Category: Photos
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Arcadia’s Best article link
For a quick recap of Saturday’s race card at Santa Anita, you can check out my articles at Arcadia’s Best.
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Nyquist proved it
I’ve heard people say he’s the second coming of both Seattle Slew and Secretariat. This son of Uncle Mo eased into third place then blew past the tiring Danzing Candy and Gun Runner to take the lead. Exaggerator may have challenged at the end, holding for second, but Nyquist and Mario Gutierrez proved that this […]
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Happy Derby Day
It is Derby Day once again! My choice remains the same in the colt, Nyquist. I’ll be watching from Santa Anita, in my usual place, so if you see me you can say hi! On the first Saturday in May, 1979, a gray colt by the name of Spectacular Bid, ridden by teenager, Ronnie Franklin,charged […]
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Beholder set for Adoration
Since I’ll have to miss it after all, here are some of my favorite Beholder shots, with Gary Stevens aboard. The 6 year old mare will make her 2016 debut on Sunday, May 8th at Santa Anita in the Adoration Stakes. Go Beholder! I’m sure she’ll romp.
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Sequence shots – Dreamologist
One of my favorite horses to photograph – trainer Richard Mandella’s gorgeous gray Tapit filly, Dreamologist, out of the Rahy mare, Dreaming of Anna. 8 lifetime starts – 4 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds.
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Beholder works – in case you missed it
Here she is, the great Beholder, in her Friday morning workout at Santa Anita.
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Trojan Nation – a Derby upset?
Trojan Nation, Peter Gallagher’s still-maiden, a Street Cry colt out of Storm Song seems an unlikely winner of the Kentucky Derby, but he sure looked good in his work on April 28! He was second to Outwork in the Wood Memorial and seems to show promise. At 81-1 odds in the Wood, I think he […]
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Philip D’Amato horses work
Philip D’Amato trainees, Fanticola (outside) and Papacoolpapacool (rail) went head to head on the main track at 5 furlongs on this lovely Thursday morning at Santa Anita.
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Sharla Rae works
Doug O’Neill trained Sharla Rae worked this morning towards her 2016 season debut, which will most likely be on opening day of the Summer Santa Anita season in the Royal Heroine Mile.
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