Hot Rod Charlie will square off against older horses in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (Grade 2) on Sunday at Santa Anita as the prestigious winter meet kicks off on Dec. 26 with an eleven-race card and TVG, America's horse racing network, will bring live coverage of every race, every day into the homes of horse racing fans across the country.
TVG's Todd Schrupp, Mike Joyce, Britney Eurton, Christina Blacker, Scott Hazelton and Simon Bray will be reporting live from Arcadia, Calif. throughout the day with exclusive interviews, analysis and features. Sunday'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 Mathis Mile (G2), the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1), the $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) and the $300,000 American Oaks (G1).
Some of the features scheduled throughout the day include a spotlight on Flightline, a top contender in the Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) as well as features on the recently-retired Art Sherman, the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome as well as the history of Santa Anita. TVG's coverage will also include the addition of the drone camera to provide viewers additional perspective on the races.
Grade 1 winner Hot Rod Charlie will square off against six rivals in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2) for trainer Doug O'Neill. One of two sophomores in the race against older horses, the bay son of Oxbow was last seen finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and will have Flavien Prat in the irons. His rivals include Eight Rings, one of two horses in the race for trainer Bob Baffert.
The Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) will be the stakes debut of the undefeated Flightline, a $1 million purchase as a yearling. The 3-year-old son of Tapit is two-for-two since his debut at Santa Anita in April for John Sadler. Flavien Prat will be aboard for his first start since a win at Del Mar on Sept. 5.
The Santa Anita Winter/Spring Meet runs through June 19 and will feature 94 stakes, 54 of which are graded including the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) on April 9.
In addition to racing from Santa Anita, TVG will be featuring racing from Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.
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