Podcast appearances and mentions of Santa Anita Handicap

Jeremy Plonk is joined by guest handicapper Scott Shapiro to analyze the Santa Anita Handicap and Fountain of Youth Day cards at Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park.

This week's KEY RACES podcast cover three superb races starting with the big Kentucky Derby prep at Gulfstream Park - the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Right after that is a great race on turf in the Mac Diarmida. Then we move to California for the Santa Anita Handicap, in which there should be a sizzling hot pace and an upset.

Gift Box is a Grade 1 and three-time graded stakes winner with a record of 18-6-6-2 from the ages of two to six. In 2019, Gift Box was among the leading older horses in America after a string of graded stakes performances that included a Grade 1 victory in the Santa Anita Handicap. He joins his sire and his grandsire Candy Ride at Lane's End.Bred by Craig and Carrie Brogden of Machmer Hall, Gift Box was a $135,000 Fasig-Tipton November foal purchase. He is out of the Unbridled's Song mare Special Me, who has proven an excellent producer. Special Me's daughter Gina Romantica bolstered the pedigree with multiple G1 wins in 2022 and 2023, and Special Me is also the dam of graded stakes winners Stonetastic and Special Forces. Gift Box's pedigree is free of Storm Cat and A.P. Indy which will be appealing to breeders as both have been a proven success with Candy Ride and Twirling Candy, producing the likes of Grade 1 winner Collusion Illusion.Gift Box has over 12 first-crop winners, from Churchill to Chantilly. Led by Chantilly WFA winner Ironico, a $160,000 OBS March purchase.

Episode 106: The Other Champions of 1935: Azucar and the first Santa Anita HandicapWhile the name Seabiscuit is synonymous with horse racing in the 1930's, there was another who rose to the greatest height on the largest stage: Azucar.https://linktr.ee/DetroitCityofChampionswww.DJJamieDetroit.comwww.WearingFunny.com

Getting closer to Opening Day at Emerald Downs, Saturday May 6! That's also Kentucky Derby day so make plans to be here for the season's first race at 1 pm. The next of our popular live music nights, "Dancing At the Downs," is Saturday night, April 8, with an Aerosmith tribute band. "Training Day" on youtube.com begins next week, March 23. Emerald Downs is open for full card simulcasting seven days a week while the Quarter Chute Cafe's schedule is Wednesday through Sunday. Guests include trainer Mike Puhich, in action this Saturday at Oaklawn Park. His local horse-owning clients Bob & Molly Rondeau and Tom Lambro have Call Me Fast in the $500k Essex Handicap. The Rondeau's have added value Saturday with 2021 Longacres Mile hero Backround, entered in the seventh race. Another Washington native joins the 'cast, Ed Moger Jr., trainer of recent Santa Anita Handicap-gr1 winner Stilleto Boy. The horse was purchased by brother Steve two years ago and is up to $1.7 million in earnings.

Jason looks back at the weekend of racing including an upset by Stilleto boy in the Santa Anita Handicap. He also touches on the Fountain of Youth card from Gulfstream Park and the Gotham from Aqueduct. 

"I Ask, They Answer" with trainer Dale Romans & turf writer Tim Wilkin featuring discussions on D. Wayne Lukas proposals to help clean up the sport, Beholder & Tepin's Hall of Fame chances, the Santa Anita Handicap, and more.

On this episode we recap the races from the 2022 Saudi Cup and other races stateside. We then move on and preview a big weekend of racing nation wide. We are preview races at Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Aqueduct and Turfway. We also address lawsuits filed by Bob Baffert against Churchill Downs. 

We'll be joining an “Old Friend” of winningponies this week with Michael Blowen, the founder of Old Friends Retirement Farms, where he resides in Georgetown, Kentucky. The pandemic caused by Covid had a negative effect on so many businesses and Old Friends was one of them. Michael, fresh off of his national appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, will tell us about the quarantine's impact on the farm and how he is revitalizing it in 2021. In a little more than a decade Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, has put a new face on the concept of equine aftercare. Founded in 2003 by former Boston Globe film critic Michael Blowen, the organization has grown from a leased paddock and one horse to a 236-acre farm, a herd of over 200 rescued and retired horses, and a satellite facility; Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield Center, NY. Blowen had long believed that horses past their prime could still be valuable – money-earning, even—if the venue was right. And so Old Friends tested the concept by opening its doors to the public, inviting fans to revisit their turf heroes. Now a “living-history museum of horse racing”, the farm attracts nearly 20,000 visitors annually who come to swoon over such American Grade 1 winners as Breeders' Cup Champions Amazombie, Little Mike and Alphabet Soup, Belmont Stakes winners Sarava and Touch Gold, and three-time Santa Anita Handicap winner Game On Dude. The farm is also home to Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion Silver Charm repatriated from stud duties overseas. Eric Wing, who pilots the plane at Horse Tourneys will update us on the Tournament scene and the action they will be offering in the days ahead (time to cash in those to cash in those E-Z Win Credits you may have won in our Belmont Contest). An astute fan of the sport, Eric will join John to review the “take-aways” from the Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown series. Did Essential Quality stamp himself as the best 3-year-old of this crop – or did Hot Rod Charlie's sensational second-place effort and speedy time serve as his coming out party for the months ahead? They will discuss this and other areas of racing grabbing headlines of late. The racing weekend is spread all over the country and we will feature an analysis of the Grade 3 $150,000 Old Forester Mint Julep at Churchill Downs where all eyes will be on Brad Cox trained Juliet Foxtrot where she will face ten rivals. The Grade 3 $150,000 Salvatore Mile will take place at Monmouth Park where a well-matched field of ten will match strides and at Santa Anita the featured $100,000 Thor's Echo will feature some of the fastest horses in California going six furlongs.

Jason opens the show looking back at some of the news from around the racing world over the weekend.  Then he discusses Idol's off the pace win in the Santa Anita Handicap, Life is Good dominating the San Felipe, and the rest of the Santa Anita card.  Finally he takes a look at the Tampa Bay Derby card at Tampa Bay Downs.  

This is one of the best Key Races and Bets podcasts of the year, with value in all three Kentucky Derby preps around the country - The Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct, the Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs and the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita. We close out the podcast with the Santa Anita Handicap.

Greg DePalma, Marc Lawrence (PlaybookSports.com) and Jon Hardoon (TheSheets.com) examine the field for Saturday’s Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap, where unbeaten Maxfield is a prohibitive favorite as he seeks to remain unbeaten for a sixth start. The New Orleans-based horse has come from off the pace in three of his five wins. The trio also hones in on the Grade 2 San Carlos Stakes, while Greg and Marc take additional...

For the first time in a year the Ron Flatter Racing Pod is back at the track. This time it comes from Santa Anita, where one of three Kentucky Derby preps will be run this weekend. Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens talks about Life Is Good in the San Felipe Stakes. Trainer Brendan Walsh discusses his undefeated colt Maxfield in the Santa Anita Handicap. From Florida former NFL quarterback Shaun King previews the Tampa Bay Derby. South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews handicaps these races plus the Gotham Stakes in New York. The RFRP is available for download and free subscription at iHeart, Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and at VSiN.com/podcasts. It is sponsored by 1/ST BET. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Just as it appears that Covid-19 concerns are waning, it appears that Derby Fever is starting to spread from coast to coast. Brad Free, handicapper and columnist for the Daily Racing Form will cover the action taking place on the west coast. Derby dreamers will head to post in the G2 $200,000 San Felipe. That race is complimented on the card by two G1 contests – the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap and $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile on the turf. On Sunday, Santa Anita will feature the G3 $100,000 Santa Ysabel that will be a Kentucky Oaks qualifier. Well-known handicapping contest winner Jonathan Kinchen will join John for the second handicapping portion of the show. On the east coast, Aqueduct will play host to two “points” races on Saturday. The G3 $300,00 Gotham Stakes has served as a springboard for such outstanding runners as Native Dancer, Dr. Fager, Easy Goer and the immortal Secretariat. Also on the card there is an Oaks prep in the G3 $250,000 Busher Invitational. Tampa Bay Downs has a solid card with five stakes races, four of them graded events. The main attraction is the G2 $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby. Oaklawn Park will offer the G3 $300,000 Honeybee Stakes with 50-20-15-5 points towards a ticket to the Kentucky Oaks.

Santa Ysabel Stakes, Gotham Stakes, Tom Fool Handicap, Honeybee Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, San Felipe Stakes, Frank I. Kilroe Mile Stakes, San Carlos Stakes, Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, Florida Oaks, Hillsborough Stakes, Challenger Stakes

Jeff Siegel and Zoe Cadman revisit the inaugural Saudi Cup, preview the Santa Anita Handicap, release their latest top 10 Triple Crown Rankings and discuss Kiaran McLaughlin's decision to give up training to become an agent.

On this episode we look back at the Saudi Cup, Fountain of Youth, and Davona Dale. We also look at the upcoming Derby Preps and Santa Anita Handicap

Thoroughbred Los Angeles Radio Program with host Jay Privman. Santa Anita Park - Grade I Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Handicap, Wood Memorial and Blue Grass Stakes Coverage. Thoroughbred Racing News, Previews and Selections, broadcast from Southern California

We look ahead to a huge Saturday of racing at Santa Anita which includes the Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Handicap.  Then the BARN Jury come in to discuss their favorite Keeneland memories and who will win the Final Four.  

Three Kentucky Derby qualifiers are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. XBTV's Zoe Cadman handicaps the Santa Anita Derby, the Wood Memorial and the Blue Grass Stakes, and she also helps preview the Santa Anita Handicap. Trainer Todd Pletcher discusses his Derby prospects, including the three that are racing this weekend at Aqueduct and Keeneland. The Racehorses by the Letters feature looks at the best ever starting with “V.” The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is available at Apple, Google Play, Stitcher and VSiN.com/podcasts and sponsored by Xpressbet. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Gary Stevens was born in Caldwell, Idaho, on March 6, 1963. He began working for his horse trainer father, Ron, as a groom at age 8. By the time he was 14, Stevens was riding American Quarter Horses.    Stevens began his career as a thoroughbred rider in 1979 at Les Bois Park in Boise, Idaho, winning on his first mount. From there, he soon became a leading rider in Washington and then California. By 1985, Stevens had made a name for himself at the larger tracks and was riding primarily in Southern California.    Stevens burst upon the national scene by winning the Kentucky Derby in 1988 with Hall of Famer Winning Colors He won the Derby again in 1995 with Thunder Gulch and also in 1997 with Hall of Famer Silver Charm.    Along with his three victories in the Kentucky Derby, Stevens won the Preakness Stakes three times (with Silver Charm in 1997, with Hall of Famer Point Given in 2001 and with Oxbow in 2013), the Belmont Stakes three times (with Thunder Gulch in 1995, Victory Gallop in 1998 and Point Given in 2001) and eight Breeders’ Cup races.    Stevens has also won a record nine runnings of the Santa Anita Derby and in 1993 became the youngest jockey to surpass $100 million in career earnings. He won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1996, the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 1998 and the Mike Venezia Award in 1999.    Other notable races won by Stevens include the Travers Stakes (2), Kentucky Oaks (2), Santa Anita Handicap (4), Arlington Million (2), Pacific Classic (2), Jockey Club Gold Cup, Eddie Read Handicap (2), Del Mar Debutante Stakes (4), Japan Cup, Canadian International Stakes (2) and the Dubai World Cup.    Stevens retired in 2005 with 4,888 career wins and purse earnings of $221,212,704. He returned to the saddle in 2013 and won the Preakness with Oxbow for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. He has also found success as an actor and television commentator. Stevens portrayed Hall of Fame jockey George Woolf in the film “Seabiscuit,” starred in the HBO series "Luck" and has done racing analysis for NBC Sports, HRTV and TVG.    Gary Stevens was inducted into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame in 1997.

Trainer Dale Romans and VSiN writer/handicapper Dave Tuley are the guests on this week's edition of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Romans discusses the horses he has on the Kentucky Derby trail, including 18-1 Fountain of Youth winner Promises Fulfilled, Gotham Stakes favorite Free Drop Billy and Tampa Bay Derby contender Tiz Mischief. Tuley breaks down Saturday's feature prep - the San Felipe with McKinzie and Bolt d'Oro - as well as the Gotham, the Tampa Bay Derby and the Santa Anita Handicap. He also discusses the growth in media coverage of sports gambling, an area he helped pioneer. We celebrate the 55th birthday of jockey Gary Stevens, and we check some of the feedback from our Tweet that questioned where Australian super mare Winx ranked on the world stage. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Matt Bernier previews a big weekend of racing including the Tampa Bay Derby, the Santa Anita Handicap, and more. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

March 5, 1939 - Just after "The Richest Horse Race in the World" the Santa Anita Handicap, Jack and the gang discuss the bets they placed. Then they continue their 2-part play Jesse James.

Our handicappers give you their top picks for the Pick 6 on Big Cap Day.

Ed DeRosa and Danny Zucker preview the Tampa Bay Derby, San Felipe Stakes, and Santa Anita Handicap. The TBD and SFS are Kentucky Derby prep races while the Big Cap is a 1 1/4-mile handicap for older horses. The pair discuss each race from a handicapping perspective as well as address where the competitors fit within their division. Can the TBD or SFS winner make noise on the Derby trail?  

In an extended News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon recaps Saturday’s big stakes races — the Gulfstream Park Handicap, Swale, Gotham, Tampa Bay Derby, San Felipe and Santa Anita Handicap — and attempts to gauge the “quality” of each one.   Then, in the U. of Bet segment, Derek explains why progression betting can lead to financial ruin.

Derek Simon and Ed DeRosa discuss Andrew Beyer’s piece “Racing industry keeps horseplayers off balance” and recap last weekend’s Gotham Stakes, as well as look ahead to this weekend’s Tampa Bay Derby and San Felipe Stakes. In the U. of Bet segment, Dave “The Horse Handicapping Authority” Schwartz and Derek discuss the form cycle. And, lastly, in the Handicapping segment, Derek offers some insights into Saturday’s Santa Anita Handicap.

Recapping the weekend of March 3 and 4. Lava Man becomes only the third horse in history to repeat back-to-back wins of the Santa Anita Handicap. On the Kentucky Derby trail, Scat Daddy nosed the Fountain of Youth, and Great Hunter gets the Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Todd Pletcher won his fifth consecutive Hutcheson Stakes. After an Allowance win, Chelokee may be on the way to the Derby trail for Barbaro's trainer Michael Matz. In the Gulfstream Park Handicap, Corinthian makes it 2 for 2 in 2007. And Bob Baffert's Bluegrass Derby winning trainee Sinister Minister made his four-year-old debut. We also look forward to next week's Derby preps, including the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes featuring Summer Doldrums, and the Louisiana Derby with Circular Quay and Liquidity. For more upcoming races, recent winners, useful links to replays and news reports, plus a horse racing forum, visit Gohorsepower.com.