Ready to rumble. Two of the nation's best 4-year-olds, California Chrome and Shared Belief, will squre off at Santa Anita Park tomorrow. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith will ride Shared Belief. The two horses finished third and fourth in last fall's Breeder's Cup Classic. So this rematch is highly anticipated in tomorrow's San Antonio Stakes. See also Pasadena Star News, p. B1, B6, February 6, 2015.
Next stop for race horse called California Chrome: Kentucky. Colt crushes at Santa Anita Derby to emerge as Churchill Downs favorite. Jockey Victor Espinoza in photo.
Race horse California Chrome's team to be honored with Vox Populi Award (Voice of the People) for popularity and racing excellence. Jockey Victor Espinoza in photo.
Santa Anita Handicap takes place tomorrow. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith is going for a record third straight Big 'Cap Victory, riding Shared Belief, a fan favorite.
Santa Anita Park jockey Victor Espinoza wins Triple Crown on a race horse named American Pharoah, the first jockey in 37 years to win it. He is the first Latino and the oldest to win the Triple Crown. He credits prayer, sleep, and sheer grit.
Two articles describe the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park this year. One is about Victor Espinoza riding a horse called Casino Drive on the track's new Pro-Ride Synthetic surface. The other article is about a 4-year-old filly named Zenyatta, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, that won the first all-female card in Breeders' Cup history.
Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Art Sherman (photo) says the "lucky gene" helped race horse California Chrome win the 140th running of Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs last Saturday. Jockey Victor Espinoza is also shown in photos.
Jockey Victor Espinoza, pictured at Santa Anita Park, was honored at Edwin Janss Gregson Foundation's annual dinner. He is a Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Triple Crown jockey.
Race horse Bolo in position to race for Santa Anita Derby. Jockey Mike Smith will be aboard Bolo, one of six horses entered in today's 78th edition of the Santa Anita Derby.
Record 21st Breeders' Cup World Championship victory for jockey Mike Smith (photo) atop horse named Judy the Beauty. Recap of this year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park.
Santa Anita Park's winter meet's opening day was yesterday. Photo shows horse Shared Belief, ridden by Mike Smith, who won the Malibu Stakes. See also p. B1 (same paper, same date). See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 8, December 25, 2014.
Crown in sight. Jockey Mike Smith and horse trainer Bob Baffert like their horse Justify's chances in the Belmont Stakes on June 9. (Photo of Smith and Baffert).