Monthly Archives: October 2008

If you’re a Southern California horse racing fan you have to be smiling tonight after Oak Tree at Santa Anita hosted one of the best Breeders’ Cups ever. In my racing column that ran Friday, Oct. 17, I predicted that … Continue reading →

Raven’s Pass, a 13-1 long shot trained by John Gosden, recorded a 1 3/4-length victory in today’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita as reigning Horse of the Year and 4-5 favorite Curlin came home fourth. The victory … Continue reading →

The Irish-bred Conduit, sent postward at 5-1, closed like a freight train in the last eighth of a mile to win the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf by 1 1/2 lengths over Eagle Mountain. Ridden by Ryan Moore, Conduit ran … Continue reading →

Garrett Gomez continued his winning ways, taking his fourth Breeders’ Cup race of the weekend and becoming the first jockey to win three in one day when he guided Midnight Lute to a second consecutive victory in the $2 million … Continue reading →

Donativum, bred in Great Britain, and the Irish-bred Westphalia finished 1-2 in today’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita. It appeared midway through the stretch that Coronet of a Baron and jockey Alan Garcia were going to … Continue reading →

Eclipse Award-winning rider Garrett Gomez became the first jockey to win three Breeders’ Cup races in one year today when he guided the Bob Baffert-trained Midshipman, a 7-2 shot, to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $2 million Juvenile at … Continue reading →

The impressive 3-year-old filly Goldikova became the fifth distaffer to win the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile, beating defending champion Kip Deville by 1 1/4 lengths. The 9-5 betting favorite, who came in having won three consecutive graded stakes, including … Continue reading →

Garrett Gomez scored his second victory of Breeders’ Cup XXV today at Santa Anita, guiding 6-1 shot Albertus Maximus to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $1 million Dirt Mile. Gomez, who won the Filly and Mare Sprint on Friday … Continue reading →

The prices on the second day of Breeders’ Cup XXV continued as Richard Migliore rode 36-1 long shot Desert Code to a come-from-behind victory in the $1 million Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. Desert Code had won three of six … Continue reading →

Muhannak, who went postward at a more than generous 12-1, prevailed by a head in the inaugural $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon today over Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride synthetic main track. Muhannak, bet down from his morning-line price of 20-1, had won … Continue reading →