Cowboy Cal looks all set to rebound
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormBy the time Cowboy Cal reached the eighth pole of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 7, he was one worn-out 4-year-old colt. Setting a quick pace took its toll, and he faded to finish 10th of 11.
Story | Conversation | November 26, 2009Field size a concern at Hollywood
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormThe 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, 2009Goldikova has firm grip on Mile crown
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormIt 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, 2009Goldikova's draw no concern to trainer
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormGoldikova will start from the outside post in a field of 11 when she attempts to defend her title in Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009Cup will make or break Baffert's meet
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormTrainer 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, 2009No Cup for Misremembered
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormMisremembered, the winner of two Grade 2 stakes for 3-year-olds this year, will skip the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 7 and be pointed to the $400,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on Nov. 27, trainer Bob Baffert said on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2009Rutherienne will try extra eighth
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormRutherienne will make her first start at 1 1/4 miles on turf in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 6, a race that may not include the 3-year-old filly Gozzip Girl.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009Summer Bird works five furlongs
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormIt was obvious by his comments on Saturday that trainer Tim Ice is not based in California.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 2009'Gitano' shocks 'em in Goodwood
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormThe 3-year-old colt who had never won a stakes and made his last start at one of England's smallest racecourses pulled an upset in Saturday's $305,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009Will 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, 2009'Cal' digs deep to win Oak Tree Mile
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormCowboy Cal should never leave Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009Pletcher wins two of three off the turf
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormA change of surface may have altered the significance - and for the time the being graded status - of Sunday's Pilgrim and Miss Grillo stakes, but it didn't alter the satisfaction of trainer Todd Pletcher when he swept both races at Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009Shippers arrive for Cup preps
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormThe major preps for the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on Saturday will be a little trickier for the locals, thanks to a few prominent shippers from the East Coast.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2009Lookin at Lucky takes next step
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormPerfect 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, 2009Field rounding out for Goodwood
Steve Andersen, Daily Racing FormInformed, 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.
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