Cross Country Pick 5 returns and so do free trip notes

Duvet Day scores in the 2023 Astra and will attempt to do it again. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Santa Anita Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.- Duvet Day earned the biggest win of her career in last year's Astra Stakes when going the marathon distance of 1 ½ miles on turf. On Sunday, following a seven-month layoff, the 5-year-old…

One of the great exotic bets being offered by Santa Anita Park this season is the Coast to Coast Pick 5, which will be on the wagering menu every Saturday and Sunday throughout the meet through April 7. The bet gives horseplayers a chance to handicap some of the weekend's top races from two elite racetracks and make a big score with a low takeout…

There is no element of handicapping that combines art and science more than trip notes, and there is no team better at watching races and telling you what that could mean for a performance than the squad at Trip Note Pros. That is why Horse Racing Nation has expanded its product offering for the Keeneland meeting to include Trip Note Pros every…

Ultimate Gamble in a work at Santa Anita. (Ernie Belmonte) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.-Adding intrigue to Saturday's nine-race card, which is highlighted by the Grade II, $200000 Royal Heroine on turf, is the return of $1.7-million auction buy Ultimate Gamble in a one-mile maiden race on the main track for trainer Mark…

Santa Anita Barn Notes: Arabian Knight Calls It a Night Until Summer (Arabian Knight / Coady Photography & Courtesy of Oaklawn Park) From the Santa Anita Media Team: TOP 3-YEAR-OLD ARABIAN KNIGHT WON'T RACE UNTIL SUMMER There will be no GI Santa Anita Derby or Kentucky Derby for top 3-year-old Arabian Knight. In a Twitter message posted late…

Reincarnate winning the Sham over Newgate by a neck. (Benoit Photo) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.-With rain forecast for Santa Anita this weekend, top 3-year-old Arabian Knight stayed ahead of the weather Thursday with a six-furlong work just five days after his previous drill for Tim Yakteen. Unbeaten Arabian Knight completed…

Newgate winning the Robert B. Lewis. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.- Newgate, winner of last Saturday's Grade III Robert B. Lewis Stakes, will be out of training for at least the next 60 days after being diagnosed with a "minor hock issue." The son of Into Mischief was considered a top prospect for this…

Santa Anita Barn Notes: Maldonado Making Strides in Jockey Ranks From the Santa Anita Media Team: MALDONADO IS MAKING HIS MARK IN DEEP JOCKEY COLONY Amid a Santa Anita jockey colony featuring multiple Hall of Famers, two winners of the Triple Crown and several Eclipse Award winners, Edwin Maldonado has quietly emerged as the second-leading rider at…

Trainer John Sadler. (Benoit Photo) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.-Set to make his debut Saturday for trainer John Sadler is Nuclear, a colt by 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify who commanded $1.55 million at the 2021 Keeneland September yearling sale. Nuclear will face nine rivals in a six-furlong maiden special weight on turf, which…

Faiza (#3) and Pride of the Nile battle it out in the G1 Starlet at Los Alamitos. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.- The stakes action starts early Saturday at Santa Anita with the Grade III, $200000 Las Virgenes for 3-year-old fillies set to go as the second race at approximately 1 p.m. Among the field of…

The coast-to-coast Pick 5 is back this weekend featuring races from Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita. It is a $1 wager with a horseplayer-friendly, 15 percent takeout. To assist in your handicapping, Horse Racing Nation has put together the Coast-to-Coast Pick 5 Pro Reports, a free download. The free Pro Reports guide for the coast to coast Pick 5…

Santa Anita Barn Notes: Queen Ofthe Temple Takes Aim at Saturday's Astra Stakes From the Santa Anita Media Team: QUEEN OFTHE TEMPLE AIMS FOR STAKES BREAKTHROUGH IN ASTRA A field of nine long-winded fillies and mares take the spotlight Saturday in the featured $100000 Astra Stakes going 1 ½ miles on turf. Figuring to be among the top choices is…

Brickyard Ride winning the Kona Gold under Juan Hernandez April 20, 2022 at Santa Anita. (Benoit Photo) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, Calif.- Brickyard Ride, a seven-time stakes winner for trainer Craig Lewis, continued preparations for his 6-year-old bow when drilling six furlongs in 1:12.80 Thursday at Santa Anita. Brickyard Ride completed…

Speed Boat Beach winning the Cecil B. DeMille Dec. 4, 2022 at Del Mar. (Benoit Photo) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan ARCADIA, CALIF.- Speed Boat Beach, a two-time stakes winner on turf, was scratched from today's Grade III Sham Stakes going a mile on dirt by trainer Bob Baffert. Speed Boat Beach was the 5-2 co-second choice on the morning line Baffert…

Carmelita's Man. (Benoit Photo) Stable Notes By Victor Ryan / ARCADIA, Calif.-The 10th and final race on Saturday's California Cup program is the $200000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic for older state-breds going 1 ⅛ miles on turf. While a field of nine was entered, led by 2-1 morning-line favorite Carmelita's Man, only eight will go postward as The…

Santa Anita Barn Notes: The Chosen Vron Seeks 4th Straight Stakes Win (The Chosen Vron / Benoit Photo & Courtesy of Santa Anita) From the Santa Anita Media Team: THE CHOSEN VRON GOES FOR 4TH STRAIGHT STAKES WIN IN CAL CUP SPRINT The ultra-consistent and versatile California-bred The Chosen Vron, a winner of three-straight stakes for trainer Eric…

Whether it's providing some confidence to lean on a horse following a breakthrough performance or an excuse to forgive a poor performance and use at big price, trip notes can provide insight not found in the past performances. This means it is information often not reflected on the toteboard, leading to value. To help support its inaugural coast to…

It's a new year, but Mike Shutty's Super Screener is delivering the same great information and leading off 2023 with several longshots featuring prominently among his selections for six stakes races. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod took a deep dive into the Jerome Stakes and Super Screener adds to the insight, including reasons to oppose the likely…

Beginning Saturday, Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park will team to present a new wager, the 1/ST Coast to Coast Pick 5, which will include a 15 percent takeout. The Coast to Coast Pick 5, a $1 minimum bet, will be offered every Saturday and Sunday through April 9, which is Santa Anita Derby day. With a no-consolation provision, there will be a 100…

The nation's newest wager premieres this Saturday and Sunday when the Coast-to-Coast Pick Five ties together races from Gulfstream and Santa Anita. The $1 pick five bet will be offered each weekend in January, February, March and April and has a low 15% takeout. Races selected for the weekly wagers will be announced each Wednesday (for Saturday)…

There were 31 winning tickets on Friday's final Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $3452.30. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a low 12 percent takeout. The Stronach started with $4 winners in Laurel's eighth race (Fly Me Home) and Gulfstream's eighth's race…

Last Saturday's Florida Derby, Arkansas Derby and Jeff Ruby produced as many as seven starters for the Kentucky Derby on May 7. A similar allotment may be known by the end of racing Saturday after the Santa Anita Derby, Blue Grass and Wood Memorial. The Santa Anita Derby in California features the brilliantly fast Forbidden Kingdom and Messier in…

Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park will embark upon their inaugural 1/ST Saturday promotion tomorrow, featuring 15 stakes, six at Santa Anita and nine from Gulfstream. In addition to unrivaled world class racing, a number of outstanding wagering opportunities will be available, including a pair of one dollar Pick Fives with a low takeout of 12…

Imagine a race day like no other. Two legendary racetracks 15 stakes races 14 graded stakes Coast-to-coast Pick 5's on dirt and turf with a low 12-percent takeout The chance to win a $5 million sweepstakes An Ultimate Betting Challenge Welcome to 1/ST Saturday, an extraordinary, unprecedented and innovative day of Thoroughbred racing Saturday,…

Special 50 Cent Mid-Pick 4 To Be Offered On Races 5, 6, 7 & 8; Early First Post Time For 11-Race Card On Opening Day Set For 11 A.M. ARCADIA, Calif.-With an 11-race card highlighted by six graded stakes, including three Grade I events, Santa Anita's traditional Winter/Spring Meet opening day this Sunday, Dec. 26, will offer players a treasure trove…