Monthly Archives: December 2008

Eclatante finished fourth as a decent price long shot in the sixth on Wednesday, but we didn’t get 20-1 or more on either of our horses in the nightcap. We lost $4 there when our $2 exacta box coupling Fortunate … Continue reading →

It wasn’t from a lack of a great effort, but Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez fell $10,610 shy of breaking Jerry Bailey’s single-season earnings record. Gomez, who was involved in a scary spill last Saturday at Santa Anita, surprisingly returned … Continue reading →

Garrett Gomez, in pursuit of Jerry Bailey’s single-season earnings mark, has won with both his mounts Wednesday at Santa Anita and can still catch Bailey. He needs to win with his final two mounts — the featured Kalookan Queen Handicap … Continue reading →

Our Storm got us off to a good start in Monday’s second race, rallying from far back under Alonzo Quinonez and winning to return $7.40. But our next four wagers blanked, including Flashing Forward, who was leading before she broke … Continue reading →

Four horses have broken down on the synthetic Pro-Ride surface in the first four days of Santa Anita’s 2008-09 meet, and two had to be euthanized. Santa Anita president Ron Charles told The Thoroughbred Times this week he is very … Continue reading →

So who’s going to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby, huh? I know, silly question considering the winner may not have even made his or her first career start. But hey, it’s never too early to speculate, right? You can start … Continue reading →

Amazingly, Garrett Gomez returned to action Monday, less than 48 hours after that scary spill he was involved in Saturday during the Eddie Logan Stakes at Santa Anita. He rode four horses, earning $29,560 for two wins, a fourth and … Continue reading →

Ron Anderson, Garrett Gomez’s agent, told me Saturday night that his client was pretty banged up after a serious spill earlier in the day and that he figured Gomez would have to take a couple of days off. Well, after … Continue reading →

We broke out of our mini-drought Sunday, collecting $194 for a $20 win bet on Wild Diplomat in the sixth race. He returned $19.40 for substitute jockey Joe Talamo. We dropped $40 on Raise the River, who threatened at the … Continue reading →

Our very own Ray Nelson, whose picks appear daily on our horse-racing page, tabbed the late pick four cold Sunday, correctly selecting Wild Diplomat ($19.40), Unusual Spirit ($15.20), Proudinsky ($4.60) and Dolly Daggers ($8.60) on top in the final four … Continue reading →