Santa Anita's prestigious winter meet kicks off on Monday, Dec. 26, and FanDuel TV will bring live coverage of every race, every day into the homes of horse racing fans across the country. The stakes-laden opening day card is highlighted by the $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) where multiple Grade 1 winner Taiba will square off against eight rivals to close out his 3-year-old campaign.
TVG's Todd Schrupp, Mike Joyce, Britney Eurton, Scott Hazelton, Simon Bray and Kurt Hoover will be reporting live from Arcadia, Calif., throughout the day with exclusive interviews, analysis and features. Monday's eleven-race card includes six graded stakes races – the $200,000 San Gabriel Stakes (G2), the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2), the $200,000 San Mathis Mile (G2), the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1), the $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1), and the $300,000 American Oaks (G1).
The popular Jockey Cam technology will be utilized throughout the meet and FanDuel TV's coverage will also include the deployment of the drone camera to provide viewers additional perspective on the races.
International superstar jockey Franke Dettori will be spending the winter at Santa Anita and has been named on five mounts on Monday's opening day card. He is scheduled to ride the 2021 Dubai World Cup champion Country Grammer in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2). Trained by Bob Baffert, the 5-year-old son of Tonalist has been installed as the 7-5 morning line favorite in the six-horse field.
Santa Anita's meet will run through June 18 and the track will host a total of 93 stakes races, 58 of which are graded, including the Santa Anita Handicap (March 4), the Beholder Mile (March 11), and the Santa Anita Derby (April 8).
Monday will also mark the beginning of Gulfstream Park's annual Championship Meet. FanDuel TV's Caton Bredar, Larry Collmus and Andie Biancone will be live from Florida with exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes access and expert analysis throughout the ten-race card. This year, the Jockey Cam will be used throughout the meet.
The Championship Meet runs through April and features premier racing including the Pegasus World Cup (Jan. 28) as well as key Kentucky Derby prep races such as the Holy Bull (Feb. 4), Fountain of Youth (March 4), and the Florida Derby (April 1).
Also on Monday, the Road to the Kentucky Derby will continue at Fair Grounds with the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes. Jace's Road has been tabbed as the morning line favorite at odds of 3-1 in the field of seven for trainer Brad Cox and will be ridden by Florent Geroux.
In addition to racing from Santa Anita and Gulfstream, TV will also be featuring Oaklawn, Laurel Park and more.
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