Plan for Improvements Put on Hold. Daily Racing Form. 7/1/08. CHRB's failure top approve funding halts Pleasanton upgrading program. Race meeting off to slow start.

Hollywood to Race in 2009, CHRB Assured. The Blood-Horse. 6/29/08. Plans moving forward for Fairplex Park to fill gap when Hollywood Park closes down.

California's ADW Truce Endangered. The Blood-Horse. 6/28//08. TVG may opt out of non-exclusivity arrangement.ce through next summer, probably all year, and maybe in 2010.

Pepper Oaks Farm Is Closing. Daily Racing Form. 6/26/08. Santa Ynez operation to shut down; Swiss Yodeler will move to new location.

BayMeadows Suit Won't Stop Project. The Blood-Horse. 6/26/08. Development to continue despite efforts of Friends of Bay Meadows to save the property for racing.

Four-Year-Old Tops Barretts Sale. The Blood-Horse. 6/24/08. Average for June racehorse sale slides from $18,870 to $6,847.

Santa Anita to Install Pro-Ride Surface. TheBlood-Horse. 6/24/08. Existing base to be removed. Six-week project to begin July 14.

Morey Tops Hollendorfer for Training Title. Daily Racing Form. 6/23/08. Golden Gate Fields meeting ends his 22-year reign.

Things Look Much Better Than Just Fair. Daily Racing Form. 6/24/08. Pleasanton officials optimistic about meeting opening Wednesday.

Valenzuela Has Five-Win Day. Daily Racing Form.  6/24/08. Comebacking jockey also has two seconds and a fourth from eight mounts at SunRay Park.

Lost in the Fog Owner Harry Aleo Dies. The Blood-Horse. 6/22/08. Long-time San Francisco horseman passes at age of 88.

Valenzuela Induction Moved Up. Daily Racing Form. 6/21/08. Jockey Ismael Valenzuela, better known as Milo, to enter National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in special ceremony at Santa Anita.

O'Neill Agrees to Serve Detention Barn Penalty. Daily Racing Form. 6/19/08. Trainer says he'll voluntarily comply with order for stabling horses to "keep Hollywood Park happy.".

TOC May Restrict Del Mar Signal. Daily Racing Form. 6/19/08. Owner organization wants changes in contract.

Pete Pedersen Gets 2008 Pincay Award. The Blood-Horse. 6/16/08. Veteran steward to be honored on Gold Cup Day at Hollywood Park.

O'Neill Won't Put Horses in Detention. Daily Racing Form. 6/13/08. Trainer refuses to comply with rule following milkshaking violation.

State Lawmakers Urged to Take ADW Action. The Blood-Horse. 6/13/08. TOC president seeks national effort to require more revenue to go to racing interests.

Deputy Commander Recovering From Illness. Daily Racing Form. 6/6/08. Stallion ready to stand again in 2009 after missing 2008 season because of jaw and mouth infection.

Del Mar Makes Back Payment. Daily Racing Form. 6/6/08. Track sending checks for horses that earned purse money in overnight races at 2007 meeting.

Roar to Stand in Argentina. The Blood-Horse. 6/4/08. Purchased by South American interests, stallion to complete breeding season in California before shipping south.

Two California Postives for Clenbuterol Found. Daily Racing Form. 6/2/08. Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred trainers face penalties.

Barretts to Start Steroid Regulation. The Blood-Horse. 5/31/08. Company to institute controls beginning with October yearling sale.

Trainers Irked by TOC Board Ballot Snafu. The Blood-Horse. 5/31/08. Many trainers would be ineligible to vote, according to instructions mailed with ballot.

P. Val Resumes Riding at New Home. Daily Racing Form. 5/31/08. Troubled jockey back in action at Louisiana Downs.

A Family Full of Horse Sense. Los Angeles Times. 5/31/08. The O'Bryan family exemplifies the esoteric world of jockey agents.

Cushion Track Sued for SA Surface Issues. The Blood-Horse. 5/29/08. Santa Anita files lawsuit against provider of its artificial surface.

Base of SA Surface Could Be Replaced. The Blood-Horse. 5/29/08. Artifical track still doesn't drain properly. Test flooding canceled.

Nashoba's Key Dies in Freak Accident. The Blood-Horse. 5/28/08. Multiple Grade 1 winner euthanized after she kicks wall at Hollywood Park, breaking a hind leg.

Los Alamitos Fines Trainer $15,000. Daily Racing Form. 5/28/08. Quarter Horse trainer penalized for six clenbuterol positives.

Santa Anita to Keep Current Surface. Daily Racing Form. 5/26/08. No switch back to dirt, but artificial track still faces water test.

California Trainer Draws Belated Fine. Daily Racing Form. 5/25/08. Christopher Vienna fined $1,000 for positive test in March, 2005, race.

CHRB: Trainers Should Stop Steroids Now. The Blood-Horse. 5/24/08. Letter to the industry wants that enforcement of ban is coming.

Test Calls for Flooding of SA Surface. The Blood-Horse. 5/23/08. Two-day project will determine whether artificial surface drains properly.

Drainage Problems Reappear at Santa Anita. Daily Racing Form.  5/23/08. Rain leaves puddles on troubled artificial surface.

Longtime CTBA Member Dick Probert Passes. CTBA. 5/23/08. Veteran breeder dies ate the age of 101.

Arizona Racing Shifts North. Daily Racing Form. 5/23/08. Yavapai Downs opens Saturday for 55-day meeting.

The Tin Man Enjoying Retirement. The Blood-Horse. 5/23/08. After career in which he earned more than $3,600,000, 10-year-old gelding gets earned life of ease.

Waiting on Answers From Tote Co. The Blood-Horse. 5/22/08. CHRB presses investigation of mixup in quick-pick betting.

Celtic Dreamin, '07 British Columbia Derby Winner, Euthanized. Daily Racing Form. Four-year-old breaks leg after workout at Hollywood Park.

California Quick-Pick Inquiry Widens. The Blood-Horse. 5/21/08. CHRB believes tote company may have known of problem early and didn't report it.

Northern California Facility Plan Put on Hold. The Blood-Horse. 5/21/08. CHRB votes against increasing takeout at fairs to fund Pleasanton upgrade.

CHRB Moves to Stiffen Steroid Penalties. Daily Racing Form. Thoroughbred Times. 5/21/08. Board votes to reclassify four drugs into illegal category.

Hollywood Business Slips. Daily Racing Form. 5/20/08. Attendance, handle down slightly after 19 days of 60-day meeting.

CHRB Probes Derby Quick Pick Superfecta. The Blood-Horse. 5/17/08. Irregularity in Northern California betting on Kentucky Derby being investigated.

Harlan's Holiday Filly Tops Barretts May. The Blood-Horse. 5/14/08. High-seller at sale of 2-yar-olds in training brings $700,000. Average declines 15.06 percent. For complete sale results, click here.

CHRB Issues Steroid Advisory. The Blood-Horse. 5/14/08. Rules explained as enforcement of steroid policy draws near.

Baze Meadows Era Comes to an End. Daily Racing Form. 5/13/08. Perennial riding champion Russell Baze wins with his final mount as final meeting ends. Friday crowd was largest since 1992.

One Last Day at the Races. San Francisco Chronicle. 5/10/08. As Bay Meadows' end draws near, a columnist observes its effect on a veteran pari-mutuel clerk.

Zia Park Purses to Increase Almost 18%. The Blood-Horse. 5/8/08. Daily distribution at New Mexico track to exceed $300,000 at 53-day meeting beginning September 13.

Martin Dismissed From Jackson's Kentucky Lawsuit. Thoroughbred Times. The Blood-Horse. 5/8/08. California bloodstock agent Brad Martin dropped from action filed by Jess Jackson's Stonestreet Farm.

Turf Paradise Handle Increased. Daily Racing Form. 5/6/08. Daily average increases 4.8 as meeting concludes.

Bob Black Jack, Gayego to Race Out West. Daily Racing Form. 5/5/08. Unsuccessful Kentucky Derby contestants to be pointed for Hollywood Park stakes races.

True Metropolitan Sets Hastings Track Record. Daily Racing Form. 5/3/08. Two-time Canadian champion establishes new record for six furlongs.

Trotting Into History. Redwood City Daily News. 5/2/08. Plans detailed for development of Bay Meadows property.

Baffert Won't Have a Horse in Kentucky Derby. Los Angeles Times. 4/30/08. Fortunes fading, Bob Baffert looking to race more in the East.

MEC Eyes Options After Oregon Rejection. The Blood-Horse. 4/25/08. Oregon Racing Commission turns down Magna's bid for Instant Racing approval.

Plans Aired for Hollywood, Bay Meadows. The Blood-Horse. 4/24/08. CHRB hears discussion of future of two tracks and plans following their closure.

New Meet Offers Fans New Look. Daily Racing Form. 4/24/08. Construction continues as Hastings Race Course prepares for Saturday opening.

Final Season for Hollywood Park? The Blood-Horse. 4/23/08. Inglewood track opens 70th meeting, but nobody knows whether there'll be a 71st.

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Adds Three New Members. Thoroughbred Times. 4/23/08. David Batchelder, Jon Kelly, and Marie Moretti added to board of directors.

Claiming Crown Noms Close April 25. The Blood-Horse. 4/23/08. Seven-race program at Canterbury Downs to offer $600,000 in purse for horse that have run for prices between $7,500 and $35,000 since January 1.

Support Grows for Synthetic Surface. Daily Racing Form. The Blood-Horse. 4/22/08. After meetings with owners and trainers, Santa Anita management leaning toward artificial track.

All-Sources Handle Drops; Account Betting Up. Daily Racing Form. 4/22/08. Santa Anita meeting closes with mixed results.

Colonel John Named Santa Anita's Horse of Meet. Thoroughbred Times. 4/22/08. Santa Anita Derby winner takes top honor.

California Fairs Name Secretary. Daily Racing Form. 4/19/08. Tom Doutrich to serve as racing secretary for all Northern California fairs in 2008.

Valenzuela Makes Appearance in DUI Case. The Blood-Horse. 4/18/08. Jockey shows up in court after arrest warrant issued. Jury trial set for May 19. He'll be respresented by public defender.

Pincay, McCarron Closer to Court Award. The Blood-Horse. 4/18/08. Bankruptcy judge's decision opens way for two former jockeys to collect millions in lawsuit against former business managers.

Santa Anita Quandry: Dirt or Synthetic? Daily Racing Form. 4/18/08. Decision to be made soon about what surface to install.

Arrest Warrant Issued for Valenzuela. The Blood-Horse.4/17/08. Troubled jockey failed to appear for hearing on drunk-driving charge.

Stakes Winners Clash in Meeting Opener. Daily Racing Form. 4/17/08. Emerald Downs begins 13th race season Friday. Indian tribe's contribution helps boosts projected purses to record level.

Siegels Honored by Gregson Foundation. The Blood-Horse. 4/17/08. Mace Siegel and daughter, Samantha, feted at Pasadena affair.

Sherman Begins Suspension. Daily Racing Form. 4/13/08. Trainer set down for 10 days, fined $7,500 for milkshaking violations.

California Trainer Koriner Suspended, Fined. Thoroughbred Times. 4/13/08. Penalty is a $5,000 fine, 40-day suspension with 35 days delayed for procaine violation.

Derby's Next for Cal-Bred Bob Black Jack. The Blood-Horse. Son of Stormy Jack will have to wait to see whether he has enough graded earnings to qualify for the race.

Summit On-Track Injury Statistics Revised. Thoroughbred Times. 4/10/08. New report says artificial surfaces safer than dirt.

Koriner Draws Fine, Ban. Daily Racing Form. 4/9/08. Santa Anita stewards give trainer $5,000 fine, 40-day suspension with 35 days suspended for drug positive at Hollywood Park.

Del Mar Stakes Worth Record $7.3 Million. Daily Racing Form. Track's 2008 meeting to offer 31 stakes, 19 of them graded, seven of those Grade 1.

Moscow Ballet Dies as Age 26. The Blood-Horse. 4/7/08. Sire of 19 stakes winners, earners of more than $20,000,000 dies at Harris Farms.

Oregon Hub Wagering Up 17.4% in 2007. The Blood-Horse. 4/4/08. Handle continues steady year-by-year climb.

Half Brother to Medaglia d'Oro Rescued in Washington. Thoroughbred Times. 4/2/08. SOS Equines pays $425 at feedlot to retire Cappucino Kid, a 10-year-old gelded son of Pioneering, earner of $248,951. 

Georgie Boy Injured; Out of Derby. The Blood-Horse. 3/31/08. Top California-bred pulls back muscle, will miss Santa Anita and Kentucky Derbys.

'Anita Stewards Order DQ in O'Neill Case. The Blood-Horse. 3/29/08. His horse tested above "milkshaking" limit.[See also CHRB Weekly Medication Reports.]

No-Claim Option OK'd for Calif. Owners. The Blood-Horse. 3/28/08. Horses returning from long layoff will be allowed to run once without being in danger of being claimed.

CHRB Passes Heel Nerve Ban. Thoroughbred Times. 3/27/08. Horses that have had the surgery can't race or be sold at any site under CHRB jurisdiction.

Golden Gate Drops San Francisco Mile for 2008. Thoroughbred Times. 3/27/08. Track says it plans to bring Grade 2 race back in 2009.

Somethinaboutlaura, Millionaire Mare, Retired. Daily Racing Form. 3/25/08. Woodbridge Farm-raised earner of $1,129,365 leaves the track.

Hastings Slot Foes Fail in Court. Daily Racing Form. 3/21/08. British Columbia Court of Appeals dismisses case seeking to revoke approval of slot machines at Hastings Racecourse.

Trainer Poll Favors Synthetic Surfaces. Daily Racing Form. 3/21/08. Majority of Santa Anita trainers say they prefer artificial track.

Ankle Fracture Sidelines Sierra Sunset. The Blood-Horse. 3/21/08. California-bred winner of Rebel Stakes off Triple Crown trail.

Commentary: A Matter of Integrity. The Blood-Horse. 3/19/08. Congressman says it's time for the government to take steps to control drug use in racing.

Claim Box Overflows for 3-Race Series. Daily Racing Form. 3/19/08. Everybody wants a piece of the action at Bay Meadows.

Former Trainer Boyce Dies at 83. Thoroughbred Times. 3/19/08. Former leading trainer in Midwest began career in the West. 

Study Challenges Injury Claims. Daily Racing Form. 3/18/08. Florida state veterinarian's research says that artificial surfaces no safer than dirt.

Man Wins $1 Million in Santa Anita Promotion. Daily Racing Form. 3/16/08. Single toss by fan is a ringer, and he wins the big prize.

Portland's All-Source Handle Jumps 22%. The Blood-Horse. 3/16/08. Two-year increase of 102.2 percent reported at end of 61-day meeting at Portland Meadows.

Autism Awareness Faces Knee Surgery. Daily Racing Form. 3/13/08. Winner of El Camino Real Derby to have bone chip removed.

Daughter of Silver Deputy Tops Barretts. The Blood-Horse. 3/12/08. Averages and gross down, buybacks up in March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training. [For complete sale results, click here.]

Optimism Reigns Supreme at Barretts. The Blood-Horse. Thoroughbred Times. 3/12/08. Everyone expects a strong market at today's sale of 2-year-olds in training.

Autism Awareness Sidelined With Injury. The Blood-Horse. 3/12/08. Winner of El Camino Real Derby to be off the track for several months. Click here for an associated story.

Four-Horse Spill at Bay Meadows. Daily Racing Form. 3/9/08. Two jockeys suffer broken ribs, two horses perish.

Officials Plead Case to Calif. Committee. The Blood-Horse. 3/6/08. Leaders of racing industry tell legislators of racing's need for help.

Financially Strapped County Fair Trims Racing. Santa Rosa Press-Democrat. Santa Rosa fair to return to traditional two weeks of racing, dropping its experiment with a third week. 

California Steroid Rule Advances. Daily Racing Form. 2/29/08. CHRB moves to add four drugs to prohibited list.

'Groundhog Day': MEC Losses Mount. The Blood-Horse. 2/29/08. Quarterly report shows $43,000,000 deficit.

CHRB Hears World Poker Tour Concept. The Blood-Horse. 2/29/08. Commissioners warm to plan for new wagering game.

Barretts Hopes to Hold the Line at Auction. Daily Racing Form. 2/29/08. No significant gains expected at March 12 sale.

Cal-Breds Follow Different Paths to Derby. Daily Racing Form. 2/29/08. Georgie Boy leader of aspirants to glory at Churchill Downs.

CHRB to Hand Over Necropsy Information. Thoroughbred Times. Board to pay owner Jerry Jamgotchian $19,440 in attorney’s fees and costs and provide information on deceased horses.

Commentary: When Is Due Diligence Due? The Blood-Horse. 2/26/08. The magazine's editor-in-chief gets in his shots at Santa Anita's management.

Santa Anita Considers a Return to Dirt. Daily Racing Form. 2/24/08. Track will remove artifical surface this summer but won't say whether it will replace it with dirt or synthetic material.

Richard Migliore Wins Woolf Award. The Blood-Horse. 2/23/08. Other jockeys vote coveted prize to rider now based in Southern California.

Santa Anita to Replace Surface. The Blood-Horse. 2/20/08. Cushion Track to be removed at end of meeting, replaced with another brand of surface.

Synthetic Surfaces Stir Lively Debate. Daily Racing Form. 2/20/08. CHRB forum highlighted by varied opinions.

Racing Begins Rolling Out Faster Odds Cycle. Thoroughbred Times. 2/20/08. California tracks among those expecting to report 99 percent of bets within 10 seconds.

Oregon Set to Welcome Two New ADW's. The Blood-Horse. 2/20/08. Oregon Racing Commission approves applications for use of state's hub operation.

Nashoba's Key California-Bred Horse of the Year. Thoroughbred Times. 2/19/08. State-bred champions announced at annual banquet.

Record Pick 6 Payoff at Santa Anita. The Blood-Horse. 2/18/08. Ticket purchased in New Jersey wins $3,120,256, most in track's history.

CHRB Suspends Mullins. Thoroughbred Times. 2/16/08. Trainer draws 90-day ban for drug positive, with 20 days to be served and remainder suspended pending no new violations. [For the text of the stewards' ruling, click here.]

Drop in Foal Crop Raises Field Size Worries in California. Daily Racing Form. 2/15/08. Size of 2006 California crop down 11 percent from 2005.

Commentary: The Right Move. The Blood-Horse. 2/15/08. A writer defends the CHRB's requirement for artificial surfaces.

Surface Sees Glitches, But Rain No Problem. Daily Racing Form. 2/14/08. New Santa Anita track holds up on Wednesday and Thursday despite some rain. Harrowing appears to fix problems.

Two Horses Died Because of Colliding, Not Because of Foul Play.San Francisco Chronicle. 2/14/08. Originally thought to have been shot, horses found dead on Northern California ranch determined to have died accidentally.

Track Repairs Delay Race at Santa Anita. Los Angeles Times. 2/13/08. Jockeys complain, sixth race delayed while track is harrowed to correct uneven surface, then racing resumes.

Racing Fatalities Down in Golden Gate's First Meet Over Tapeta. Thoroughbred Times. Results improve sharply after early problems with track maintenance solved.

Zayat Removes Horses From Baffert's Barn; Mamonides to Mott. Thoroughbred Times. 2/11/08. Ahmed Zayat has had complaints about track surfaces. Horses shipped East include some major performers.

Santa Anita Has Been the Place for Chaos. Los Angeles Times. A sports writer does some second-guessing.

Revamped Surface Gets Thumbs Up. Daily Racing Form. 2/10/08. Racing resumes at Santa Anita and all is well.

SA Resumes Racing Saturday. The Blood-Horse. Daily Racing Form. 2/8/08. Santa Anita track passes tests, okayed for competition.

Horsemen Frustrated by Lost Races. Daily Racing Form. 2/8/08. Canceled days at Santa Anita throwing training off schedule, costing owners money.

Thoroughbred Owner Moss Reappointed to CHRB. Thoroughbred Times. 2/8/08. Governor acts to continue commissioner's term that began in 2004.

Market Said to Be Big Factor for BC. The Blood-Horse. 2/8/08. Los Angeles media market was major factor in award of Breeders' Cup to Santa Anita for second straight year.

Valuenzuela Alters Schedule. Daily Racing Form. 2/7/08. Jockey doesn't plan to ride at Fair Grounds until next week.

Santa Anita Tabbed as 2009 BC Host. The Blood-Horse. 2/7/08. Arcadia track will be the first to stage the big event two years in a row.

Santa Anita Cancels Racing Feb. 8. The Blood-Horse. Daily Racing Form. 2/7/08. Efforts to fix track run out of time. Racing "definite" for Saturday.

Tapeta Gives Golden Gate a Boost. The Blood-Horse. 2/7/08. Catastrophic injuries down, field size up in meeting just concluded.

Time for Peace Pipe, Shapiro Says. The Blood-Horse. 2/7/08. CHRB chairman says tracks should work with tribes in hope of financial help now that initiatives for expanded slots at casinos have passed.

Track Uncertain About Racing Friday. Daily Racing Form. 2/6/08. Santa Anita plans to run on Saturday and Sunday but isn't sure yet about Friday.

Stampede Park Stakes Total $800K. Daily Racing Form. 2/6/08. Alberta Derby, at $125,000, is richest race for 40-day meeting beginning March 21.

Entries Taken for Friday as Project Rolls On. Daily Racing Form. 2/5/08. Santa Anita prepares for racing on Friday but isn't sure it will happen.

Pleasanton: From Fair to Fore? Daily Racing Form. 2/5/08. Alameda County facility may get a major chunk of the race dates that Bay Meadows will abdicate in 2009.

TOC: Partial Signal Consent Given. The Blood-Horse. 2/5/08. New York can take California races but out-of-state bettors can't bet.

Finalists for Top California-Bred Award Announced. Thoroughbred Times. 2/5/08. CTBA reveals winners of 2007 honors in individual categories. Horse of Year to be announced at banquet on February 18.

Santa Anita Begins to Fix Cushion Track. Daily Racing Form. Los Angeles Times. 2/4/08. Heavy equipment at work as surface reformulation project starts.

Golden Gate Up Over Last Year. Daily Racing Form. 2/4/08. Handle increases 9.4 percent over 2007; Santa Anita cancellations hurt..

Final Meet for Historic Bay Meadows. Daily Racing Form. 2/4/08. Final meeting for 74-year-old track to run for 70 days, starting Wednesday.

No New Talks for California, New York OTB. Daily Racing Form. 2/4/08. TOC continues to block simulcasts to New York tracks.

Valenzuela to Ride at Fair Grounds on Friday. Thoroughbred Times. 2/4/08. Louisiana says revocation of California license doesn't apply there.

Commentary: Surfaces and Shut-downs. The Blood-Horse. 2/4/08. A look back at earlier troubles with a rain-ravaged surface.

Santa Anita Cancels Sunday Card. The Blood-Horse. Daily Racing Form. 2/3/08. Rain washes out still another racing date.

Baze Muscles to 10,000th Victory. The Blood-Horse. 2/2/08. Hall of Fame jockey rides $4,000 claimer to historic win at Golden Gate Fields, says he's not even thinking about quitting.

Pro-Ride Touts Liquid Binder. The Blood-Horse. 2/2/08. Australian expert ready to apply product after Sunday's races at Santa Anita.

N. Y. OTBs Can't Take California. Daily Racing Form. 2/2/08. TOC refuses permission for signal to be sent, saying New York won't pay enough and is taking bets improperly.

Baze One Short of Milestone. The BlBod-Horse. 2/1/08. Jockey wins two, needs one more to reach 10,000.

O'Neill Facing Penalty. Daily Racing Form. 2/1/08. One of his runners fails milkshake test.

Track Work Could Take Extra Day. Daily Racing Form. 1/30/08. Repair work at Santa Anita next week may take five days instead of four.

Bay Meadows Shifts Opener. Daily Racing Form. 1/30/08. Two-day delay of start of meeting gives horsemen more time to move from Golden Gate Fields.

Sign of Normalcy: Training Resumes. Daily Racing Form. 1/30/08. Main track reopens and full slate of workouts recorded Tuesday.

El Camino Real Purse Drops to $150,000. Daily Racing Form. 1/30/08. Bay Meadows's signature Grade 3 race loses $50,000.

Baze Putting Milestone to Good Use. Daily Racing Form. 1/30/08. Jockey Russell Baze near 10,000 wins.

Magna Names Vice President of Racing. Daily Racing Form. 1/29/08. Former Ohio State Racing Commission to be responsible for racing operations at all the company's racetracks.

Santa Anita Revises Repair Schedule. Daily Racing Form. 1/28/08. Track announces another new plan for fixing artificial surface.

Santa Anita Cancels Live Racing for Two Days. Los Angeles Times. 1/28/08. Rain forecast, new track still not ready.

Gomez Doubles His Sunshine Pleasure. Los Angeles Times. 1/27/08. The races go on at Santa Anita and a Florida-bred wins the $1,000,000 Sunshine Millions Classic as California-breds are outrun. [For commentary, see The Editor's Notebook.]

Sunshine Millions on at Santa Anita. The Blood-Horse. 1/26/08. Skies clear, racing given okay for Saturday program.

It's Pouring on Horse Racing. Los Angeles Times. 1/26/08. Whether Sunshine Millions go on schedule or not, the Thoroughbred industry has plenty of problems.

West Coast Millions Races in Doubt. The Blood-Horse. Daily Racing Form. 1/25/08. Rain may force cancellation of racing at Santa Anita Saturday. Nobody knows what to do if it does.

Mullins Appealing 90-Day Ban. Daily Racing Form. 1/25/08. Trainer told to serve 20 days with 70 days suspended following drug positive. [For the text of the stewards' ruling, click here.]

Santa Anita Cancels Thursday Card. Daily Racing Form. 1/24/08. Saturday's Sunshine Millions card in danger.

Barretts January Closes With Declines Across the Board. Thoroughbred Times. 1/23/08. Average for two-day sale drops 34.8 percent.

Hopefully, Track Will Hold Up in Rain. Daily Racing Form. 1/23/08. Santa Anita scrambles to protect track for Sunshine Millions Saturday.

Mack Backs TOC Call for Reform. The Blood-Horse. 1/23/08. Prominent Florida owner-breeder supports TOC's auction-sales recommendations.

Soft First Day for Barretts January. The Blood-Horse. 1/23/08. Average down 43 percent in opening session. (For complete sale results, click here.)

It's Curlin in a Runaway. Daily Racing Form. 1/21/08. Smart Strike colt wins Eclipse Awards as Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old Male.

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