Tag: Paradise Woods

By Margaret Ransom It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since the great Zenyatta last won the race that would eventually bear her name – the Zenyatta Stakes (G2). The Hall of Fame mare …

Somehow, I missed the hullabaloo over the Beyer Speed Figures given to Bolt d’Oro and Paradise Woods recently. In fact, I’m ashamed to say that I only learned of the controversy yesterday, while reading Matt …

By Margaret Ransom 
Opening weekend for the Santa Anita Autumn meeting was packed with exciting races, led by five Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” Challenge Series races. When the weekend dust settled on Sunday, …

This year marks the second official running of the Beholder Mile (GI) at Santa Anita, a race named for B. Wayne Hughes’ four-time Eclipse Award winner and fan favorite Beholder after her victory in the …

If anyone thought that somehow, by virtue of Unique Bella’s defection from this year’s $1 million Kentucky Oaks (GI) due to injury, the race lots its luster, nothing could be further from the truth. A …