Although she was caught wide around both turns, Warren’s Veneda and jockey Tyler Baze rallied from off the pace to an emphatic 2 ¾ length win in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita, as the California-bred daughter of Affirmative covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.18. Trained by Craig Lewis and owned … Read more

Metaboss rallied from eighth in a field of 10 to win the Grade 3 $200,000 El Camino Real Derby, Northern California’s official Kentucky Derby prep race Saturday at Golden Gate Fields. The chestnut colt is owned in partnership by Milan McFetridge, Mersad Metanovic, Daniel Preiss, Arndt, and Azcarate and is trained by Jeff Bonde. Metaboss … Read more

Calculator stamped himself as a first-tier Derby hopeful with an impressive win in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita, getting his first win in his fifth career try. Ridden by Elvis Trujillo, Calculator is trained by Peter Miller for Richard Pell of Rye, NY. Pell purchased the Florida-bred son of In Summation … Read more

Owned by KMN Racing and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Lutine Belle closed from sixth in a field of 10 to win the Blue Norther Stakes at Santa Anita by 1-1/2 lengths over American Sun and Rainha Da Bateria. The win ended a 14-race losing streak for Solis, who won the 4,999th race of his career … Read more

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 26, 2014)—Sam’s Sister surged late to defeat heavily favored Taris by a half length in Friday’s Grade I, $300,000 La Brea Stakes, one of three graded events on Santa Anita’s Winter Meet opening day. Ridden by Elvis Trujillo and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, the lightly raced Kentucky-bred filly by Brother Derek got … Read more

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 26, 2014) — Back in action for the first time since suffering his first career defeat in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s Shared Belief demonstrated the heart and class of a champion as he took Santa Anita’s opening day Grade I, $300,000 Malibu Stakes by a neck under … Read more

Co-owners and breeders Judy and Bud Johnston congratulated jockey Elvis Trujillo after Acceptance’s victory in the $200,000 King Glorious Stakes Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Los Alamitos Race Course. Acceptance is trained by Don Warren for the Johnstons and co-owner Robert Riggio. Undefeated in three starts, the colt’s career is off to a brilliant start. … Read more