Soaring Softly

Queen Picasso swept past her pacesetting rival American Apple in mid-stretch to remain picture perfect through two starts in Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,...

A stakes race Saturday for male sprinters serves as a table setter for Santa Anita’s trio of Grade 1 Memorial Day events.Spirit of Makena is the 8-5 m...

Keep track of graded stakes on HRN:Stakes Schedule | Stakes Tracker | Stakes Results Country Grammer is expected to return on Memorial Day, looking fo...

Covering plenty of ground in only two starts in one month’s time, Stonestreet Stables’ Chardy Party earned her first graded stakes triumph at first as...

Siblings of famous horses do not present a good betting opportunity often because most racing fans know the family. But, maybe there are good reasons ...

The Memorial Day weekend might be a chance to pause between the final two Triple Crown races, but it also features six graded stakes at Santa Anita, i...

The Preakness Stakes is the center of attention this week, but 11 other graded stakes are on the calendar. You can read more about the Preakness here....

To a cold-hearted handicapper, nothing is more satisfying than beating the big name with a lesser known one. One example is the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Cla...

Morticia gained the lead in the stretch and held off a late-charging Lull in the final jumps to win the fourth running of the $100,000 Soaring Softly ...

James A. Bryan Jr.'s Celestine made her first start in a new barn a successful one, kicking clear to a 1 ½-length victory in the $100,000 Wait A While...