Oak Tree Horse Racing

California Flag, trained by Brian Koriner and ridden by Joe Talamo, ran away with the one million-dollar Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. The locally-based grey gelding, who holds the Santa Anita turf course record for the race distance of 6 1/2 furlongs, lived up to his speedster reputation and 9-2 favourite's status with the dominant win. Gotta Have Her, ridden by Tyler Baze, was a gutsy second, while Cannonball edged Delta Storm for third. The victory was redemption for Koriner and California Flag, who set a blistering pace last year but faded to 10th. "This time we used our ... Read Full Story

ARCADIA, California (Reuters) - Zenyatta scored the biggest victory of her illustrious career Saturday by coming from last to first to win the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. The unbeaten mare picked off her male rivals one by one in a dramatic stretch run to become the first female to win North America's richest race. The five-year-old Kentucky-bred was sixth in the stretch but found another gear under the gentle urging of jockey Mike Smith to win the prestigious race by a length over Gio Ponti. Zenyatta still had more gas in her tank at the end of the mile-and-a-quarter, 12-horse affair that featured ... Read Full Story

Tapitsfly outdueled Rose Catherine in the stretch to win the one million-dollar Breeders' cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday. Robby Albarado was aboard the Dale Romans-trained Tapitsfly, keeping her in position around Santa Anita Park's turf course to strike in the final straight for a half-length victory. Rose Catherine, trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Javier Castellano, was 3 1/4 lengths in front of third-placed finisher House of Grace. "It was a great trip, she broke well, she put herself in position," Albarado said. "I just wanted to clear most of them into the first turn so I wouldn't get packed out too ... Read Full Story

ARCADIA, California (Reuters) - English raider Pounced produced a dramatic stretch run to overtake Bridgetown and win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf by three-quarters of a length at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. Pounced stalked the front-running Bridgetown for much of the race before blowing past the Florida-bred Summer Stakes winner in the closing strides of the mile-long race. Ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden, the Kentucky-bred chestnut now has two wins and two seconds in four career starts. Favorite Pounced paid $6.80 to a $2 win ticket. Dettori and Gosden teamed to win the race last year with ... Read Full Story

British trainer Henry Cecil captured the first Breeders' Cup win of his storied career as European horses won two of six races and Life is Sweet set the stage for star stablemate Zenyatta. Jockey Thomas Queally brought the Cecil-trained Midday through an opening on the inside en route to victory in the two million-dollar Filly and Mare Turf. Fast-finishing Pure Clan was second, ahead of defending champion Forever Together. "I think it's a lovely feeling," the 66-year-old Cecil said of his first Breeders' Cup victory. "I think the Breeders' Cup, I always sort of dreaded it," added Cecil, who has said this week that ... Read Full Story