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Frankel's final starter wins

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

Bobby Frankel went out a winner.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Field size a concern at Hollywood

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

The fall meeting at Hollywood Park that opens Friday is highlighted by five Grade 1 races concentrated on two weekends over the next six weeks.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Summer Bird to run in Japan Cup Dirt

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

After traveling from Arkansas to Kentucky, to New York and New Jersey, back to New York and then to California, Summer Bird next will be discovering Japan.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 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

Dave in Dixie to skip the Cup

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Rather than start as a "live" longshot in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, the promising colt Dave in Dixie will skip the Cup and freshen for a winter campaign.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

'Freedom' out for Ancient Title repeat

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

It has been a year since Cost of Freedom won the Ancient Title Stakes, his last race before a medical odyssey kept him off the track for much of that time.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Magical Fantasy chases four in row

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

There is no secret formula to Magical Fantasy's success in 2009.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Turf ace Gio Ponti aims for Classic

David Grening, Daily Racing Form

Though Gio Ponti fell short of winning his fifth consecutive Grade 1 turf race on Saturday, trainer Christophe Clement said he feels his horse has nothing left to prove on the grass.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Lookin at Lucky takes next step

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Perfect after three starts, Lookin at Lucky will be the focus of Sunday's $300,000 Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita. He is the race favorite, California's leading 2-year-old, and a colt trying two turns for the first time at a pivotal point of the season.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Field rounding out for Goodwood

Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form

Informed, the winner of two graded stakes this year in California, and the English import Gitano Hernando will start in the $350,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita next Saturday, a major prep for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic here on Nov. 7.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Oak Leaf: New leader can emerge

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Thirteen fillies in the Grade 1 Oak Leaf Stakes on Sunday at Santa Anita will try to claim leadership of the 2-year-old filly division, a spot vacated Tuesday when Mi Sueno was injured in a Hollywood Park workout.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Baffert looking for No. 9 in Futurity

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

No trainer has dominated any major stakes in North America over the past 13 years quite like Bob Baffert in the Del Mar Futurity.

Story | Conversation | September 05, 2009

Summer Bird eyes Gold Cup

David Grening, Daily Racing Form

Summer Bird came out of his victory in Saturday's $1 million Shadwell Travers Stakes in good order and will most likely remain in New York to run in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Oct 3., trainer Tim Ice said Sunday morning.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2009

Plenty of angles in Secretariat

Marcus Hersh, Daily Racing Form

If Giant Oak runs back to his Arlington Classic win, he could be the right horse. If Black Bear Island proves half as dominant as European-based winners of the race the last two years, he might be the one.

Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009