Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

ARCADIA, Calif., — Desert Code, overlooked by the bettors at 35-1 but not by handicapper Bob Hill at tracksideview.com, came on late after wickedly fast fractions to win the Turf Sprint on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.

The 5-year-old son of E. Dubai did his daddy proud when he blew by Diabolical in the final strides to take the six-and-one-half-furlong race in 1:11.60, two-fifths off the downhill course record.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

ARCADIA, Calif., — Muhannak became the winner of the first Breeders’ Cup Marathon when he out-sprinted Church Service to the wire to win the mile-and-a-half race by a head. Big Booster was another three-quarters of a length back in third. Delightful Kiss was fourth.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

ARCADIA, Calif., — Zenyatta proved on Saturday at Santa Anita Park that no matter what the obstacle, she can overcome it. The Street Cry filly came from last in an eight-horse field to make at least that wide a move to run down the speed to claim the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic and remain unbeaten in nine lifetime races.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

ARCADIA, Calif., — Forever Together came the widest of all to prevail in a blanket finish of five horses in the Filly & Mare Turf on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Forever Together got up by half a length, but it took a photo to decide the other placings. Sealy Hill edged Wait A While for second with Visit in fourth.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

ARCADIA, Calif., — Believe it, Stardom Bound really is that good. The daughter of Tapit toyed with a nice field of 2-year-olds in the Juvenile Fillies on Saturday at Santa Anita Park to live up to her name.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist

ARCADIA, Calif., — Maram needed a photo, but she prevailed over a fast-closing Heart Shaped to win the one-mile Juvenile Fillies Turf on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. The 2-year-old daughter of Sahm was sitting in midpack early as Laragh was showing the way through the first quarter in :22.53 seconds over a firm turf course.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist

ARCADIA, Calif., — Dearest Trickski was the quickest from the gate in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and set murderous fractions of :22.06 for the quarter and :44.02 seconds for the half-mile and it became her undoing in the seven-furlong race on Friday at Santa Anita Park.

Kat Kubik
and Bob Hill
Staff writers
Tracksideview.com

Ladies Day at the Breeders’ Cup

Arcadia, Calif., — Much about this year’s edition of the Breeders’ Cup is new.  For the first time, the races traditionally contested on dirt will be run on the Pro-Ride synthetic surface at Santa Anita.  Another major change is that all of the races for fillies and mares have been carded on Friday, Day 1 of the two-day affair.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

Filly and Mare Sprint — This race has one component and it is speed. Dearest Trickski (9), Dream Rush (7), Indian Blessing (5) and Lady Sprinter (4) will have guns blazing as they spring from the gate. Speed kills most of the time and that may be the case here. So, I’ll be looking for some bombers late: Intangaroo (3), Tiz Elemental (8) and Tizzy’s Tune (13). Ventura (12) was second against the…

Tracksideview.com staff report

1. Go Between, 8-1
2. Casino Drive, 10-1
3. Tiago, 15-1
4. Duke of Marmalade, 10-1
5. Henrythenavigator, 10-1
6. Smooth Air, 50-1
7. Student Council, 20-1
8. Raven’s Pass, 6-1
9. Curlin, 7-5 (morning-line favorite)
10. Fairbanks, 10-1
11. Colonel John, 20-1
12. Champs Elysees, 15-1