{Monday, January 31, 2011} Switch romps in Santa Monica C R K Stable's SWITCH (Quiet American) bided her time in third during the early running of Sunday's $250,000 Santa Monica S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park, swooped around her rivals entering

{Sunday, January 30, 2011} HOLY BULL A STEP CLOSER TO DERBY For the most part, the Grade 3 Holy Bull has simply been regarded as the first step on the road to both the Florida Derby and ultimately Kentucky Derby for 3-year-olds stabled in

{Thursday, January 27, 2011} ALL DUE RESPECT CAN BASK IN SUNSHINE MILLIONS With so much of the nation frostbitten and bruised by killer winter storms, it seems the height of poor taste to go on and on about something called the Sunshine Millions

{Monday, January 24, 2011} EUROEARS DELIVERS ANOTHER WIN FOR SIZZLING BAFFERT Trainer Bob Baffert continued his domination of the young 2011 Santa Anita meet when Euroears scored an easy front-running 2 1/4-length upset in the $150,000 Palos

{Sunday, January 23, 2011} CALIBRACHOA HOLDS ON IN TOBOGGAN Trainer Todd Pletcher learned first-hand what most die-hard New York horseplayers have known for a long time. Aqueduct in January is not so bad. Even when it’s 22 degrees

{Friday, January 21, 2011} CALIBRACHOA FACES STIFF CHALLENGES The stakes races run here this winter have been a bit on the boring side. Short fields have been dominated by heavy favorites or second choices. On paper, at least, Saturday's

{Tuesday, January 18, 2011} THIS TIME IT'S ZENYATTA BY A NOSE Blame won the battle, the Breeders' Cup Classic, but lost the ultimate war when Zenyatta was named Horse of the Year at Monday night's Eclipse Award ceremonies. Neither Blame's

{Monday, January 17, 2011} Eskendereya's Wood Memorial is NYRA 'Race of the Year' ESKENDEREYA's powerhouse victory over a talented field in last year's Wood Memorial S. (G1) at Aqueduct has been voted by fans as NYRA's 'Race of the Year.' His

{Sunday, January 16, 2011} TENSION RISES AS ECLIPSE AWARDS APPROACH The most anticipated Horse of the Year announcement in 26 years highlights the 40th annual Eclipse Awards dinner, to be held Monday night at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach

{Thursday, January 13, 2011} DRESSED FOR SUCCESS IN EVENING ATTIRE Five older horses who have combined to win 33 races from 132 starts will attempt to open their 2011 seasons with a victory when they compete in Saturday's $65,000 Evening Attire

{Tuesday, January 11, 2011} Tapitsfly to return at Gulfstream on Wednesday TAPITSFLY (Tapit), who has been sidelined by various physical issues since her rallying victory in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, will make her long-awaited

{Monday, January 10, 2011} LITTLE MIKE WINS BY A HEAD BOB What a difference a nose makes. In the case of Little Mike, a nose made the difference between the steadily improving gelding becoming not only a stakes winner but a graded stakes

{Sunday, January 09, 2011} THE SEARCH FOR RACING'S NEXT STAR Astronomers measure the brightness of stars in terms of apparent magnitude. And for the moment, horse racing has the apparent magnitude of a 40-watt bulb. Take a look: It's like

{Thursday, January 06, 2011} Morning Line likely choice in Hal's Hope The late-developing MORNING LINE (Tiznow) ended his sophomore campaign on a high note with a gutsy score in the Pennsylvania Derby (G2) and a narrow defeat in the Breeders'

{Tuesday, January 04, 2011} DERBY CONTENDER MAY MAKE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Trainer Bill Mott said he is cautiously optimistic of making the Feb. 26 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream with To Honor and Serve, one of the top early contenders

{Monday, January 03, 2011} GULFSTREAM SHAKES THINGS UP FOR NEW SEASON Pushing the traditional opener back two days, until Jan. 5, won't be the only change awaiting horseplayers when the 2011 Gulfstream Park meeting gets underway on Wednesday. New

{Sunday, January 02, 2011} SATURDAY'S SANTA ANITA STAKES Style Springs Upset In Frankel With the scratch of Beverly D. S. (G1) winner Eclair de Lune (Ger) (Marchand de Sable), a short field of four was left in Saturday's