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Santa Anita Park Completes Safest Winter-Spring Season On Record

Santa Anita Park concluded the six-month 2021-22 Winter-Spring season on June 19th as the safest track in North America among those with a comparable volume of racing and training. The record is highlighted by a 62.5% improvement over the previous year from Dec. 26, 2021, through closing day June 19, 2022, with three racing fatalities from over 4,800 starters. The main dirt track did not have a single musculoskeletal racing fatality during the 26-week period. The overall racing and training figures mark a 74% improvement since the spring of 2019 when historic reforms were instituted by 1/ST Racing, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), and industry stakeholders. Santa Anita Park is also home to one of the largest training facilities in the country, operating nearly year-round with over 375,000 training sessions per year.

“These results highlight the efforts of the entire racing community to put the safety of the horse above all else,” said Nate Newby, SVP and General Manager of Santa Anita Park. “The diligence and dedication of the owners, trainers, jockeys, veterinarians and the hardworking men and women who care for the horses each day are truly revolutionizing the sport. We are especially indebted to our Santa Anita Park track crew, led by veteran Dennis Moore, whose tireless efforts have been instrumental in this success story. None of the protocols, however, work without our horseplayers who have backed this transformation, and we are grateful for their continued support.”

The reforms, which were begun at Santa Anita and subsequently adopted by the CHRB, make up the backbone of the new national standards which will be put in place by the Horse Racing Safety and Integrity Act that goes into effect on July 1.

“Santa Anita Park Veterinarians performed over 3,700 examinations prior to horses working at Santa Anita since Dec. 1,” said Dionne Benson, Chief Veterinary Officer for 1/ST Racing. “We appreciate that this involves extra effort for our stakeholders, but this heightened scrutiny has allowed for additional opportunities to work with everyone for the best interest of the horse.”

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Santa Anita Autumn Meet to Offer 26 Stakes; Five ‘Win and You’re In’ Races

A total of 26 stakes–15 of them graded–will be offered during Santa Anita's 18-day Autumn Meet which opens Sept. 30. The stakes line-up will include five Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” stakes over the first two weekends, Oct. 1 and 2 and Oct. 8 and 9. These include three Grade I events: the $300,000 Awesome Again S. Oct. 1; and the $300,000 American Pharoah S. and $300,000 Rodeo Drive S., both Oct. 8.

The Awesome Again highlights an Oct. 1 card that also includes the $200,000 GII Eddie D S.; the $200,000 GII John Henry S.; the $200,000 GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship; $200,000 GII City of Hope Mile; and the $85,000 Unzip Me S.

The Oct. 2 card features the $200,000 GII Zenyatta S.; $100,000 GIII Chillingworth S.; the $100,000 Speakeasy S.; the $100,000 Tokyo City Cup; and the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy S.

The Golden State Juvenile and the Golden State Juvenile Fillies have had purses increased from $150,000 to $175,000, while the Unzip Me and the Anoakia S. have purses of $85,000, up from $75,000 last year. Additionally, two restricted stakes, the Swingtime S. and the Lure S., now offer purse money of $80,000, an increase of $10,000 each.

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Nyquist Filly Beats the Boys in Fasig-Tipton Futurity

Absolutely Zero ran to public's confidence, defeating the boys in Saturday's $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Futurity S. at Santa Anita.

The Reddam homebred raced under pressure from the get-go and held a narrow advantage as four of them lined up approaching the top of the stretch. She clearly had something left as they straightened for home and dug down gamely in the stretch to defeat stablemate Tahoma, the first winner for Triple Crown winner Justify, by a measured length. First-time starter Pure Fire, a $315,000 OBSMAR breezer, ran well to finish third.

“She's not the fastest horse out of the gate so today, she broke really well,” winning rider Mario Gutierrez said. “She broke with them, and I tried to maintain my position and find my way to keep her in there, she responded really well.

“She's very gutsy. She definitely is a fighter and showed big improvement. She can only get better. The fact that she's running with the boys, you know that's what is impressive about her right now, she's a really cool girl so I'm happy with her.”

Absolutely Zero delivered a professional victory as the heavy favorite while facing fillies on debut going 4 1/2 furlongs at Santa Anita May 21.

The winner's dam How About Zero, a two-time stakes winner for Reddam and trainer Doug O'Neill, produced fillies by Pavel in 2021 and 2022.

FASIG-TIPTON FUTURITY, $102,000, Santa Anita, 6-18, 2yo, 5f, :59.09, ft.
1–ABSOLUTELY ZERO, 120, f, 2, by Nyquist
                1st Dam: How About Zero (MSW, $349,640),
                                by Square Eddie
                2nd Dam: Too Much Excess, by In Excess (Ire)
                3rd Dam: Happy Michelle, by Meadowlake
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA); T-Doug F.
O'Neill; J-Mario Gutierrez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,
$112,260.
2–Tahoma, 123, c, 2, Justify–Madera Dancer, by Rahy.
($160,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-West Coast
Stables, LLC; B-Hunter Valley Farm, Fergus Galvin & Golden
Vale Farm (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $20,000.
3–Pure Fire, 119, c, 2, Practical Joke–Juliette Ava, by Medaglia
d'Oro. ($57,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $150,000 Ylg '21 SARAUG;
$315,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Talla Racing
LLC & West Point Thoroughbreds; B-Vallera Bloodstock (NY);
T-John W. Sadler. $12,000.
Margins: 1, HF, 1. Odds: 0.90, 3.40, 6.60.
Also Ran: Pop d'Oro, Salta, Castleknock, Midnight Lightning, Good N Thirsty, Smokem Howard.
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Adios Charlie Firster Too Fast for Debutante Foes

Stone Silent, a $410,000 OBSMAR purchase off a speedy :20 2/5 breeze, ran five rivals off their feet in a sharp debut performance in Saturday's Fasig-Tipton Debutante S. at Santa Anita. The 3-1 second choice sped through an opening quarter in :22.08, kicked for home in complete command and never looked back as Kentucky Juvenile S. winner and $390,000 Fasig-Tipton digital sale buyback Tom's Regret ran on to narrow the gap.

“First I'd like to thank the trainer and the owners for the opportunity,” said winning pilot Ramon Vazquez. “I worked her three times in the morning, and I knew she was a nice filly. She broke good and got a good position and she responded really well.”

Asked if he expected to be on the lead, Vazquez said, “I wasn't surprised because she's a first timer and nobody knew that this filly could run.”

Trainer John Sadler added, “I think some of the commentators picked up on the fact that she worked :20 2/5 in the sale, so she's very quick. We were hoping that she went through and could run early because I knew she had a ton of speed. Ramon was good, he came out and worked her three times and knew her. We hadn't really pressed her hard in the morning, we just got her fit because we knew the speed was in there.

“She'll go into the stake program for 2-year-old fillies at Del Mar. We have a couple of other ones coming along behind her, so it's good to have the first one out and get one under our belt.”

The winner's 22-year-old dam has also produced the dams of MGSW Last Judgment (Congrats) and SW/GSP Isolate (Mark Valeski). She produced another Adios Charlie filly last year before returning again to the Ocala Stud resident, who was a $400,000 OBSMAR grad himself.

FASIG-TIPTON DEBUTANTE S., $100,500, Santa Anita, 6-18, 2yo, f, 5f, :58.28, ft.
1–STONE SILENT, 119, f, 2, by Adios Charlie
                1st Dam: Travelator (MSW & MGSP, $647,672), by A. P Jet
                2nd Dam: Rajadiddle, by Raja's Revenge
                3rd Dam: Taradiddle, by Damascus
($410,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Talla
Racing LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds & Edwin S. Barker;
B-William J. Terrell & Frank De Savino (FL); T-John W. Sadler;
J-Ramon A. Vazquez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,
$60,000. *1/2 to Hollywood Jet (Uncaptured), SW, $231,160.
2–Tom's Regret, 123, f, 2, Tom's Tribute–Pure, by Quality Road.
($20,000 Ylg '21 FTCAYR; $390,000 RNA 2yo '22 FTDMAY).
O-Cinema Thoroughbreds, Michelle K. Beckerle, Saul Carrillo,
Victor M. Flores, Burton Johnson & Eugene Zondlo; B-DP
Racing, LLC (CA); T-Jorge Periban. $20,000.
3–E Z Pharis, 123, f, 2, American Pharoah–Ez Indy, by A.P. Indy.
($350,000 Ylg '21 FTCAYR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Griffin Stables
LLC & Terry C. Lovingier; B-Terry C. Lovingier (CA); T-Walther
Solis. $12,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, 4 3/4, HF. Odds: 3.00, 0.60, 7.30.
Also Ran: Dancing Mo, Rousing Jewel, Paddle On Polly. Scratched: Smokem for You.
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