Monthly Archives: October 2009

It’s not only trainers who fall upon hard times or suffer through bad meetings that are beginning to dislike synthetic surfaces. Take Bill Morey Jr., for example. He saddied Bold Chieftain to win Saturday’s $200,000 California Cup Classic at Santa … Continue reading →

Trainer Mike Mitchell reported that Grazen, the 4-5 favorite who suffered a career-ending tendon injury to his right leg during Saturday’s California Cup Classic at Santa Anita, was doing well in his stall Sunday morning. Grazen was leading in the … Continue reading →

The winner of the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Nov. 7 at Santa Anita may well come out of today’s Norfolk Stakes at Oak Tree. There are some talented 2-year-olds in the 1 1/16-mile race: Lookin At Lucky – … Continue reading →

John Shirreffs, trainer of the unbeaten Zenyatta, is still undecided whether to run the 5-year-old mare in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7 or have her defend her title in the Ladies’ Classic the day before. Zenyatta, 12-0, worked … Continue reading →

Veteran trainer Bruce Headley just returned from two weeks at the Keeneland September yearling sale in Lexington with six new horses. “I bought (some) real good horses, six beautiful ones,” he said. Long known for his success with top sprinters, … Continue reading →

* Trainer Bob Baffert will send out one of his next Kentucky Derby hopefuls, Del Mar Futurity winner Lookin At Lucky, in Sunday’s $300,000 Grade 1 Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meet. It will be Lookin At Lucky’s … Continue reading →