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Faiza stays perfect in Santa Ysabel

Michael Lund Peterson's Faiza (Girvin) kept her record perfect in tact–and gave her sire his second graded win of the weekend–with a stylish victory in the GIII Santa Ysabel S. at Santa Anita Sunday. Sent off the 4-5 favorite, the bay filly tracked pacesetting...

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Hopkins delivers in Palos Verdes

A day after landing the Santa Monica Stakes (G2) with Fun to Dream and the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) with Newgate , trainer Bob Baffert kept rolling Feb. 5 with Hopkins ' winning performance in the $200,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Hopkins, a...

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Newgate last to first in Robert B. Lewis

In a sport often built upon uncertainty, the latest renewal of the GIII Robert B. Lewis S. offered one foregone conclusion–a Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-old would emerge victorious. With only four horses–all trained by Baffert–going postward in Saturday's sophomore...

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Rocket Can blasts into derby picture with Holy Bull win

One week after teaming up to win the Jan. 28 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park with Bruce Lunsford's Art Collector, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado experienced another Saturday success there Feb. 4, this time...

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Baffert has all four entries in Robert B. Lewis Stakes

Bob Baffert will win the Feb. 4 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. That's because he trains the only four horses in the race. Only two other trainers nominated a horse to the 1 1/16-mile race, with Baffert supplying 14 nominations, and those trainers...

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Havnameltdown wires the San Vicente

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman's Havnameltdown set all the fractions and held stablemate and co-favorite Faustin at bay to the wire to win the GII San Vicente S. by 1 1 /2 lengths at Santa Anita Sunday. Off a tad awkwardly from his inside post,...

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Faiza stays perfect in Las Virgenes

A $725,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic grad, Faiza (Girvin) already had lofty expectations by the time she entered the starting gate for the first time Nov. 12. A popular choice at the betting windows, she put on a 3 1/2-length winning performance that day worthy of a 'TDN...

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Newgrange gets up late in San Pasqual

Newgrange caught 7-5 favorite Hopper in deep stretch and edged away to a one-length victory in Saturday’s $202,000 San Pasqual (G2) at Santa Anita. Off as the 4-1 third choice in the nine-horse field, Newgrange earned his first stakes win since opening last year with...

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Reincarnate holds off Newgate to win Sham

Topping a Bob Baffert trifecta, REINCARNATE (Good Magic), the co-longest shot on the board at 16-1, held off Newgate (Into Mischief) and favored National Treasure (Quality Road) to steal the GIII Sham S.  Fresh off his maiden-breaking score in just his second start on...

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Comebacking Hopper looks to fire fresh in San Pasqual

Newgrange and Tripoli are the dangers to the Bob Baffert duo of Hopper and Messier. A 5 1/4-length winner of the four-horse Affirmed Stakes (G3) last June for then-trainer Sean McCarthy, Hopper returns off a series of fast workouts for Hall of Fame trainer Bob...

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