Monthly Archives: May 2010

There’s less than a 5 percent chance the Oak Tree Racing Association will hold its annual fall meet at Santa Anita in 2010, according to an industry official close to the situation who requested anonymity because he’s not authorized to … Continue reading →

Tired of seeing less-than-stellar horses running in five- and six-horse fields? Apparently many fans are because weekday crowds at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park, especially, have been shrinking in recent years. It’s no question this industry is in trouble, both … Continue reading →

MI Developments, the new parent company of Santa Anita, will announce Tuesday that president Ron Charles is leaving as track president, according to a source. Charles has been president of Santa Anita since 2004 and oversaw the track’s installation of … Continue reading →

There’s a reason why trainers like Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher have continued success — they know when to push forward and when to pull back. On Sunday, Baffert announced his Preakness Stakes winner, Lookin At Lucky, will skip the … Continue reading →

A group of turf writers met with Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Todd Pletcher on Saturday in the paddock at Churchill Downs to quiz him about Super Saver, who’ll go for the second leg of the Triple Crown next Saturday in the … Continue reading →

Rail Trip, who along with Misremembered is one of the top male handicap horses on the West Coast, returns to the races for the first time since last summer’s third-place finish in the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar … Continue reading →

It’s now becoming the norm, rather than the exception, when 20 horses crowd into the starting gate at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday each May. Is the best horse winning the Derby each year, or … Continue reading →