CTBA June Magazine Now Available Online
The June 2015 issue of California Thoroughbred is now available for viewing online. To access the magazine, click here.
Racing News
Spanish Queen Wins Grade I American Oaks at Santa Anita
California-bred Spanish Queen called upon her considerable class to rally three wide turning for home en route to a three quarter length win in Saturday’s Grade I, $400,000 American Oaks at Santa Anita. Ridden by Brice Blanc and trained by Richard Baltas, who celebrated his 54th birthday, the 3-year-old filly by the late Tribal Rule … Read more
Registration Now Open for Open Forum at Pleasanton
Registration is now open for the TOC Open Forum on Saturday, June 27th, at 10:30 a.m. It will be held in the Satellite Wagering Facility at the Alameda County Fair, corner of Valley Avenue and Gate 12, Pleasanton, Calif. Don’t miss this interesting and informational event! To register, click here.
Hollendorfer and Todaro’s G.G. Ryder Takes Grade 3 All American Stakes
Showing his versatility, G. G. Ryder followed up his victory on turf in the Grade 3 $100,000 San Francisco Mile with a score on Golden Gate Fields’ synthetic Tapeta racing surface Monday in the Grade 3 $100,000 All American Stakes. G. G. Ryder, employing the same running style he used in capturing the SF Mile … Read more
Nick Alexander’s homebred Sunday Rules Wins $150,000 Spring Fever Stakes
Nick Alexander’s homebred Sunday Rules kept her perfect record intact with a facile three length win in Saturday’s $150,000 Spring Fever Stakes, as she covered six furlongs in gate to wire fashion under Tyler Baze in 1:08.93. (The Spring Fever was the first of five Golden State Series races run Saturday at Santa Anita for … Read more
Deadline Coming Up — Your Support is Needed!
In response to efforts spearheaded by the NTRA, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are considering changes to reporting and withholding requirements that would dramatically change the tax structure for pari-mutuel winnings. We applaud the NTRA’s efforts on behalf of our industry and urge you to show your support by … Read more
My Sweet Addiction Wins Grade I Vanity Stakes
Pamela Ziebarth’s homebred My Sweet Addiction registered a major upset in Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Vanity Stakes, as the 5-year-old mare by Tiznow set all the pace under Mike Smith en route to a one length win while covering 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.73. Trained by Marty Jones, My Sweet Addiction, who broke from post … Read more
California-Based American Pharoah, Firing Line and Dortmund Run 1-2-3 in Kentucky Derby
Santa Anita-based American Pharoah, Firing Line and Dortmund carried the hopes of Southern California to Churchill Downs Saturday, and finished 1-2-3 in the world’s biggest race, the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. A winner of Santa Anita’s Grade I FrontRunner Stakes three starts back on Sept. 27, the Bob Baffert-trained American Pharoah sat a … Read more
