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My Pick 4 was shot before the races even started, as Race 2 was taken off of the turf, but I went for it anyways and lost immediately. I singled heavy favorite Drift King in the first leg, but after pressing Red Jag throughout, he took the lead around the far turn. Unfortunately for me, he got the l...Read More
  • travel_vic · Horizontal betting DEMANDS a large bankroll...Just watch the good video Exotic Tickets to see why..Crist is the author · 147 days ago ·
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Wednesday's Grade I Malibu Stakes provided fans with a near record-setting performance as longshot Jimmy Creed powered home under Garrett Gomez to win by three quarters of a length in a rapid 1:20.36Read More
Neil Drysdale has had The Lumber Guy since the gray son of Grand Slam ran a bang up second to Trinniberg in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 3, when the colt was moved from trainer Michael Hushion to the Hall of Fame trainer at Betfair Hollywood Park. Read More
Wednesday’s Opening Day Santa Anita Park Pick 6 Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (6/10) Possible Singles: My Miss Aurelia (4th race), Scorpion Warrior (9th race) Best Bet: Big Bane Theory (5th race) Live Longshot: Jimmy Creed (8th race)Read More
Martin Pedroza and Rene Douglas have been friends for more than three decades. Natives of Panama, they attended jockey school there before migrating to the United States where they reached the upper echelon of their profession. Read More
Breeders' Cup Sprint runner-up The Lumber Guy takes on nine rivals in the Grade I Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park on December 26. Read More
Jimmy Creed worked seven furlongs on Santa Anita’s fast main track Wednesday in 1:24.80 in his final major drill for the Grade I Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita on opening day, next Wednesday, Dec. 26. “Brilliant” is how private clocker Toby Turrell of the Winners Card termed the move by the 3-year-old...Read More
Spectacular Bid began his undefeated four year old season winning the Malibu Stakes by five lengths at Santa Anita.Read More
The Malibu Stakes, run at Santa Anita in December of every year, features some of the finest horses in California ...Read More
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  • freddycaple · The Factor just rolled!! That is the horse to watch this spring! derbydeals.com · 506 days ago ·
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  • GregRiessland · dead heat that didn't have to be his best race, the point was he felt the effects of a heated match thats what caused him to drop later. oh yes he did roll! · 505 days ago ·
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Centralinteligence, who was vying for the lead in the opening day Malibu Stakes when he inexplicably took up sharply going into the far turn and dropped back to eventually finish last in the field of 10, came out of the Grade I affair in good shape, according to co-owner Bob Feld, who represents Bon...Read More
The Factor stole the show on a picture perfect opening day at Santa Anita Park on Monday. Read More
  • annalefsrud@yahoo.ca · Love The Factor, a professed partiality for those greys, but when it's his day, that stride coming through is a thing of true beauty. Also Martin Garcia is one of my tops so was a win win situation. Martin Garcia just KNOWS something, the face on him, his patience, his whole demeanor, a most excellent jockey. · 513 days ago ·
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As the racing world shifts seamlessly from Santa Claus to Santa Anita, I’m looking for as big a day from the Arcadia oval as my three-year-old daughter enjoyed yesterday via Kris Kringle. With four stakes races today highlighting the opening day card at Santa Anita, there should be plenty of excitem...Read More
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  • Waya · Thought he might do it there for a second, but The Factor was just way too good. · 514 days ago ·
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  • BrianZipse · Yeah, he menaced early in the lane, and just missed the head bob for 3rd at 40-1, but the Malibu was all about the winner. Huge effort by The Factor. One race earlier, how about Mr. Commons? Liking my early selection for 2012 Turf Champ more and more! · 513 days ago ·
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Monday’s opening day Pick 6 from Santa Anita Park includes two graded races. First up is the Sir Beaufort (8th race) and morning line favorite Mr. Commons gets pace to chase and appears poised to pick up his first graded win. The Factor is the early choice in an interesting Malibu Stakes (9th race)....Read More
The Factor will break from post 11 in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park on Monday. Read More
Between the two of them, Bob Baffert and Steve Asmussen have seven of the 11 horses entered in the Grade I Malibu Stakes, Santa Anita’s opening day feature on Monday. Baffert, a nine-time Santa Anita training king and a member of the Hall of Fame, has entered Racing Aptitude, Hoorayforhollywood, Sma...Read More
Home is where the heart is. For Garrett Gomez these days, that’s Santa Anita. The Tucson native, who turns 40 on New Year’s Day, has made Southern California his home in recent years and resides in Duarte, a few furlongs from Santa Anita, with his wife, Pam, and children Jared, Collin and Shelby. Al...Read More
Steve Asmussen, who is wintering for the second consecutive year at Santa Anita with 40 horses, is anxiously awaiting opening day. America’s leading trainer by races won, Asmussen oversees a national stable that wins races by the thousands. For instance, on Dec. 6, 2009, he set a single-season mark ...Read More
Peter Miller is on the fence for Comma to the Top’s next race, considering both the Grade I, $300,000 Malibu at seven furlongs on the dirt and the Grade II, $150,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes at one mile on turf. Both races are for 3-year-olds on opening day, next Monday. “We’re nominated to both races,” ...Read More
Encouraged by his impressive victory on Santa Anita’s new conventional dirt main track three months ago, Ron Ellis plans to run Centralinteligence in his first stakes race a week from today in the Grade I, $300,000 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds, opening day main event of Santa Anita’s winter/spring ...Read More
The Factor is ready for the G1 Malibu. He fired a 6f bullet in 1:11.80 at Hollywood on 12-17.   

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View Details12/26/12SA87 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1Jimmy CreedPrivate ZoneUnbridled's Note1:20.36
View DetailsView Video12/26/11SA97 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1The FactorRothkoAssociate1:19.89
View DetailsView Video12/26/10SA87 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1Twirling CandySmiling TigerCaracortado1:19.70
View DetailsView Video12/26/09SA97 fS03 MMalibu Stakes-G1M One RifleMisrememberedPapa Clem1:21.05
View DetailsView Video12/26/08SA87 fS03 MMalibu Stakes-G1Bob Black JackInto MischiefGeorgie Boy1:20.20
View DetailsView Video12/26/07SA77 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1Johnny EvesCarrileroHorse Greeley1:21.08
View Details12/26/06SA87 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1Latent HeatSpring At LastMidnight Lute1:21.39
View Details12/26/00SA67 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1Dixie UnionCaller OneWooden Phone1:21.62
View Details12/26/97SA87 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1Lord GrilloSilver CharmSwiss Yodeler1:21.46
View Details12/26/96SA87 fD03 MMalibu Stakes-G1King of the HeapHesabullNorthern Afleet1:21.84
View DetailsView Video01/05/80SA87 fD04 MMalibu Stakes-G2Spectacular BidFlying PasterRosie's Seville1:20.00
View Details01/07/79SA57 fD04 MMalibu Stakes-G1Little RebRadar AheadAffirmed1:21.00
View Details01/12/74SA87 fD04 MMalibu Stakes-G2  Dancing Papa 1:22.80
View Details01/12/74SA87 fD04 MMalibu Stakes-G2Ancient TitleLinda's ChiefDancing Papa 1:22.80
View Details01/06/68SA87 fD04 MMalibu StakesDamascusRising MarketRuken1:21.20
View DetailsView Video12/31/66SA67 fD03+ MMalibu StakesBuckpasserDrinKings Favor1:22.00