SANTA ANITA Sunday, June 23, 2019

Final day of the Santa Anita Spring meet. Check back with me on July 17 for the opening day of the Del Mar Summer meet. 

With all of the controversy surrounding Santa Anita in particular and horse racing in general, it should be pointed out that race horses are treated much better than 99% of the children in the world, the sport employees 77,000 people in California alone and the tax revenues from the sport are in the hundreds of millions of dollars. 

I hope all race lovers were able to watch the races from Royal Ascot in England. Anyone who doesn’t appreciate the pageantry and beauty of the sport and its equine and human athletes is at the very least culturally deprived. 

One winner on yesterday’s card. Good luck today!

Race 1 

#4 - INTERESTING TIMES - Finished 2nd in her last start, Tim Yakteen trains.

Race 2

#5 - WE’RE STILL HERE - First time starter, shows good works, Bob Baffert trains.

Race 3

#1 - EDDIE HASKELL - Won a G3 in his last start, Mark Glatt trains.

Race 4

#8 - GOLDEN STAR LADY - Second time starter, finished 2nd in her debut, Flavien Prat rides.

Race 5 G3 American Stakes

#6 - RIVER BOYNE - Finished 2nd in his last start.

Race 6

#1 - SPEAKING OUT - Finished 2nd in a G2 in her last start, shows good works.

Race 7

#4 - MORNING SNOW - Second time starter, finished 2nd in his debut, Bob Baffert trains.

Race 8 G3 San Juan Capistrano Stakes

#1 - MONGOLIAN GROOM - G1 try in his last start.

Race 9

#7 - DER LU - G1 try in her last start, shows good works, Bob Baffert trains.

Race 10

#3 - BARBARDOLLA - Should stalk the pace.