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Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts

A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend

The Independent UK

White Abarrio wins Breeders’ Cup Classic 2023: day two – as it happened

Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore and William Buick all produced memorable winning rides

The Guardian - UK

Breeders’ Cup 2023: Big Evs gives Appleby and Europeans perfect start

Big Evs gave Mick Appleby and the Europeans a perfect start at the Breeders’ Cup, winning the Juvenile Turf Sprint at Santa Anita

The Guardian - UK

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Big Evs wins Juvenile Turf Sprint: Breeders’ Cup 2023 – as it happened

Ridden by Tom Marquand, Big Evs got the European challenge off to an ideal start

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Live In the Dream owners riding high at Breeders’ Cup

Steve de’Lemos determined to ‘sample all the candy’ after getting the golden ticket to America’s biggest race meeting

The Guardian - UK

Anti-doping crusade gives US horse racing final chance to clean up act

The high-profile Breeders’ Cup meeting next weekend will be the first since the new measures on drugs and track safety

The Guardian - UK

Stronach Group to shut down Golden Gate Fields to help prop up Santa Anita racing

In a major move that will change California horse racing, The Stronach Group is slated to announce Monday that it will cease racing at Golden Gate Fields in the Bay Area at the end of its meeting on Dec. 18.

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Stilleto Boy wins the Santa Anita Handicap for trainer Ed Moger Jr.

LOS ANGELES — Ed Moger Jr. has been a trainer for more than four decades, and his horses have won a lot of races, but none bigger than Saturday's Grade 1 $500,000 Santa Anita Handicap. Stilleto Boy ran down the favorite Defunded and held off a charging Proxy to win…

Los Angeles Times

Frankie Dettori lands 251/1 four-timer at Santa Anita

The anticipation builds ahead of the Saudi Cup

Irish Mirror

Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach enjoyed number ones on racetrack as well as in charts

Burt Bacharach, who has died aged 94, was an enthusiastic racehorse owner and breeder for more than 50 years and enjoyed his latest winner only last month at Santa Anita

Daily Mirror

Newgate wins the Robert B. Lewis Stakes in an all-Bob Baffert race

There was never a question that trainer Bob Baffert would have a horse win Saturday's Grade 3 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita since he trained all four in the embarrassingly small field. The only question was which one would cross the finish line first.

Los Angeles Times

Forte knocks off Cave Rock to give Todd Pletcher third Breeders’ Cup Juvenile win

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was no surprise that Cave Rock and National Treasure, both trained by Bob Baffert, would finish one in front of the other in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, much like they did when Cave Rock won the American Pharoah at Santa Anita last month.

Los Angeles Times

Santa Anita ahead of horse racing safety curve in advance of national regulations

LOS ANGELES — The infield at Santa Anita had once again been transformed into a carnival atmosphere during the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Besides the normal rides and games employed to occupy the attention of the non-betting members of the family, there were Corgi races. And who doesn't like to…

Los Angeles Times

Here’s who owns every 2022 Kentucky Derby horse and the road they took to Churchill Downs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Just getting a contender into the 20-horse Kentucky Derby field is a tall order, much less winning the race.

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Bob Baffert Won’t Be at the Kentucky Derby, but Racing Still Can’t Shake Him

One of the most successful—and now controversial—trainers received a stark message: No one is bigger than Churchill Downs. But his presence still looms.

Los Angeles Times

Trainer John Shirreffs seeks first Santa Anita Handicap win; Baffert suspension upheld

LOS ANGELES — Trainer John Shirreffs has accomplished a lot in more than four decades in the business. He won the Kentucky Derby in 2005 with 50-1 long shot Giacomo. He won the Breeders' Cup Classic with perhaps the greatest female horse of all time when Zenyatta beat the boys…

Chicago Sun-Times

Officials do not find definitive cause in death of Medina Spirit

The California Horse Racing Board on Friday released the results of the examination done after the colt collapsed and died after a workout on Dec. 6 at Santa Anita.

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