In an emergency teleconference meeting on January 8, the California Horse Racing Board approved allowing some or all of Santa Anita Park’s horse racing dates to move to Hollywood Park on Tuesday if the drainage problem at Santa Anita is not quickly resolved.
The board voted 6-0 to amend the license of the Los Angeles Turf [...]
Unbeaten Massive Drama will face 13 rivals as he tries to hold on to his winning streak with a victory in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park Saturday, December 22.
Trainer Bob Baffert is aiming for a record-tying fourth CashCall Futurity victory with Massive Drama. He earned his first in 1997 with Real Quiet, who [...]
Country Star lived up to her name as she finished with an impressive 2 3/4-length victory with jockey Rafael Bejarano in Saturday’s $431,500 Hollywood Starlet at Hollywood Park.
The even-money favorite of the public, the dark bay filly came into the Hollywood Starlet after winning the 1 1/6 mile Alcibiades by one length on Keeneland’s Polytrack [...]
Spritely, trained by Todd Pletcher and undefeated in two starts, will run in the $421,500 Hollywood Starlet for 2-year-old fillies at Hollywood Park’s Cushion Track. The 1 1/16 mile Hollywood Starlet on December 15 will be her stakes debut and she will be ridden by leading jockey Garrett Gomez.
The daughter of Touch Gold and Wood [...]
Precious Kitten trained by Bobby Frankel took a commanding 1 1/4 length lead to win the $500,000 Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park on Sunday, November 25th.
This is the fourth consecutive win in the Matriarch Stakes and a record eighth triumph in the past 11 years for trainer Bobby Frankel. He trains the 4-year-old filly Precious [...]
Gaining a trio of stakes wins across the country, trainer Todd Pletcher broke his own 2006 North American record for money won with The Leopard winning on Friday’s $111,800 Generous Stakes on opening day of the 16th Turf Festival at Hollywood Park.
Todd Pletcher had five wins on Friday, November 23rd, including victories by A.P. Arrow [...]
The $100,000 Moccasin Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Hollywood Park ended with Garrett Gomez setting a new record of stakes wins in a year when he drove favored Spring Awakening to victory on Sunday, November 11th. The mark Jerry Bailey set in 2003 was broken with this 71st win.
“Until I tied it yesterday, it really [...]