Forced Entry first, Super Corredora last at Santa Anita
Bob Baffert trains his sixth straight Santa Ysabel Stakes winner, taking advantage of the Breeders'...
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Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, March 8, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Potente wins San Felipe Stakes thriller for Bob Baffert
While the trainer’s Brant disappoints, the $18.20 winner beats longshot Rubusta by a head at...
British Isles, Diego Herrera score upset in Santa Anita Handicap
It’s Herrera’s first Grade I thoroughbred victory and trainer Richard Baltas’ second in the Big...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, March 7, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin...
Santa Anita Handicap day looks twice as nice for jockey Florent Geroux
The Frenchman, who moved from Louisiana to California this winter, rides favorites in the Grade...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, March 6, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin...
Horse racing notebook: Westwood out, leaving 5 in Santa Anita Handicap
Just a Touch becomes a heavy favorite in Saturday’s $300,000, Grade I Big ’Cap after...
Horse racing: Trainer Mark Glatt mourns tragic loss as he seeks major victory
Glatt’s wife, Dena, died Feb. 12; it’s “hard to enjoy anything” as he prepares Kentucky...
Skippylongstocking will skip Saturday’s Santa Anita Handicap
A report says the horse “acted up” on the plane that would have taken him...
Skippylongstocking heads Santa Anita Handicap field of 7
The 7-year-old won the Hollywood Gold Cup last May and sprang a 21-1 surprise in...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, March 1, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Thought Process returns with good win at Santa Anita
‘90, 95%’ fitness is more than enough in the Buena Vista Stakes, the Phil D’Amato-trained...
Horse racing: Carryover effect might be big Friday at Santa Anita
Two days without a pick-six winner creates the prospect of a $1 million-plus pool, stirring...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, February 27, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Greenwich Village wins by nose at Santa Anita
The Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-old, ridden by Juan Hernandez, could go to the Jeff Ruby at...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, February 22, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, February 21, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, February 20, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing: 3 trainers ‘honored’ to carry on John Shirreffs’ work
Peter Eurton, Bob Hess Jr. and Leonard Powell have picked up horses after Shirreffs, best...
Cal-bred Man O Rose wins again at Santa Anita
Facing open company, the 6-year-old and jockey Emisael Jaramillo win the Palos Verdes Stakes.
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, February 15, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin...
Santa Anita announces rainout of Monday racing
A wet-weather forecast again affects the Arcadia track's winter season; it called off several cards...
Mondego scores 9-1 upset at Santa Anita as Gold Phoenix struggles
The San Marcos win under Emisael Jaramillo gives trainer Michael McCarthy a 3-race win streak...
Forever Young beats Nysos to win $20 million Saudi Cup again
Guided by jockey Ryusei Sakai, the Japan-bred horse and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner at Del...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, February 14, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
John Shirreffs, trainer of Zenyatta, dies at 80
Famed for a 'horse-first' approach, Shirreffs won a Kentucky Derby with longshot Giacomo and won...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, February 13, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing column: As Kentucky Derby preps intensify, here are 20 horses at follow
Nearly, Further Ado, Paladin and several Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-olds top this writer’s list going into...
Horse racing notebook: Forever Young faces Bob Baffert duo in Saudi Cup
Nysos and Nevada Beach are among 13 trying to keep the Japanese 5-year-old star from...
Santa Anita win by Meaning caps super Sunday for Michael McCarthy
The 3-year-old filly’s Las Virgenes victory over Explora and Super Corredora gives the trainer a...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, February 8, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Bob Baffert’s Plutarch wins at Santa Anita, jumps into Kentucky Derby picture
The improving colt and jockey Florent Geroux score a mild upset in the Robert B....
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, February 7, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, February 6, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing: Santa Anita race is a test of Intrepido’s Derby cred
The 3-year-old returns in Saturday’s $100,000, Grade III Robert B. Lewis Stakes, trying to atone...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, February 1, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Westwood wins San Pasqual Stakes to earn Big ’Cap try
Baeza’s stablemate scores a 3-1 upset for trainer John Shirreffs to start a 3-win day...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, January 31, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, January 30, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing notebook: Jockey Cruz Mendez’s friends hope for a ‘miracle’
A fall during a recent race at Los Alamitos left the Orange County track’s five-time...
Jockey Cruz Mendez injured in fall at Los Alamitos
Mendez, 40, reportedly had spinal surgery. His quarter-horse mount suffered fatal injuries in a race...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, January 25, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing: Skippylongstocking wins Pegasus World Cup in upset
Last year’s Hollywood Gold Cup winner at Santa Anita rallies at 21-1 in Florida’s $3...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, January 24, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Sovereignty’s Horse of the Year title isn’t an end result
The Kentucky Derby winner is one of many top horses expected to race on in...
Horse racing notes: Brilliantly, Juan Hernandez head Bob Baffert trio at Santa Anita
The jockey can continue his run of success aboard the trainer’s stakes horses by winning...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, January 23, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita sues state over seizure of gaming terminals
The machines, which look like casino slot machines but offer parimutuel-style gambling on past races,...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Monday, Jan. 19, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita’s slot-style machines seized in state crackdown
DOJ agents removed them Saturday; legal questions hung over the terminals, which the California horse-racing...
Horse racing: Vodka Vodka’s Cal Cup win is trainer’s latest sip of success
Aggie Ordonez's 5-year-old joins Jeff Mullins' Man O Rose and Sean McCarthy's Grand Slam Smile...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Cal Cup features a mare to smile about
Grand Slam Smile, a super-consistent 5-year-old mare, looms as the star of the Cal Cup...
Santa Anita starts slot-style gambling, hoping it’s a game-changer
The “Racing On Demand” terminals unveiled Thursday could be California’s answer to the “historical racing”...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Queen Maxima rules again in Santa Anita turf sprint
Margarita Girl gives trainer Mark Glatt another stakes win; a horse is fatally injured in...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
A longshot no more, So Happy wins San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita
The 3-year-old is 2 for 2, letting jockey Mike Smith and trainer Mark Glatt eye...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin...
Paradise Lake wins Frankel Stakes as Santa Anita reopens
The Arcadia track runs for the first time since Jan. 2 after a series of...
Horse racing notebook: Santa Anita 3-year-olds can shine in San Vicente Stakes
Buetane is favored to give jockey Juan Hernandez and trainer Bob Baffert their fourth straight...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita, Los Alamitos rained out again Sunday
Cancellations and postponements have cost the Arcadia track 4 of 7 scheduled racing days early...
Santa Anita, Los Alamitos Saturday racing rained out
The Arcadia track has yet to decide on Sunday's thoroughbred racing; a makeup day is...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, Jan. 2, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing column: Californians had Eclipse Award-caliber runs in 2025
Santa Anita-based Super Corredora and Kopion are on this writer’s ballot for division championships; winners,...
Horse racing notes: Explora returns as Santa Anita resumes after rain
The now-3-year-old was victim of Super Corredora’s upset in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at...
Santa Anita racing rained out Wednesday and Thursday
A card is being added for Thursday, Jan. 8, as weather continues to shake up...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Mirco Demuro rides Gas Me Up to Santa Anita win, denying Flavien Prat and Sumter
Prat is trying to catch Irad Ortiz Jr. for the national earnings lead as they...
After rain-soaked delay, Santa Anita gallops back into action on opening day
The event drew its largest Opening Day crowd since 2016 today, 41,962, its most for...
Santa Anita consensus picks for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Nysos outduels Nevada Beach to start Bob Baffert’s 3-win day at Santa Anita
The 2 horses may have earned trips to the Saudi Cup with their sharp efforts...
Bob Baffert’s Goal Oriented scratches out win in Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita
Withdrawals of Barnes and Cornucopian can’t stop the trainer from a record 7th victory in...
Santa Anita consensus picks for opening day, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks on opening day comes from handicappers...
Nysos and Malibu Stakes headline Santa Anita opener
Rain-delayed start of the track’s winter-spring meet Sunday features a mix of well-known and up-and-coming...
Santa Anita fans must pick among 5 Bob Baffert horses in Malibu Stakes
The Hall of Fame trainer has half the field in the season-opening $300,000, Grade I...
Horse racing column: Santa Anita opener marks the start of a pivotal year
The rain-delayed card Sunday has strength that California tracks hope to keep offering, but they face...
Horse racing notes: Juan Hernandez, Bob Baffert are Southern California’s big winners
The duo led thoroughbred jockeys and trainers in victories and purses at Santa Anita, Del...
Santa Anita delays opening day to Dec. 28, heeding rain forecasts
With downpours expected Tuesday through Saturday, the Arcadia track’s traditional Dec. 26 opener is postponed...
Racehorse killed in collision on Santa Anita training track
The filly Less Is More reportedly was hit head-on by a loose horse on Thursday...
Los Alamitos stakes upset leaves 3 tied for jockey title
Juan Hernandez, Kazushi Kimura and Armando Ayuso finish with 6 wins each while Doug O'Neill...
Los Alamitos consensus picks for Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025
The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Fdd Dreams wins Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos as a horse dies
It’s ‘bittersweet’ for young trainer Xavier Rodriguez as his 3-year-old wins amid another fatal injury...
Litmus Test gives Bob Baffert his 15th Los Alamitos Futurity
The 2-year-old colt, who’d been chasing Ted Noffey, improves to score his first stakes victory.
Los Alamitos consensus picks for Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Los Alamitos consensus picks for Friday, Dec. 12, 2025
The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing notebook: Los Alamitos Futurity is test for Doug O’Neill 2-year-old
The trainer is “dreaming” of another Kentucky Derby as he sends Acknowledgemeplz up against a...
Liberation, Juan Hernandez win close one at Los Alamitos
The 2-year-old filly scores her first stakes victory by edging Cecilia Street in the Soviet...
Los Alamitos consensus picks for Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025
The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Bob Baffert runs Starlet Stakes streak to 9 with Consequent
At Los Alamitos, the 2-year-old filly and Kazushi Kimura rally to win while the Hall...
Los Alamitos consensus picks for Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025
The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Los Alamitos consensus picks for Friday, Dec. 5, 2025
The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie...
Horse racing notebook: At Los Alamitos, it’s hard to bet against Juan Hernandez
The jockey can extend his stakes winning streak at the Orange County track, which opens...
Del Mar’s fall season wraps with Segesta’s win in Matriarch Stakes
Segesta’s dominating victory under Flavien Prat as the 8-5 favorite gave Brown seven wins in...