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Messier scored a redemptive victory to give jockey Jose Gomez his first career graded stakes victory in Friday's Grade 3, $175,000 Westchester at Belmont at the Big A. The Westchester win marked Messier’s third career Grade 3 victory, adding to scores in the 2021 Bob...

Muth gave Baffert his fifth Arkansas Derby victory, tying him with fellow Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher for the most wins in the race inaugurated in 1936. Brad Cox has won the last two renewals, with Cyberknife in 2022 and Angel of Empire in 2023, Timberlake, who...

Muth ran Saturday like one of the country's best, putting away backstretch leader Timberlake on the second turn and maintaining a comfortable advantage over runner-up Just Steel down the stretch. The winner sped 1 1/8 miles on a fast track in 1:49.54. His time was...

Newgate and Hopkins for trainer Bob Baffert and Two Rivers Over for trainer Doug O'Neill are all scheduled to depart Santa Anita Park the night of March 17 for a trip to Dubai. Newgate, winner of the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 3, is ticketed for the $12 million...

Kentucky-bred Newgate scored a hard-fought victory in the 87th running of the $400,000 Santa Handicap on Sunday, March 3. In an exciting finish, he ran down pacesetter Subsanador (ARG) close to home to prevail by a head at the wire. Ridden by Lanfranco Dettori,...

With legendary Frankie Dettori calling on all his considerable strength and determination, trainer Bob Baffert’s Newgate was able to rally off the turn for home and post a hard-fought, head victory Sunday over vastly improved Argentina-bred Subsanador in the 87th...

Du Jour had an ideal comeback after a four-month layoff to win his third stakes in the last four starts in Sunday’s Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile on turf, part of a memorable day at Santa Anita for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Du Jour was the second of three...

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Bob Baffert was the first trainer to win the Pegasus World Cup Invitational twice. And now, he's the first to win it three times. National Treasure, the Preakness winner last year, dug deep in the stretch to win the 1⅛-mile Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on...

As the sun began to set and darkness slowly crept in at Gulfstream Park, there was one clear sight as the horses barreled through the stretch: National Treasure digging down deep to edge a closing Senor Buscador under the wire. The memorable sight saw 2-1 favorite and...