Beholder and jockey Gary Stevens win the Grade I, $300,000 Zenyatta Stakes, Saturday, September 26 Santa Anita Park. Photo by Benoit. Spendthrift Farm’s Beholder completely dominated seven rivals in Saturday’s Grade 1 Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita Park in what could set up a match between the champion mare and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah … Read more

Owner J. Paul Reddam, right, has a hug for jockey Mario Gutierrez after Nyquist’s victory in the Grade I, $300,000 FrontRunner Stakes Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Reddam Racing’s Nyquist extended his unbeaten streak to four in a field of eight two-year-olds in the Win and You’re In Breeders Cup Challenge race ensuring entry into … Read more

Owner-breeder Pamela Ziebarth celebrates in the winner’s circle with jockey Mike Smith after Ambitious Brew’s win in Saturday’s E.B. Johnston Stakes at Los Alamitos. Ambitious Brew overtook pacesetter Avanti Bello around the turn to win the $75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes for California-breds. Ambitious Brew, a multiple stakes winner by Tizbud out of the Forest Wildcat … Read more

Marla Shontere posed for a photo in the walking ring with jockey Fernando Perez just before her gelding Relative Time broke his maiden in the second race on opening day at Los Alamitos in impressive fashion. It was the 16th start for the aptly named 4-year-old Einstein gelding, who is trained by Cliff Sise. Congratulations to … Read more

J.Paul Reddam’s unbeaten Nyquist, the 1-2 favorite piloted by Mario Gutierrez, projected himself into the national picture as a force among two-year-old males this year with a brilliant victory in Monday’s Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, closing-day headliner of the 2015 summer season. Nyquist, a son of Uncle Mo, surged to the lead in … Read more

Owner Tom Mansor (left) celebrates with trainer Richard Baltas in the winner’s circle after Big Macher wins the Pirate’s Bounty Stakes Monday, Sept. 7 at Del Mar. Overcoming a slow start, Big Macher, winner of the 2014 Bing Crosby Stakes, circled his rivals on the stretch turn and went on to win by four and … Read more