Forecast: The Saturday opener the first of 12 on todays program is a restricted (nw-2) $32,000 claiming turf miler that projects to have a much faster than par pace thanks to the presence of several need-the-lead types. Longshot Time For Trouble (18/1) cashed $2 win bets for $37.50 and a $2 exacta paid $189. Saturday's $175,000 Roxelana Stakes at Churchill Downs drew a field of six, featuring Frank's Rockette, a winner of three of her last four starts and in the money in 23 of 26 career outings. Three of the races are part of a what is known as the California Cup. Post time is 8:07 p.m., with FanDuel TV showing the 1 Santa Anita Picks The 6-year-old English Channel mare won this last year and makes her return after finishing third while taking on males in the Breeders' Cup Turf over the same course last November. Romantic Warrior carries the top local hopes in the FWD QE II Cup at 2,000 meters but faces perhaps the strongest international raiders of the day in Dubai Honor from England and Danon the Kid from Japan. Agent Matt Nakatani and Bravo parted ways last week. It is ET / 1 p.m. local. Smith hits at a 29% clip but has had less than 100 mounts during the meet. The first three finishers of the Astra Stakes at 1 1/2 miles on turf at Santa Anita in January are among the principal runners in Sunday's Grade 3 Santa Ana Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/4 miles on turf. Famous Hollywood personalities such as Bing Crosby, Jim Rome, Errol Flynn, and Alex Trebek have owned horses that have competed at Santa Anita. SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2023. Equibase PPs. A Mo Reays win in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile, the 4-year-old fillys first victory in a race at the highest level, has trainer Brad Cox planning a start in the Grade 1 La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 5. ** Get a $150 deposit match from AmWager + Daily Rewards**, Santa Anita: Brazil-bred Macadamia rallies, wins Wilshire, Kentucky Derby 2023: Yakteen is no stranger to Churchill Downs, Sunday's Best Bet: Seisai can show more in Santa Barbara, Adare Manor leads field of 6 in Santa Maria Stakes, Santa Maria Stakes 2023: Odds, preview, Saturday schedule, 50 years later: Turcotte still speaks of his love for Secretariat, The case for Verifying, Skinner and Mage in the Kentucky Derby, Zipse: Improving Southlawn has a big shot in Kentucky Oaks, Kentucky Derby 2023: Rocket Can has final workout, Sunday tab: Santin, General Jim work ahead of Churchill starts. 3501 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte, CA 91731. Monday, May 1, 8:00 ET on NBC and Peacock from 1/STs Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks, Sunday, April 30, 2023 Outriders ride along the track during horse racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Ive been running him on turf and I kind of go by my gut, Baffert told Victor Ryan of Santa Anita publicity. His only significant win was in a local Group 3 event in Qatar in January. The complexion of the San Felipe changed long before post time when morning-line favorite Natiional Treasure was scratched with a foot problem. Coppelia and Pretty Birdie look like the only potential threats. There is no compromise regarding race tactics for the 4-year-old Forbidden Kingdom. #1 SQUARE CAT looks to have to have kept the best company in the previous starts. Jockey Juan Hernandez, shown riding Brickyard Ride to victory in the $100,000 Kona Gold Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, is getting a chance to ride in his first Kentucky Derby next month. for all of today's races. He was third in the All-American Sakes on the Golden Gate all-weather course a year ago. #7 REALLY BIG NEWS has a foundation to build on and wouldnt be a shocker. April 28 (UPI) -- Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum scored 32 and 30 points, respectively, to lead the Boston Celtics to a playoff series-clinching win over the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta. Should the stars align to get Mandarin Hero into the race, he would be the third Japanese-trained colt in the field after Derma Sotogake and Continuar. Known as The Great Race Place, Santa Anita Park is one of the worlds preeminent racetracks and a frequent host of the Breeders Cup World Championship. The misfortune opened a spot in the Derby starting gate for Santa Anita Derby third-place finisher Skinner. The Santa Anita Handicap, known affectionately as the Big Cap, is one of the premier races for older horses in America. The foreigners here are Aegon and My Oberon, who seem to have their work cut out for them. Santa Anita Subscribe Log in Outriders ride along the track during horse racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Free Race-of-the-Day video analysis & PPs,DRF Bets Gameplan Play-of-the-Day, all the latest racing news and more. The Santa Anita Derby, which is part of the 1/ST RACING TOUR, and Blue Grass Stakes are both key prep races leading into the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6. It looks like were going to be turning the corner and we look forward to sunny skies later next week, Nate Newby, the tracks senior vice president and general manager, said in a statement. Practical Move and Reincarnate are both scheduled to depart Santa Anita for Churchill Downs at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning. An untimely foot issue will prevent National Treasure from starting in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, racing manager Tom Ryan confirmed Saturday morning. Ahmed Fareedhosts Saturdays coverage alongside analysts Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey who won each Triple Crown race twice, and Randy Moss, and insights analyst Steve Kornacki, who will be at his Big Board to analyze the Kentucky Derby points standings as qualifying for the Run for the Roses enters its final month. As always, check the program for scratches and changes, and monitor the weather track conditions. #1 ALICE MARBLE rounds out the top 4 selections with competitive numbers in several key factors. 6 1/2F, #4 BELLE MY BELLE is with a great chance based on the horse's connections. $50,000 Allowance Optional Claiming, Also rans: Murray, Krahenbuhl, Got Thunder, Letsgetlucky, Fractions and final time: :21.96, :44.36, :56.62, 1:08.79, SPIRIT OF MAKENA dueled for the lead from outside, battled through the turn and held a short lead into the stretch, put away inner rival in upper stretch then fought with, Also rans: Naughty Lottie, Pleasant Wave, Excelia (IRE), Satin Doll, Havana Angel (IRE), Decorated My Life (IRE), Fractions and final time: :21.72, :43.96, 1:07.51, 1:14.08, Winning Owner: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. Currently owned by the Stronach Group, Santa Anita has played host to eight Breeders Cup, the most of any facility in America. Join us at one of our upcoming events to enroll in the LIFE program. A deep field of eight fillies and mares were entered in the $500,000 Beholder Mile on Saturday at Santa Anita. Post: 4:30 PM PT; Purse: $200,000 Leigh Ann Howard California Cup Oaks, 1 Mile on Turf; Entries: 12. National Treasure enters the San Felipe as the most accomplished and joins Hejazi, Fort Bragg, and Mr DRF handicapper Michael Hammersly's picks and analysis for Saturday's mandatory-payout pick six at Santa Anita. Practical Move, winner of the GI Santa Anita Derby on April 8, drilled five furlongs in 59.60 seconds. Equibase | Entries Calendar - Horse racing Post: 2:30 PM PT; Purse: $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic S. Presented by City National Bank, 1 1/8 Miles on Turf; Entries: 8. There are 12 races at "The Much of the top weekend horse racing action is on the international schedule as Hong Kong prepares for one of its biggest weekends of the year with three Group 1 events on Sunday's FWD Champions Day program. USE PROMO CODE FAST100. April 28 (UPI) -- Wild On Ice suffered a fatal injury Thursday at Churchill Downs while training for the Kentucky Derby, layering sadness onto the normal backstretch tensions and nerves with the Run for the Roses just more than a week away. April 28 (UPI) -- Former Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Giovani Bernard will retire from the NFL after 10 seasons, he announced Friday on social media. Upcoming Sign-Up Events. Skinner gets into the Run for the Roses with 45 points, 30 earned with his third-place finish in the Santa Anita Derby and 15 in the San Felipe Stakes. Sunday's $125,000 (Canadian) Woodstock Stakes for 3-year-olds on the Woodbine all-weather has a field of six. Racing: December to July, Sept - October. #5 CAMINO DEL PARAISO makes sense on paper. $5 - $30. #5 JACK SIXPACK comes into the race signaling a big performance in the near future. The numbers in this piece reflect the post position. On Sunday, Santa Anita will host the Singletary Stakes for 3-year-olds going a mile on turf There is a Rainbow 6 Jackpot carryover of $215,039.86 entering Sundays cardSanta Anita will host a Kentucky Derby Trackside Watch Party Saturday May 6. Arrogate's brilliant career for Juddmonte Farms and trainer Bob Baffert included a stunning, track-record victory in the 2016 Travers Stakes, a gritty victory over California Chrome in that year's Breeders' Cup Classic and a historic romp in the 2017 Dubai World Cup despite badly missing the start. Nakatani, who retired after the 2018 season, won 3,909 races with purse earnings of $234,554,534 in a career that started in 1988. #3 ALIGATO should be competitive today based on the horse's speed & pace numbers. Ha sido propietario de caballos, agente de jinetes, ejecutivo de carreras y ha estudiado filosofas de los gran handicappers de nuestro tiempo, incluyendo a Andy Beyer de los Beyer Figures y el Dr. Jerry Brown de los Thorograph Sheets. The track opened on Christmas Day, 1934 and in 2006 was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Known as TThe Great Race Place, Santa Anita Park is one of the worlds preeminent racetracks and a frequent host of the Breeders Cup World Championship. It is considered one of the shrines of Thoroughbred horse racing. Shirreffs trained Eblouissante, dam of Rebel Stakes winner Confidence Game. LIFE Program Upcoming Enrollment Events | The Source For analysis on the other weekend cards, Betting News offers free Selections: 2-3-5-6 (Best Bet: #2 WORSE READ SANCHEZ), Post: 12:30 PM PT; Purse: $39,000 Maiden Claiming, 6 Furlongs on Dirt; Entries: 7. 1 in the 2023 NFL Draft. As he gets older, Smith has grown more and more selective with what horses he gets on and customarily conserves his energy for stakes races. Here are the picks for races on Santa Anita will run cards on Friday and Sunday along with the stakes action on Saturday. Ex-Bengals, Buccaneers RB Giovani Bernard retires after 10-year career. VALIANCER stalked outside a rival early, took aim three wide into the stretch, took over outside the eight pole and won going away. Dirt, George O y su riqueza de sabidura hpica lo hace uno de los mejores handicappers en el pas. The Grade III La Caada Stakes, originally scheduled for Saturday, will be run Sunday. For morning lines odds and program number verifications check out the Equibase website as the day gets closer. if(window.strchfSettings === undefined) window.strchfSettings = {};window.strchfSettings.stats = {url: "https://betting-news.storychief.io/en/santa-anita-2022-cali-cup-preview?id=1992814631&type=2",title: "Santa Anita Saturday: California Cup Preview and Analysis",id: "4af471aa-0a59-40f0-a023-eeb51e59464b"};(function(d, s, id) {var js, sjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) {window.strchf.update(); return;}js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = "https://d37oebn0w9ir6a.cloudfront.net/scripts/v0/strchf.js";js.async = true;sjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, sjs);}(document, 'script', 'storychief-jssdk')). While racing fans wait just one more week for Kentucky Derby 2023, Santa Anita hosts Saturdays biggest race. Defunded and Fractions and final time: :23.34, :45.46, 1:08.49, 1:14.49. #3 BRICKYARD RIDE should be competitive today based on the horse's speed & form. Santa Anita Three "main track only" entrants include the undefeated Downtown Mischief so pay attention to the changes. The 5-year-old horse Santo Dios is in light training in Ocala, Fla., and could start at Del Mar this summer, Polanco said. One year later, some 85,000-plus fans attended the Santa Anita Handicap. Legendary horse Seabiscuit is synonymous with Santa Anita as a movie bearing his name was filmed there, a statue of him exists in close proximity to the paddock, and he ran his last-ever race there. January 20 was originally scheduled as a dark day after Mondays holiday racing. Nearly every weekend day, there is a graded stake on the card. At age 9, the Golden Shaheen will be C Z Rocket's first race outside the U.S. California trainer George Papaprodromou will have a strong team of sprinters this spring, including the lightly raced 5-year-old Spirit of Makena, who is unbeaten in two starts this year. Therefore, lets concentrate on the best late runners. Flaming Rib is a progressive 4-year-old who nonetheless will have to step up to figure in the outcome of this race. Thoroughbred Horse Racing | Santa Anita Park Saturdays races will be offered as extras Sunday, Monday and Friday, Jan. 20. Post: 1:00 PM PT; Purse: $200,000 California Cup Derby, 1 1/16 Miles on Dirt; Entries: 6. He would need three more defections to make the field. It is considered one of the shrines of Thoroughbred horse racing. Baffert scratched the colt out of the 1-mile Sham Stakes last weekend. Any use, reproduction, modification, distribution, display or performance of this material without NBC Universal's prior written consent is prohibited.Use of the Website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Lovely Ride gets the oddsmaker's nod after finishing second against tougher and going a sixteenth of a mile longer in the Grade III Bayakoa and sixth in the Grade II Azeri. The colt was transported to an equine surgical facility in Lexington, Ky., where the injury was deemed too severe to repair and the colt was euthanized. The track is home to numerous prestigious races including both the Santa Anita Derby and the Santa Anita Handicap as well as hosting the Breeders Cup. Santa Anita will race Thursday-Sunday next week. It is considered one of the shrines of Thoroughbred horse racing. A splashy comeback by Practical Move on Saturday at Santa Anita propelled the Tim Yakteen trainee to the upper tier of California-based prospects for the Kentucky Derby and partly mitigated behind-the-scenes discomfort.