend relating the latest racetrack rumor. The friend asked if Solis was about to announce his retirement after a 26-year career.
Story | Conversation | February 01, 2007Contention runs deep in Starlet
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormSunday's Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes at Hollywood Park has drawn a field of 13, seven of whom were supplemented for $20,000. Bettors will feel as if they need about that much money to sort out the trifecta in a tricky race.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2006Star Parade retired, for sale
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormStar Parade won two Grade 1 races in 2004 - the Milady and the Santa Maria.
Story | Conversation | November 08, 2006Runway Rosie wins Sharp Cat
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormRunway Rosie won her second consecutive start and her stakes debut in Sunday's $100,000 Sharp Cat Stakes at Hollywood Park. But jockey Garrett Gomez had to urge the 2-year-old filly in the final furlong after she appeared to be waiting for her rivals afte
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2006TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
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