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There's plenty of action on Friday, what with six Breeders' Cup races. There will be cameras, what with ESPN2 televising four hours, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern time.

Johnny Eves, winless since his victory last December in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes, broke a seven-race losing streak with a hard-fought victory on Saturday at Hollywood Park in the Grade 3, $108,400 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes for sprinters.

The day after Christmas, Jay Robbins unwrapped his biggest present since the days when he trained Tiznow.

Latent Heat received a perfect stalking trip from jockey Edgar Prado, then spurted clear down the stretch to score a two-length victory in the Grade 1, $250,000 Malibu Stakes on Tuesday's opening-day card at Santa Anita.

On a comfortable, overcast day, they came to see a sensational card of racing, which included the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes, featuring the star of last year's Santa Anita meeting, Brother Derek.

Brother Derek, who is scheduled to run in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita on Tuesday, completed his training for that race with a five-furlong work in 1:00.20 on Thursday morning at Hollywood Park, but he may need a new jockey.

Doug O'Neill set a single-season record for victories by a trainer at Santa Anita on Sunday when 1-5 favorite Keystone Malibu won the day's first race, giving O'Neill 48 wins for the meet.

He's big, he's bad, and he's back. Rock Hard Ten, the imposing colt with the bad-boy attitude, showed that he will be a force in 2005 with a stirring, last-to-first run to capture the Grade 1, $250,000 Malibu Stakes on Santa Anita's opening-day card Sunda

Opening day of the winter meet at Santa Anita always looks good. This year, opening day looks great.