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Santa Anita’s Winter/Spring Stall Applications Available

Santa Anita's stall applications are available in advance of its traditional Winter/Spring meet, which kicks off Dec. 26. The track's 78-day meet runs through June 19 and its Winter/Spring Condition Book One will be available online Nov. 29.

“With a number of out-of-state horses still here in Southern California following last week's Breeders' Cup World Championships, we want to be sure these horsemen know they've got some great options to train and race here at Santa Anita this winter and spring,” said Chris Merz, Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary. “The fact that we are now able to once again card sprints down our hillside turf course gives our horsemen a number of opportunities that are not available anywhere else in the country.

“Along with our turf chute, we're now able to accommodate a wide variety of needs, from maiden claiming to upper level allowance and stakes competition. When you factor in the likely prospect of good weather for training on our main track and inner training track, I think many owners and trainers can see we've got a lot to offer especially when compared to training and racing in very cold, wet conditions.”

With a 10 percent increase over last year announced this past October, Santa Anita will be offering the biggest overnight purse structure in its 87-year history.

For additional information, please visit www.santaanita.com or call the Santa Anita Racing Office at (626) 574-6352.

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Belmont Fall Meet Concludes on a High

The 31-day Belmont Park fall meet concluded with the oval's average daily handle totaling $10,346,669 from all sources and $320,746,749-a 19.7% increase from 2019–in total handle from all sources. Average daily handle at the Belmont fall meet increased over 2019, when the 37-day fall meet generated $7,430,533 in average daily handle from all sources. The 2020 Belmont fall meet, which was contested over 27 live race days, generated $9,923,813 in average daily handle from all sources, a 33.6% increase over 2019. With this year's 4.3% increase over 2020, average daily handle for the Belmont Park fall meet rose 39% since 2019.

Originally scheduled for 28 days of live racing, NYRA extended the 2021 Belmont fall meet to include three additional dates from Friday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 7.

With the return of fans and the easing of COVID-19 protocols, on-track handle was $30,463,824, a 54% increase over 2020, when only a limited number of owners were permitted in attendance. On-track handle in 2019, which was contested over 37 days, was $32,523,57.

A total of 143 races were run on the turf in 2021 with 16 forced off the turf due to weather. The 2020 Belmont fall meet staged 118 races on the turf with 24 races forced off the turf.

Average field size for the 299 total races run during the fall meet was 8.03, a 1.9% increase over last year.

Highlighted by the GI Cigar Mile H. Dec. 4, the 15-day Aqueduct fall meet begins Thursday and continues through Sunday, Dec. 5.

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Sire of Medina Spirit, Protonico’s ’22 Fee Announced

Second Crop sire Protonico (Giant's Causeway-Alpha Spirit, by A.P. Indy), standing at Castleton Lyons, will stand for $10,000 LFSN in 2022, up from $5,000 this season. From his initial crop, the dark bay is responsible for GI Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who is also among the leading candidates for Champion 3-year-old colt honors this season. Campaigned by Zedan Racing Stables, the Florida bred won this year's GI Awesome Again S., GIII Robert B. Lewis S. and Shared Belief S. Additionally, he finished runner up in GI Breeders' Cup Classic, GI Runhappy Santa Anita Derby and third in the GI Preakness S. Trained by Bob Baffert, the dark bay currently has five wins from 10 career starts with over $3.5 million in earnings. Protonico, winner of four graded starts during his racing career including the GII Alysheba S., also finished runner up in the GI Clark S.

The 10-year-old sire is also responsible for a pair of stakes horses from his second crop to race bringing his lifetime AEI to 6.33 (through 11/8/21). This term, his 2021 yearlings averaged $63,833, from six sold, with a median of $66,000. The top priced offerings by the sire this season sold for $120,000, and $100,000 at Keeneland September.

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A ‘Smooth’ Start To Keeneland November

The Eaton Sales-consigned Satin and Silk (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}–Wildwood Flower, by Langfuhr) got the opening session of the Keeneland November Sale off to a quick start, hammering to Claiborne Farm for $1.4 million in the first half-hour of bidding. Cataloged as hip 13, Satin and Silk was bred by John Gunther and was purchased by M. V. Magnier for 900,000gns ($1,237,289) at the 2018 Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale. A daughter of SW & GSP Wildwood Flower, Satin and Silk is a half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Florida Derby hero Materiality (Afleet Alex) as well as GSW & MGISP My Miss Sophia (Unbridled's Song), whose son Annapolis (War Front) was named a 'Rising Star' on Saratoga debut this summer before adding the GII Pilgrim S. Annapolis would have been one of the favorites for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, but was forced to scratch before the race with an ankle chip. Satin and Silk was offered in foal to the Gunther-bred Triple Crown winner Justify.

 

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