Stanford Mare Three-for-Four in 2025

Grand Prairie, TX (May 2, 2025) – Flame McGoon is proving that just like fine wine, she continues to improve with age. The 6-year-old daughter of Stanford made her Lone Star Park debut and came away with her third victory in four starts this season in the 2nd race a one mile allowance over the […]

Om Runners Flying at Santa Anita

Arcadia, CA (April 26, 2025) – Om cropmates Wind Speed and Godavri showed completely different running styles to complete the maiden special weight exacta in the final race of the day at Santa Anita Park on April 26, kicking off a superb weekend for the sire.. The 3-year-old fillies lined-up against nine others in the […]

Om Colt Impresses in Santa Anita Debut

Arcadia, CA (April 18, 2024) – Flyover, the debuting son of Om, was mighty impressive with a wire-to-wire romp over maiden special weight company in the nightcap on the Santa Anita card Flyover was a little overeager in the gate, but once away, he was all business. He dashed away, and after trying his best […]

Om N Joy Wins $125,000 Evening Jewel S. at Santa Anita

ARCADIA, CA (April 5, 2025) – Om N Joy, bet down to 2-1 favoritism from a 10-1 morning line, followed up a maiden win last month at Santa Anita with her first stakes victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Evening Jewel Stakes for 3-year-old fillies bred or sired in California going 6 ½ furlongs at Santa Anita. […]

Wink and a Grin Rallies for MSW Victory at Santa Anita

Arcadia, CA (March 22, 2025) – Showing a dogged willingness to compete, our homebred filly Wink and a Grin overcame several potential excuses to earn her maiden special weight victory second time out going a mile and one-eighth over the fast turf course at Santa Anita. A field of eight 3-year-old fillies lined-up with Wink […]

Two Stakes Performances March 22 by Stanford Runners

Phoenix, AZ (March 22, 2025) – Stanford runners Flame McGoon and Prayer of Jabez both earned black-type today. Flame McGoon earned the first stakes performance of her career with a second place finish in the $60,000 Queen of the Green Handicap going one mile over the turf course at Turf Paradise. She has won or […]

Happy Retirement Wishes to The Chosen Vron

The Chosen Vron (Vronsky), recently voted California-bred Horse of the Year for a second consecutive year, has been retired. Co-owner John Sondereker and trainer and co-owner Eric Kruljac said March 17 that the decision has been made to let the 7-year-old gelding continue his rehabilitation and segue into a second career at the appropriate time. […]

Om N Joy Feels Like a Winner at Santa Anita

Arcadia, Ca (March 14, 2025) – If you were craving a coconutty chocolate treat, then Om N Joy was the hunch bet of the day for you. The cleverly named daughter of Om earned her maiden special weight with an inside to outside trip in the 6th race at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old filly stumbled […]

Stanford Scores a Big Cap Day Double

Arcadia, CA (March 1, 2025) – Stanford, who currently leads the 2025 California sire lists by number of winners with 21, had sons Book Smart and Roman Gratis showcase their talents with visits to the winner’s circle at Santa Anita Park on Big Cap Day. Roman Gratis was first up in the 4th race looking […]

Harris Farms Connected Runners Awarded Five State-bred Championships

Arcadia, CA (February 12, 2025) – Five runners with Harris Farms’ connections secured five year-end honors and two of the three nominations for 2024 California-bred Horse of the Year it was announced today by the CTBA. The Chosen Vron (Vronsky) earned accolades for the fourth consecutive year, with five stakes victories in six starts. Named […]

Stanford’s Flame McGoon Wins Molly P Overnight Stakes

Phoeniz, AZ (February 13, 2025) – Flame McGoon, the 6-year-old son of Stanford, made his third straight visit to the winner’s circle and remained undefeated in 2025 with his victory in the Molly P Overnight Stakes at Turf Paradise. A full field of ten lined up for the seven and one-half furlong turf contest. Flame […]

Two Straight at Tampa Bay for Stanford Son

Arcadia, CA (February 7, 2025) – Stanford son Midnite Musket powered to his second straight victory and his third in his last four starts, capturing the nightcap at Tampa Bay Downs, a five furlong allowance over the firm turf course. The 4-year-old gelding was well placed in third early. As the far turn approached horses […]

Acclamation’s Ghostly Act Last-to-First at Santa Anita

Arcadia, CA (February 2, 2025) – Ghostly Act was the second Harris Farms’ homebred to grace the winner’s circle this weekend at Santa Anita, when the son of Acclamation came from the clouds to win the nightcap. A field of ten lined up to make the dash down the hill for the winner’s share of […]

Om Filly Now 2-for-3 With Santa Anita Allowance Victory

Arcadia, CA (January 31, 2025) – Can’t Sleep, our newly turned 4-year-old homebred daughter of Om, is now two-for-three lifetime as she cleared her first level allowance condition in style at Santa Anita. Breaking on top, but not hustled, she found herself in tight quarters and jockey Juan Hernandez wisely eased her out of the […]

Stanford Fillies Double at The Great Race Place

Arcadia, CA (January 23, 2025) – The girls led the way for Stanford today, with a winning double at Santa Anita Park. The 3-year-old filly Spotted Haze led things off with a wide open, six length victory on debut in the 6th race, a five and one-half furlong maiden race over the fast main track […]

Jazzy Win for Rock’n a Halo in NOLA

New Orleans, LA (January 11, 2025) – Making a very professional start to his 4-year-old season, the stakes-placed Rock’n a Halo carried forward the surface versatility of his sire Catholic Boy, with his win over the main track in 7th race at Fair Grounds. Originally scheduled for the about mile distance on the turf, weather […]

Tenth Stakes Horse for Catholic Boy

Florence, KY (January 1, 2025) – Les Is Best became the tenth black-type earner from Catholic Boy’s first two crops with her second place finish in her stakes debut, the $110,000 Gowell Stakes going six furlongs over the all weather at Turfway Park. Losing ground at the break and then getting stopped again around the […]

Stanford Filly Wins Santa Anita Card Opener

Arcadia, CA (December 27, 2024) – Stanford filly Long Mayshe Reign took her lifetime earnings over the $100,000 mark with her victory in the opener on the second card of the season at Santa Anita, an optional $50,000 claiming race going six furlongs over the turf course. Coming off a close second last out in […]

Catholic Boy’s Smoken Boy Wins G1 by Nine Lengths

Smoken Boy, the 2-year-old son of Catholic Boy, jumped to the top of his division, scoring a powerful Grade 1 victory in his stakes debut, the mile and one-sixteenth Clásico Agustín Mercado Reverón S. (G1) over a muddy track at Race Track. A nose away from being undefeated, Smoken Boy only loss came by that […]

Catholic Boy Records Seventh 2YO Winner of 2024

Farmington, NY (November 18, 2024) – Catholic Boy’s seventh 2-year-old winner of the season is Just a Guy, who earned his maiden special weight diploma by a decisive six and one-half lengths in maiden special weight company. A field of eight lined-up to chase the winner’s share of the $32,600 purse over the fast Finger […]

Andtheomofthebrave Salutes at Del Mar

Del Mar, CA (November 16, 2024) – Andtheomeofthebrave, who overcame an eventful debut on October 19 at Santa Anita to finish close third, moved up two spots and into the winner’s circle after the opener on the day at Del Mar in maiden special weight company. The 3-year-old OM gelding was squeezed at the start […]

Catholic Boy 2yo Romps in Churchill Downs MSW

Louisville, KY (October 27, 2024) – Moral, the 2-year-old son of Catholic Boy, was favored by the opening day crowd at Churchill Downs to come home best in the 3rd race and he rewarded the faithful with a one and three-quarter length victory. Debuting with a second place finish going six furlongs over the same […]

Om Colt Soars to 8+ Length MSW Victory at Santa Anita

Arcadia, CA (October 25, 2024) – Its a Cinch, the 2-year-old son of Om bred by Harris Farms and Don Valpredo, blew the doors off the field by more than eight lengths in the 5th race at Santa Anita. A field of eight gathered for the six furlong contest over the firm turf course, but […]

Dual Surface G1 Winner Catholic Boy to Harris Farms

Coalinga CA (October 21, 2024) – Dual-surface Grade 1 winner Catholic Boy has joined the roster at Harris Farms for the 2025 breeding season. The multimillionaire son of More Than Ready, who is the Leading Second Crop Sire by Average Winning Distance, will stand for $6,000, Live Foal. Catholic Boy campaigned three seasons, winning six […]

Acclamation’s On the Whim Earns His Second Stakes Victory

Courtesy of Santa Anita Arcadia, CA (Oct. 13, 2024) – On the Whim closed with a flourish under Tiago Pereira to pick up his second stakes win in Sunday’s $100,000 California Flag Handicap going about 6 ½ furlongs on Santa Anita’s hillside turf course. Sent off the 3-1 third choice in an eight-horse field, On […]