Will Presious Passion keep up pace?
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormPick a number between 3 and 20, preferably a high one. At some point in the first half-mile of Sunday's Grade 1, $300,000 Clement Hirsch Turf Championship at Santa Anita, the speedy Presious Passion will have that big a lead.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009Parading aims for G1 Gold Cup
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormThe development of Parading from an allowance-class runner in 2007 and 2008 into a multiple graded stakes winner this year has taken trainer Shug McGaughey and the powerful Phipps Stable in a different direction than usual.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009Del Mar intends to drop Monday racing
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormDel Mar will ask the California Horse Racing Board in April for permission to reduce its number of racing dates by eliminating Mondays for its upcoming summer meeting, track vice-president Craig Fravel said on Thursday.
Story | Conversation | March 27, 2009Zenyatta could make return in Milady
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormZenyatta, the unbeaten champion older female of 2008, is likely to make her 2009 debut at the Hollywood Park spring-summer meeting, possibly in the $150,000 Milady Handicap on May 23.
Story | Conversation | March 13, 2009Surf Cat retired to stand at Old English Rancho
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormSurf Cat, the millionaire who won six Grade 2 stakes in a four-year racing career, has been retired to stud at Old English Rancho in Sanger, Calif., trainer Bruce Headley said Friday.
Story | Conversation | January 09, 2009Southern California claiming action slows to a crawl
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormOn most racing days, trainer Bill Spawr can be found on a rail near the paddock, making notes in his program on the condition of horses as they head to the racetrack.
Story | Conversation | December 12, 2008Hollywood signal snuffed and purses cut again
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormA contract dispute between the Thoroughbred Owners of California and four account wagering companies resulted in Hollywood Park's opening-day signal not being available out of state on the sites Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008Stardom Bound sent to Ky. for sale
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormStardom Bound, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and the clear leader of the nation's 2-year-old filly division, was sent to Kentucky Wednesday with the intention of being sold at Sunday's November selected mixed sale at Fasig-Tipton.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008Horses given steroids face 30-day ban in Calif.
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormHorses treated with anabolic steroids will be banned from racing for 30 days in California from the date of administration, effective Friday.
Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008Cushion Track to get overhaul
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormHollywood Park will close its main track for up to three days in the coming weeks to conduct maintenance on the synthetic surface, track president Jack Liebau said on Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2008Lava Man may not try for fourth Hollywood Gold Cup
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormLava Man is unlikely to try for an unprecedented fourth consecutive victory in the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup next Saturday, trainer Doug O'Neill said on Friday.
Story | Conversation | June 20, 2008Ack Ack: Bold Chieftain eyes a little prestige
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormConquering a few California-breds and the handicap horses in Northern California has helped Bold Chieftain compile a record of 10 wins in 18 starts and earnings of $628,025. It has done nothing for his national standing.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2008Santa Anita quandary: Dirt or synthetic?
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormSanta Anita ends its four-month winter-spring meeting on Sunday, with the future of the track's synthetic racing surface unclear and trainers and owners divided on whether to install a dirt track or stay with a synthetic surface.
Story | Conversation | April 18, 2008Santa Anita calls off Friday; to resume Saturday
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormSanta Anita officials on Thursday canceled Friday's nine-race program, saying that the ongoing renovation project to improve drainage on the synthetic main track needed an additional 24 hours to complete.
Story | Conversation | February 07, 2008Imagine injured, apt to retire
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormTrainer John Shirreffs did not specify the injury, which was detected after Imagine returned to training following a victory in the California Cup Distance Handicap at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting on Nov. 3.
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