Monthly Archives: February 2010

Well, perhaps it’s fitting that this is the weekend Santa Anita owner Frank Stronach picked to visit the Southland. He gets to witness first-hand the track’s fifth cancellation of the year and 16th dating back to 2008. This time it’s … Continue reading →

Frank Stronach, chairman of Santa Anita’s parent company Magna Entertainment Corp., is due in town this weekend to meet with Southern California horsemen about a number of subjects, the biggest being the track’s future racing surface. Track president Ron Charles … Continue reading →

Although Eskendereya turned in by far the most impressive Kentucky Derby prep to date last Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla., winning the Fountain of Youth Stakes by 8 1/2 lengths, we kept Lookin At Lucky atop our latest … Continue reading →

Trainer Mike Machowsky doesn’t believe his unbeaten Kentucky Derby hopeful Caracortado will have any problem transferring his synthetic-track form over to dirt when the time comes. The gelded son of Cat Dreams won his debut over Fairplex Park’s dirt surface … Continue reading →

In the first odds I’ve seen on the $5 million Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park on April 9, an off-shore wagering site lists reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexanda as a minus-145 favorite over Zenyatta. Zenyatta, 14-0 lifetime, … Continue reading →

More than a dozen serious Kentucky Derby contenders are scheduled to enter the starting gates Saturday in the $300,000 Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, the $250,000 Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream … Continue reading →

Submitted this week to the Paulick Report, which publishes turf writers’ Top 10 Derby lists weekly: 1. Lookin At Lucky — Slated to make 2010 debut in San Felipe on March 13 2. Buddy’s Saint — Working well at Gulfstream … Continue reading →

When reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and the unbeaten Zenyatta make their scheduled returns to the track on March 13, there will be a pair of distaffers waiting in the wings to shock the world. The connections for … Continue reading →

When Blind Luck, one of the top 3-year-old fillies in the country, and 18-1 long shot Evening Jewel hit the wire virtually simultaneously in Saturday’s $250,000 Grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita, the 1-5 favorite’s jockey was sure … Continue reading →

Owner Jess Jackson announced late Thursday night that 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, scheduled to square off against the unbeaten Zenyatta in what shapes up as the race of the past half-century in the Apple Blossom Invitational on … Continue reading →