A training record for Phil D’Amato, a breakout riding season for Juan Hernandez, and a memorable first stakes win for the incomparable Flightline highlighted Santa Anita Park’s 2021-22 Winter/Spring Meet. The iconic Southern California track finished its 76-day meet Sunday with an 11-race card featuring three stakes races. One of […]
Tag: Brickyard Ride
Brickyard Ride Goes for Five in Sunday’s Triple Bend Stakes
Standout sprinter Brickyard Ride has taken his connections on quite a journey this year, one continuing Sunday when he goes for his fifth consecutive stakes victory in the Grade 2 Triple Bend Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The 5-year-old son of Clubhouse Ride is on pace to win 12 stakes […]
Cezanne, Brickyard Road Renew Rivalry in San Carlos Stakes
The last time Cezanne and Brickyard Ride tangled before this Saturday’s Grade 2 San Carlos Stakes at Santa Anita, Brickyard Ride entangled himself in a suicidal speed duel that left him nearly 10 lengths behind his rival. It came last April, in the Grade 3 6 1/2-furlong Kona Gold Stakes. […]
C Z Rocket Takes Off In Search of Elusive Grade 1 in Bing Crosby Stakes
Considering how many times he’s figured in various race mixes, it defies logic that C Z Rocket comes into Saturday’s Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes lacking a Grade 1 victory. And yet, here he is, one of the West Coast’s top sprinters and owner of 11 victories and nearly $1.4 […]
One Bettor Finds Their Pot of Gold Across Santa Anita’s Rainbow Pick 6
The aptly named Sweetest Angel proved to be exactly that for one lucky Santa Anita Park Pick 6 ticket holder, winning the ninth race and bringing that lone player a $423,202.71 payoff. That came courtesy of the track’s 20-cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot, which pays out the jackpot pool to […]