Racing News
CTBA May Magazine Now Available Online
The May 2015 issue of California Thoroughbred magazine is now available online. To view, click here.
G. G. Ryder Edges Stablemate Summer Hit In San Francisco Mile
G.G. Ryder, ridden by Ricardo Gonzalez, ran down front-running Summer Hit and jockey Russell Baze in the final yards to win the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile by a half length Saturday at Golden Gate Fields. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, G.G. Ryder is owned in partnership by Hollendorfer and his longtime client, George Todaro. The … Read more
Support the Push for Modernized Tax Withholding
NTRA SUBMITS OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO IRS/TREASURY REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON PARI-MUTUEL REPORTING AND WITHHOLDING Public Invited to Submit Comments to Policymakers LEXINGTON, Ky. (Tuesday, April 21, 2015) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has submitted its official response to an invitation by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for … Read more
Annette Bishop’s Get Happy Mister Scores San Simeon Stakes Victory
Colorado-bred Get Happy Mister, idle since Aug. 16 at Arapahoe Park, rated kindly and roared up the rail to take Sunday’s Grade III, $100,000 San Simeon Stakes by a length under Tyler Baze. Conditioned by Mark Tsagalakis and owned by his mother-in-law, Annette Bishop, Get Happy Mister covered 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside … Read more
Queen of the Sand Wins Grade III Santa Barbara Handicap
Derrick Fisher’s Queen of The Sand and jockey Drayden Van Dyke, outside, overpower Fanticola (Joseph Talamo), inside, to win the Grade III, $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap, Saturday at Santa Anita Park. The 5-year-old Irish-bred daughter of Footstepsinthesand (GB) is trained by Paddy Gallagher.
Papacoolpapacool Wins La Puente Stakes at Santa Anita
Papacoolpapacool extended his winning streak to three races in Saturday’s $79,750 La Puente Stakes on turf at Santa Anita. Owned by Cellist Racing Group, LLC or Nilforushan, the 3-year-old son of Temple City is trained by Phil D’Amato and was ridden to victory by Gary Stevens.
Owner Kaleem Shah Leads Dortmund into Winners’ Circle After Santa Anita Derby
Kaleem Shah’s Dortmund remained undefeated with a 4-1/4 length victory in the Grade 1, $1 million Santa Anita Derby Saturday, keeping him unbeaten at 6-0 heading into next month’s Kentucky Derby. “It’s good to see this horse just really developing the way he has from his first start,” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said. … Read more
