Horse Racing News is the source of thoroughbred racing information with horse racing odds, betting tips, racing picks, race results, and handicapping. Latest news and articles on top horse racing contenders, jockeys, trainers, three-year-olds, race tracks, and major stakes races such as the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes as well as the Breeders' Cup horse races.Colonel John Heads Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park Opening Day December 26
Posted on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Santa Anita Derby and Travers Stakes winner Colonel John leads seven 3-year-olds into Friday’s $250,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) as Santa Anita Park traditionally opens its 72nd season on the day after Christmas.
Colonel John, winner of 5 of 10 starts while earning $1,468,830, has been assigned co-high-weight of 123 pounds and has the glossiest dossier of the Malibu Stakes field. However, the Kentucky-bred son of 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow has not contested a sprint distance since breaking his maiden in his second start on October 7, 2007.
The WinStar Farm runner trained by Eoin Harty, Colonel John, is cutting back in distance from the 1 1/4-miles of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, in which he finished sixth following a nose victory in Saratoga’s Travers Stakes (G1) at the same distance.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Results: California Flag Wins Morvich Handicap at Santa Anita Park September 24
Posted on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Santa Anita opened horse racing at its Oak Tree meeting Wednesday, September 24, featuring the $100,000 Morvich Handicap where the 22-1 longshot California Flag won by 3 lengths over last year’s Morvich winner Get Funky earning him a place in the Breeders’ Cup field for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, one of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races to be run on October 24-25 at Santa Anita Park.
Ridden by jockey Joe Talamo, California Flag covered 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:11.10, bettering the old track mark of 1:11.13 by Lennyfrommalibu on Jan. 22, 2004. California Flag paid $47.40, $16.40 and $9.
“We’ll pay the entry fee and go in the Breeders’ Cup,” California Flag race horse trainer Brian Koriner said.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Entries: Morvich Handicap at Santa Anita Park September 24
Posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008
The $100,000 Morvich Handicap (G3) at 6 1/2 furlongs field of horses with jockeys and weight line up as follows:
- Rebellion under jockey Rafael Bejarano carries 120 lbs.
- Siren Lure under jockey Alex Solis, 117 lbs.
- Soul City Slew under jockey Martin Garcia, 115 lbs.
- Get Funky under jockey Jose Valdivia Jr, 121 lbs.
- Ten Meropa under jockey Tyler Baze, 114 lbs.
- Easy On The Eye) under jockey Corey Nakatani, 113 lbs.
- Five Star Thief under jockey Joel Rosario, 114 lbs.
- One Union under jockey Victor Espinoza, 117 lbs.
- California Flag under jockey Joseph Talamo, 114 lbs.
- Tropic Storm under jockey Aaron Gryder, 117 lbs.
- Matto Mondo under jockey Mike Smith, 116 lbs.
- Desert Code under jockey Garrett Gomez, 117 lbs.
As part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” series of horse races, the Morvich winner will automatically be one of the Breeders’ Cup entries for the $1-million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
The Morvich Handicap is race 8 of 9 in Oak Tree at Santa Anita’s September 24 opening day card. Morvich post time is 4:30 pm Pacific.
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