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By Ed Golden —- DISTANCE, BLINKERS SIGNIFICANT IN SHAM? MAIDEN TO START IN GRADE II SANTA YNEZ HEALTHY FREE ROSE SET FOR SAN GABRIEL LEWIS EXPECTS ‘HAPPY’ IMPROVEMENT IN SHAM STAKES Here Is Happy is light years away in talent at this stage from 1995 Santa Anita Derby winner...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Although many music lovers are most familiar with the Bachman-Turner Overdrive version of “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” it might have been the “Greatest Showman” himself, P.T. Barnum himself, who coined the phrase. Regardless of its origins,...

By Ed Golden —- • VICTOR LOOKS FOR MORE VICTORIES IN 2018 • BLANC BIDS GOODBYE TO 2017 WITH A BANG • STEPH BEING STEPH DRILLS FOR SANTA YNEZ ESPINOZA LOOKS FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR It’s light years from American Pharoah, California Chrome and Stellar Wind, champions all, but...

By Ryan Martin —- * Gun Runner, Seeking The Soul Resume Pegasus World Cup Preparations * Mr. Misunderstood, Hallie Belle Look Ahead Following Saturday’s Stakes Victories GUN RUNNER, SEEKING THE SOUL RESUME PEGASUS WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS Gun Runner; All photos by Hodges...

By Ryan Martin —- Greeley Went West, Divine Bean Set For Rematch in Louisiana Futurity • Wonder Gadot Could Face Colts in Lecomte • Albarado Ships To Aqueduct on New Year’s Day For Jerome • Woodmans Luck Still Going Strong at Age 10 GREELEY WENT WEST, DIVINE BEAN SET FOR...

By Ed Golden —- HE QUALITY SEEMS RED HOT IN BLUE NORTHER ONE FAST BROAD BACK ON TURF FOR TEAM RUIS DESORMEAUX OFF AND WINNING AT SANTA ANITA BLUE NORTHER STAKES COULD MAKE THE GRADE Monday’s Joe Hernandez Stakes is a restricted race offering $75,000 in purse money, but...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Back troubles have prevented owner-trainer Kathleen DeMasi from flying from her Parx Racing base in Pennsylvania to Oldsmar for Saturday’s $100,000 Lightning City Stakes and $100,000 Turf Dash Stakes. But DeMasi believes her entrants, the...

By Ed Golden —- • BALTAS AND BROWN DOMINATE IN GRADE I OAKS • AMERICANIZE RETURNS TO SPRINT ON SATURDAY • LASEEN EYES FIRST U.S. WIN IN FRANKEL STAKES • JACK VAN BERG IS REMEMBERED AT SANTA ANITA BALTAS HAS THREE FOR THE MONEY IN GRADE I AMERICAN OAKS Kathy’s Song moves...

By Ryan Martin —- Florent Geroux aboard Gun Runner; Reed Palmer Photo * Geroux Off All Mounts This Weekend Due To Father’s Passing • Sharp, Beschizza Going For More Success With Into Summer In Pago Hop • Lovell Continues To Aim High With Fault GEROUX OFF ALL MOUNTS THROUGH...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Top 3-Year-Old Prospect High North Preparing for 2018 Debut Shortleaf Stable’s High North is under consideration for three races early in the 2018 Oaklawn meeting, including the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds Jan. 15, trainer Brad Cox said...