Horse Racing: American Oaks

Anisette wins the American Oaks going away (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Mike Willman/Santa Anita Press Box ARCADIA, Calif.- Freshened since a disappointing effort on Nov. 5, English-bred Anisette was back to her best on Tuesday at Santa Anita, as she loomed into contention turning for home and powered past a very well meant Be Your Best to take…

Bellstreet Bridie winning her first U.S. race, the GIII Red Carpet Stakes, at Del Mar Nov. 24, 2022. (Benoit Photos) Mike Willman/Santa Anita Press Box ARCADIA, Calif.-Positioned as North America's final Grade I turf test for 3-year-old fillies, Monday's $300000 American Oaks has attracted a large field of 11 sophomore fillies at a mile and one…

The late scratch of morning-line favorite Flirting Bridge and a water-logged inner turf course paved the way for a Chad Brown-trained exacta in the $200000 Fasig-Tipton Waya (G3) Sunday at Aqueduct, with Rocky Sky proving narrowly best over her stablemate Capital Structure, A private purchase by owner Peter Brant in 2021, Irish-bred Rocky Sky had…