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Intrepido to Remain on Santa Anita’s Road to Kentucky Derby
Trainer Jeff Mullins reported Intrepido was doing well after his game second-place finish behind Plutarch in Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis (G3) for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. He added Intrepido could return in the San Felipe (G2) on March 7 at
Winning Owner Profiles: Michele Arthur (Dutch Girl Holdings LLC) & Ruben Islas (Irving Ventures LLC) – Queen Maxima
Trainer Magazine | By Bill Heller Michele and her husband Jules Arthur, Ruben Islas, and former trainer/bloodstock agent Mike Pender have formed a strong collaboration.
Horse Racing: Santa Anita Race is a Test of Intrepido’s Derby Cred
Intrepido’s upset win in a big race at Santa Anita in October made him one of the feel-good stories of the Breeders’ Cup prep season last fall. How the 3-year-old performs in his season debut at Santa Anita on Saturday
Intrepido Again Faces Baffert Barrage in Lewis
Momentum of two different kinds could figure prominently in the Feb. 7 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Bob Baffert has trained the past seven consecutive winners of the race and brings three worthy candidates into this
Pender Purple Patch Looks Set to Continue
If bloodstock agent Mike Pender feels the urge to pinch himself from time to time, it would be hard to hold that against him. Having trained the likes of Grade I winners Jeranimo and Ultimate Eagle for his late client
‘She’s All Heart’: Queen Maxima Owners Enjoying the Ride
Horse racing is often called a game of luck. After taking their first breath, a prospective racehorse must jump through an infinite number of hoops before stepping into a starting gate for the first time. Even if they make the
Queen Maxima May Get a Break Before Next Start After Las Cienegas Win
Hardly a day goes by without someone asking Jeff Mullins about Queen Maxima. Such conversations are commonplace for the trainer of a star mare who has compiled five stakes wins in turf sprints at Churchill Downs, Del Mar, and Santa
Queen Maxima Gets the Job Done in Las Cienegas
As a 2-5 favorite with the second choice listed at 8-1, Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures Queen Maxima was practically being handed the victory ahead of the $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes (G3T) by the bettors. When the Santa Anita
Queen Maxima Rules Again in Santa Anita Turf Sprint
Queen Maxima and jockey Juan Hernandez stayed popular with bettors by winning the $100,000, Grade III Las Cienegas Stakes at 2-5 odds at Santa Anita on Sunday. The Jeff Mullins-trained 5-year-old mare’s victory by one-half length over Princess Moche was
All Hail the Queen of Downhill Green: Queen Maxima Struts Her Stuff in Las Cienegas
Heavily favored Queen Maxima added a third graded stakes to her resume and continued her dominance of the downhill turf course at Santa Anita with a professional victory in the GIII Las Cienegas Stakes Sunday. The chestnut mare, now a