Tag: Breeders’ Cup Classic

SENSATIONAL WIN FROM SUPERSTAR CALIFORNIA CHROME

Post author By magazine
Post date October 3, 2016

Photo by: Zoe Metz

AGAIN IS ONE OF FIVE BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE RACES

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2016)—Superstar California Chrome was sensational yet again at Santa Anita on Saturday, taking the Grade I, $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes in gate to wire fashion by 2 ¼ lengths over rival Dortmund, who pressured him early. Ridden by Victor Espinoza and trained by Art Sherman, California Chrome covered 1 1/8 miles while geared down in 1:48.07, and thus served notice to the world that at age five, he is the horse to beat in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at The Great Race Place on Nov. 5.

Tags Art Sherman, Breeders’ Cup Classic, California Chrome, Santa Anita, Victor Espinoza

English Events Horse Happenings

SUPERSTAR CALIFORNIA CHROME HEADS GRADE I, $300,000 AWESOME AGAIN STAKES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA;

Post author By magazine
Post date September 28, 2016

ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2016)—With the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita looming on Nov. 5, superstar California Chrome, North America’s all-time earnings leader with $13,252,650, towers over six rivals in Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes at 1 1/8 miles at The Great Race Place.

Tags Breeders’ Cup Classic, California Chrome

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SUPERSTAR CALIFORNIA CHROME ARRIVES SUNDAY MORNING AT SANTA ANITA IN ADVANCE OF GRADE I, $300,000 AWESOME AGAIN STAKES ON SATURDAY

Post author By magazine
Post date September 27, 2016

Photo by Zoe Metz

ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 24, 2016)—North America’s all-time leading money earner, California Chrome arrived by van at Santa Anita on Sunday at 12 noon as he begins final preparations for next Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes, final major steppingstone to the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Nov. 5.

Tags Awesome Again Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Classic, California Chrome, Santa Anita

English Events Horse Happenings

American Pharoah Gallops in the Slop at Churchill Downs

Post author By magazine
Post date May 26, 2015

YouTube video of American Pharoah’s May 25 gallop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FktMyy55BmQ

AMERICAN PHAROAH GALLOPS IN THE SLOP AT CHURCHILL DOWNS;
BAFFERT WILL BE AT BARN 33 TUESDAY MORNING TO CHECK ON CHAMPION

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May 25, 2015) – Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) and Preakness Stakes (GI) winner American Pharoah continued his training for the June 6 Belmont Stakes (GI) by galloping 1 ¼ miles over a sloppy Churchill Downs main track on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET with Jorge Alvarez up.

Tags American Pharoah, Baffert, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Churchill Downs, racing, Triple Crown

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MUCHO MACHO MAN SANTA ANITA AUTUMN HORSE OF THE MEET

Post author By magazine
Post date November 4, 2013

Photo by: Benoit Photo

ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2013) – Climaxed by a Breeders’ Cup Classic that typified everything that’s right about Thoroughbred racing–the beauty, the drama and the rhythmic oneness of both horse and rider–Mucho Macho Man was a near-unanimous choice as Horse of the Meet in Santa Anita’s Autumn Media Poll, by virtue of his thrilling nose victory over Will Take Charge in the $5 million Classic at 1 ¼ miles on Nov. 2.

Tags Breeders’ Cup Classic, Gary Stevens, Horse of the Meet in Santa Anita’s Autumn Media Poll, Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man