Stable Notes

• INJURED RIDER’S FRIENDSHIP LEADS TO MALIBU MOUNT FOR PEDROZA

• NACHEZ DAWN SET FOR GRADE I LA BREA ON OPENING DAY

• BIG BANE THEORY DUE FOR BETTER TRIP IN SIR BEAUFORT

• PROUD PAPA DAVID FLORES HAPPY TO BE WOOLF FINALIST

RACING MANAGER RENE DOUGLAS PUTS BFF ON PRIVATE ZONE

Martin Pedroza and Rene Douglas have been friends for more than three decades.Natives of Panama, they attended jockey school there before migrating to the United States where they reached the upper echelon of their profession.

Douglas, a regular in Southern California before return

• SANTA ANITA’S BIG MEET NEVER GETS OLD FOR BOB BAFFERT

• JIMMY CREED ‘BRILLIANT’ IN DRILL FOR OPENING DAY MALIBU

• MY MISS AURELIA ‘DOING GREAT’ FOR GRADE I LA BREA

• STEVENS BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN AT SANTA ANITA—ON HRTV

FANS LOOK FORWARD TO SANTA ANITA TRADITION, BAFFERT SAYS

Santa Anita begins the latest chapter in its storied history on Dec.

HORSE OF THE YEAR: WISE DAN OVER ROYAL DELTA

MILE RECORD-SETTER WISE DAN FAVORED TO WIN HORSE OF THE YEAR

As the dust settled Sunday on racing’s biggest stage following the sixth presentation of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita amidst the spectacular backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains, the buzz on the backside was: Who’s going to be Horse of the Year?

Since the “leader in the clubhouse,” Game On Dude, fumbled the ball in the red zone by finishing seventh as the 13-10 favorite in the Classic, it opened the door for Wise Dan, w

• TALAMO READY TO END FIVE-YEAR RUN OF BEJARANO, ROSARIO

• EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR AS SANTA ANITA HOSTS BREEDERS’ CUP

TALAMO SET TO UNSEAT REIGN OF BEJARANO, ROSARIO

Joe Talamo is sitting on a breakthrough achievement.

• BAFFERT BREEDERS’ CUP WORKERS BOUNTIFUL ON SUNDAY

• GOMEZ AT HOME WITH HIS BREEDERS’ CUP MOUNTS

• THERE’S ROOM AT THE INN FOR BREEDERS’ CUP RIDERS

• VETERAN TRAINER ROLLINS PASSES AT 92

‘DUDE’ HEADS BREEDERS’ CUP WORKERS FOR BAFFERT

Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Game On Dude worked seven furlongs under regular rider Rafael Bejarano on Santa Anita’s conventional dirt track Sunday morning in 1:25 for next Saturday’s $5 million World Championship event at 1 ¼ miles.

Game On Dude, who worked in company with Blueskiesnrainbows (six furlongs i

• DECISION ON DULLAHAN IMMINENT FOR BREEDERS’ CUP

• SHACKLEFORD, EXECUTIVEPRIVILEGE IN BC DRILLS

• FANS GREET THEIR HERO SHACKLEFORD AT SANTA ANITA

• SMITH APPROPRIATELY HAS MOUNT IN SUNDAY’S LURE STAKES

DULLAHAN WORKS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP RACE, BUT WHICH ONE?

Dullahan worked five furlongs on Santa Anita’s conventional dirt track Saturday morning under Tammy Fox in a minute flat, after which trainer Dale Romans said a decision on whether the Pacific Classic winner would run in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic or the $3 million Turf at Santa Anita

• BAFFERT: NO HOME COURT ADVANTAGE IN BREEDERS’ CUP

• FOX HAS MAJOR INPUT ON DULLAHAN’S BREEDERS’ CUP RACE

• McANALLY HOPES TURF IS THE CHARM IN SATURDAY STAKES

BEST HORSE BETTER THAN HOME TRACK, BAFFERT SAYS

The old bromide asked to a man of the cloth, “What does it mean when a boxer crosses himself before he gets into the ring?” that brings the cryptic answer, “Not a damn thing if he can’t fight,” might well apply to Bob Baffert’s philosophy when it comes to running horses in the Breeders’ Cup right in his own back yard at Santa Anita Park.

Baffert, w

• RICHARD’S KID, BEHOLDER WORK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP

• HRTV TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE BREEDERS’ CUP COVERAGE

BREEDERS’ CUP WORKERS ON COURSE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

With the clock inexorably ticking ever closer to the 29th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita nine days hence, event participants went through their daily regimen without a hitch on a clear, crisp, sun-filled Thursday morning with the scenic San Gabriel Mountains providing their ever-present picturesque background.

Among the horses working on Santa Anita’s fast main track Thursday were Cla

• GAME ON DUDE IN SHARP DRILL FOR BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC

• CHANTAL SUTHERLAND TO RETIRE FROM RIDING TODAY

• BREEDERS’ CUP MILE CONTENDER SHACKLEFORD ON DISPLAY SATURDAY

• WHITE CITES TOP TEN BREEDERS’ CUP EFFORTS AT SANTA ANITA

BUSY MORNING FOR BAFFERT AS BREEDERS’ CUP NEARS

The blitz towards the Breeders’ Cup continued at mach speed Sunday morning at Santa Anita as several major players worked for their engagements in the World Championship events at The Great Race Place on Nov.

• BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC IDEAL FOR VENERABLE RICHARD’S KID

• PLETCHER SEXTET HEADS PLETHORA OF BREEDERS’ CUP WORKERS

• NEXT WEDNESDAY DATE FOR PRE-ENTERED BREEDERS’ CUP FIELDS

OLD ‘KID’ ON THE BLOCK SET FOR BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC

Richard’s Kid is a rarity in racing these days. He’s a 7-year-old full horse (not a gelding) that’s still racing at the game’s highest level.

On Saturday, Nov.