Monthly Archives: January 2007

David Flores, perhaps one of the most underrated jockeys around, is the all-time leading rider in the Sunshine Millions, which will be run for the fifth time Saturday at Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla. Flores has won … Continue reading →

With Wednesday’s huge carryover of $723,774 at Santa Anita, I just have to take a stab at what figures to be close to a $2 million jackpot. It’s a tough card. I liked the carryover card on Jan. 10 at … Continue reading →

There is a pick-six carryover today at Santa Anita and there are a couple of horses in the fifth race I think you need to take a really hard look at — Del Mar Ticket and In Reality. If you’re … Continue reading →

You have to love the Lava Man connections — i.e. the owners and trainer Doug O’Neill — for deciding to campaign in California again this year and, even though there will be a priority put on grass races — O’Neill … Continue reading →

We did our column on SoCal newcomer Richard Migliore last week, and the man was a joy to be around. You could not help but leave the jockeys’ room rooting for the guy, hoping that it all works out and … Continue reading →

One of the best, most versatile horses in training in 2006, Surf Cat, is back on the track and will begin training again in February. Surf Cat, who won three Grade II races last year before pulling up sore and … Continue reading →

I like a few hores Saturday at Santa Anita, including the Brian Koriner-trained Wild Nekia in the first race, Range Roover in the second and Racketeer in the fifth. I’ll bet Wild Nekia in the first at 3-1 or better … Continue reading →

You’d better take a good, long look at any horse trained by Brian Koriner rnier and ridden by Aaron Gryder. The former NoCal-based trainer and Gryder, a West Covina native, are combining their talents to win races this year at … Continue reading →

If you’re like me, you can’t pass up a chance to take a crack at today’s $623,111 pick-six carryover at Santa Anita. The seventh race to me is the toughest to figure out, with perhaps all seven of the runners … Continue reading →

Why is Bobby Frankel one of the top trainers around? Two words — knowledge and patience. After Latent Heat won the opening-day Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita, Frankel said he’d probably skip the San Fernando Breeders’ Cup Stakes because he … Continue reading →