IRISH-BRED ISLAND OF LOVE RALLIES TO WIN GRADE III, $100,000 SENORITA STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS AS SHE GETS ONE MILE ON TURF IN 1:35.35 ARCADIA, Calif. (May 7, 2022)–The beaten favorite in two previous stakes, Irish-bred Island of Love put it all together in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Senorita Stakes at Santa Anita, as she rallied off the turn for home enroute to a decisive 2 ¼ length score. Conditioned by leading trainer Phil D’Amato and ridden for the first time by Juan Hernandez, Island of Love got one mile on turf in 1:35.35.

STREAKING EDA ODDS-ON IN THE ANGEL’S FLIGHT QUEEN OFTHE TEMPLE IS SET FOR STAKES DEBUT SANTA ANITA SIMO LINEUP ALTERED DERBY WEEKEND OWNER RED BARON’S BARN TAKES THREE RACES BRAVO, CEDILLO & CURATOLO SCORE DOUBLES EDA SOLID CHOICE FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT STAKES WIN Eda, streaking winner of four straight stakes including the Grade I Starlet last Dec. 4 at Los Alamitos, steps down a notch in Sunday’s $75,000 Angel’s Flight for three-year-old fillies at seven furlongs, but that aligns with her program as trainer Sean McCarthy has bigger things in mind down the road.

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, ISLAND OF LOVE, WINNER: “Phil told me that she was training really good, and try to get a clean break, and get her into a nice position to give her an opportunity to start making her move. “She broke really sharp and after that she relaxed behind the

IMPROVING RED ROAD TAKES $69,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY A NECK AS GONZALEZ & MULHALL TEAM FOR 1 1/8 MILE TURF WIN IN 1:47.97 ARCADIA, Calif. (May 6, 2022)–In his second Southern California start, the Kristin Mulhall-trained Red Road kept to his task and held off favored Handy Dandy in the final strides to take Friday’s $69,000 Santa Anita allowance feature by a neck while getting a mile and one eighth on turf under Ricky Gonzalez in 1:47.97.

CLOCKER SCOUTS LOCALS IN KENTUCKY DERBY POWELL HOPES FOR BETTER LUCK IN SENORITA HERNANDEZ IS CLOSING IN ON DEPARTED PRAT TYLER BAZE OFF MOUNTS RETURNING FROM KY TAIBA A ‘SMART’ CHOICE IN RUN FOR THE ROSES If either Taiba, Messier or Happy Jack wins the 148th running of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, it will mark the 20th time a horse that ran in the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby went on to officially win the Run for the Roses.

BAOMA CORP’S EDA SEEKS FIFTH STRAIGHT STAKES WIN IN SUNDAY’S $75,000 ANGEL’S FLIGHT STAKES AS 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES GO SEVEN PANELS ARCADIA, Calif. (May 5, 2022) – Baoma Corp’s streaking Eda looms a standout in Sunday’s $75,000 Angel’s Flight Stakes at Santa Anita as she seeks her fifth consecutive stakes win among a field of six sophomore fillies going seven furlongs.

ADMISSION GATES TO OPEN AT SANTA ANITA AT 7:15 A.M. ON KENTUCKY DERBY DAY, SATURDAY, POST TIME FOR ‘THE RUN FOR THE ROSES’ IS 3:57 PT TAIBA & MESSIER, ONE-TWO FINISHERS IN RUNHAPPY SANTA ANITA DERBY, HAVE BIG CHANCES ARCADIA, Calif. (May 5, 2022)–With Taiba and Messier, one-two finishers in the Grade I Runhappy Santa Anita Derby commanding considerable attention among an outstanding Kentucky Derby field of 20, Santa Anita Park will enthusiastically play host to a full menu of Derby Day activities on Saturday, with admission gates opening early at 7:15 a.m. in order to accommodate simulcast wagering on a tremendous undercard from Churchill Downs.

IRISH-BREDS ISLAND OF LOVE & LUCKY GIRL RENEW RIVALRY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 SENORITA STAKES AS 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES GO MILE ON TURF ADMISSION GATES OPEN AT 7:15 A.M., FIRST LIVE RACE POST TIME AT 12:30 P.M., ON KY DERBY DAY ARCADIA, Calif. (May 4, 2022) – A pair of talented Irish-breds, Phil D’Amato’s Island of Love and the Richard Baltas- trained Lucky Girl, will meet for the third time as they head a field of six sophomore fillies going one mile on turf in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Senorita Stakes at Santa Anita.

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, CANOODLING, WINNER: “I worked her one time a couple weeks ago and she worked really nice. I told my agent that she was doing really good and that she worked good that day, I told him I wanted to ride her, and yeah, we got the win today. “She broke really sharp and then she was really nice and easy to ride.”