#Grade II Charles Whittingham Stakes

Sunday's 49th edition of the $250000 Eddie Read Stakes has proven a popular nine-furlong spin on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course, drawing the maximum number of runners with 11 and one more besides who sits and waits on the also-eligible list. The Grade II Read is named for Del Mar's first director of public relations, a role he filled exceptionally…

Cal-bred champ doing'Super' for Santa Ana; Mandella says United up to speed in training ARCADIA, Calif.- Doug O'Neill hopes The Great One rebounds from his disappointing fifth-place finish behind recently sidelined Life Is Good in the Grade II San Felipe Stakes on March 6 when he runs in the Grade I Runhappy Santa Anita Derby next Saturday, April…

Don't panic, fans. These four dark days at Santa Anita are not the result of a lack of enthusiasm at the entry box or some mandated shutdown. No, the brief pause in racing action was planned long before Santa Anita's winter-spring meet began Dec. 26. Action will resume Saturday, April 30, with a card that includes four graded stakes races - the…