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‘At First, I Thought I Was Done’: Espinoza Back In The Saddle After Fractured Vertebra

February 16, 2019
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After a near seven-month absence, popular Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza, a winner of the 2015 Triple Crown with American Pharoah, will return to the saddle on Monday at Santa Anita, as he’s been named to ride Irish-bred Gallantlystreaming…

Bloodlines: Sir Anthony Has Some ‘Chrome’ To Him

December 18, 2018
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Racing up the rail as swift and slick as a greased pig through a chute, Sir Anthony (by Mineshaft) won the Grade 3 Harlan’s Holiday Handicap at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 15 under a gifted ride by jockey Brian Hernandez…

California Chrome And Daddy Long Legs Arrive At Taylor Made, Open House Slated For Dec. 18-19

December 13, 2018
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Champion California Chrome and champion sire Daddy Long Legs have arrived at Taylor Made Stallions, and the farm is hosting open houses for breeders on Tuesday, Dec. 18, and Wednesday, Dec. 19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day…

Keeneland January Sale Catalog Adds 11 Supplemental Entries

Keeneland has announced 11 supplemental entries to the catalog for the January Horses of All Ages Sale, which will be held Jan. 7-10, 2019. With the additions, a total of 1,565 horses, including champion Abel Tasman, have been cataloged to…

Baffert Seeks Second Los Al Futurity/Starlet Double; Will Saddle Two Runners In Each Grade 1

December 5, 2018
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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who became the first trainer to win the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity and the Starlet in the same year in 2017, will try to duplicate the feat Saturday. Baffert, who won the Futurity with…

Nyquist, Frosted Lead First-Crop Weanling Sires After November Sales

November 27, 2018
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The incoming class of stallions with first weanlings reached its latest measuring point when it tested the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Selected Mixed Sale and the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale earlier this month. When the dust settled, the pair in…