42 Results for hall of fame

Mast Track moves to Shirreffs

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Mast Track, winner of Saturday's Grade 3 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park, was transferred to trainer John Shirreffs on Sunday and will race in 2010, according to Mike Rogers, racing manager for Frank Stronach.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Mast Track ends losing streak

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

A day after being privately acquired by Frank Stronach, Mast Track ended a nine-race losing streak in Saturday's $100,000 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2009

Fluke's Citation win is bittersweet

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Fluke's win in Friday's $300,000 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park was a milestone that trainer Humberto Ascanio would have gladly postponed indefinitely.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009

Ventura tries to win for Frankel

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Humberto Ascanio will be listed as trainer of Ventura for Saturday's $300,000 Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park, but if the brilliant 5-year-old wins the Grade 1 race over a mile on turf, he will not take credit.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2009

Goldikova has firm grip on Mile crown

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

It will take decades for someone to surpass the milestone that French trainer Freddie Head can achieve if Goldikova wins Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Cup will make or break Baffert's meet

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Trainer Bob Baffert swept the first four races at Santa Anita on Sunday, the first time in his career that he could recall saddling four consecutive winners on the same day.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

'Cat' works quicker than expected

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Courageous Cat, a 3-year-old graded stakes winner, delightfully fooled jockey Garrett Gomez during a five-furlong turf workout at Santa Anita on Monday.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Talented Strub trio no longer strictly turf

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Cowboy Cal, Gio Ponti, and Nownownow have redefined their careers in the first six weeks of the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting.

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2009

Aboard Tribal Chief, Hawley wins Living Legends race

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

On Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita, Sandy Hawley was THE legend among Legends.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2008

Stevens psyched for Legends race at Santa Anita

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

A wave of nostalgia swept over retired Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens when he saw Saturday's overnight at Santa Anita.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2008

Valenzuela, rider of Kelso, to be inducted early

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Ismael Valenzuela, better known as Milo during a career that included 2,545 wins, will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in a special ceremony at Santa Anita on Sunday evening.

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2008

'Nobiz' continues his turf career in Kent

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Trainer Barclay Tagg figured Nobiz Like Shobiz needed a change of pace.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2007

Horse Greeley too sore for BC Juvenile

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Horse Greeley came out of Sunday's Grade 2 Norfolk Breeders' Cup Stakes at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting with sore ankles and will not contest the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4, trainer Richard Mandella said Monday.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2006

Baffert sets stakes milestone

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Behaving Badly gave trainer Bob Baffert a record 75th stakes win at Del Mar in Friday's Grade 3, $200,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2006

Just toss Magna Graduate's slop flop

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Magna Graduate, 4, might have been favored for the Dubai World Cup had he won the Donn Handicap, run on a sloppy track at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 4, rather than finish a well-beaten fourth.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2006