Phoenix, AZ (May 3, 2024) – Caution Cardinal, the 3-year-old son of Stanford, closed determinedly to win the $66,278 Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby at Turf Paradise. Getting the worst of it at the start, Caution Cardinal rated kindly for jockey Leslie Marwing in fifth for the first six furlongs of the mile and one-sixteenth trip. […]
Courtesy of Santa Anita Park Arcadia, CA (April 27, 2024) – California-bred millionaire The Chosen Vron notched his 16th stakes win Saturday when prevailing in the $100,000 Kona Gold Stakes for older horses going 6 ½ furlongs at Santa Anita. With Hector Berrios in the irons, The Chosen Vron (1-5) tracked leader Forbidden Kingdom […]
Arcadia, CA (April 20, 2024) – Man O Rose made another sharp impression with his second consecutive victory in allowance company at Santa Anita Park. The son of Stanford was the easiest of winners in the 9th race, going six and one-half furlongs. Scoring a 110 Equibase Speed Figure last out, today’s performance rated a […]
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Arcadia, CA (April 7 2024) – Bit’s Tiger Magic, who was second to next out stakes winner Roberta’s Love in her debut, took care of her first visit to the winner’s in her second start, the 7th race on today’s card at Santa Anita. Breaking from post ten in the field of eleven, the 3-year-old […]
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Arcadia, CA (April 6, 2024) – Leading up to the $127,000 Echo Eddie Stakes for California-breds at Santa Anita, trainer Phil D’Amato told the drf.com that Shady Tiger was a good horse that he thought was crying out for more distance than his victories going six furlongs in his last two starts provide. The extra […]
Arcadia, Ca (March 23, 2024) – Cowboy Mike, the son of Smiling Tiger and California Broodmare of the Year, Lutess, earned his second consecutive win and fourth overall in the $81,462 allowance carded as the 8th at Santa Anita. A field of nine lined-up for the mile and one-sixteenth contest over the fast main track. […]
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Coalinga, CA (March 18, 2024) – It is with much sadness that Harris Farm announces the passing of our young stallion, Cistron, to complications from colic. The grade 1 winning son of The Factor and earner of $768,719 was standing his third season in 2024. Cistron was a durable and consistent performer, winning or placing […]
Courtesy of Santa Anita Park Arcadia CA (March. 16, 2024) – The Chosen Vron continued his winning ways Saturday with a gate-to-wire victory in the GIII, $100,000 San Carlos Stakes going seven furlongs at Santa Anita. With regular rider Hector Berrios in the irons, The Chosen Vron (2-5) shook off pace rival Elwood Blues (4-1) […]
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Arcadia, CA (Mar. 12, 2024) — Millionaire The Chosen Vron was named 2023 California-bred Horse of the Year at the CTBA Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting Tuesday night at Le Meridien Hotel in Arcadia. Ceiling Crusher and Kings River Knight were the other finalists. The Chosen Vron was a runaway winner on the strength […]
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Arcadia, CA (March 9, 024) – Headed for Om, bred by Harris Farms, rallied with great gusto to earn her maiden special weight victory in his turf debut, the final race on the card at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old Om filly had been fourth in her racing debut on the main track. Today, she lined-up […]
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Harris Farms announces the retirement of our 6 year old mare from racing to pursue a new career as a broodmare. She is on the way to Kentucky to be bred to as yet to be determined stallion. Closing Remarks won over a million dollars racing, including graded stakes wins in the John C. Mabee […]
Thank you so much Paulick Report and Natalie Voss for shining your light and reporting on the Harris Farms and Santa Anita’s Thoroughbred Sporthorse Scholarship Program. Please enjoy reading the Paulick Report Article Harris Farms Second Career Program is offering both a scholarship and an ambassador program to advance Thoroughbreds in new careers under the […]
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Arcadia, CA (February 25, 2024) – California-bred Horse of the Year finalist Kings River Knight stepped into open company and against field that looked remarkably like a graded turf stakes today at Santa Anita. At the finish of the one-mile allowance, the son of Acclamation was more than two lengths clear of his rivals and […]
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Arcadia, CA (Februry 3, 2024) – Harris Farms Second Career Program Ambassadors were guests for the day at Santa Anita Park. Pamela Walden, the Director of Suites and Premium Venues at Santa Anita, was amazing, and so helpful in making this a truly unforgettable experience for everyone. Our team was honored to have the 3rd […]
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Ambassadors of the Harris Farms Second Career Program are a special group of off-track Thoroughbred supporters, who want to share their passion for Thoroughbreds with the equestrian world. Ambassadors are those equestrians who have adopted or purchased a horse from Harris Farms and wish to assist in promoting Thoroughbreds in their Second Careers. The goal […]
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Harris Farms and Santa Anita are thrilled to announce the addition of the Dressage discipline to our scholarship opportunities to help promote the Thoroughbred in the sporthorse world! There are {2} $1,000 scholarships to be awarded annually, one for the Junior Rider Thoroughbred partnership and one for the Amateur Rider Thoroughbred partnership. The goal is […]
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We were delighted to welcome a group of Future Farmers of America today on a horse farm tour, facilitated by our Horse Division staff member Tom Wyrick. FFA is the premier youth organization preparing members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. The tour featured a discussion of breeding and […]
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Harris Farms’ Closing Remarks (Vronsky), The Chosen Vron (Vronsky), and Kings River Knight (Acclamation) are the three finalist announced for the 2023 California-bred Horse of the Year! The 2023 California-bred Horse of the Year will be announced at the CTBA Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 12, […]
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Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Harris Farms’ homebred Closing Remarks was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Older Female and Champion Turf Horse. She was previously named Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female in 2021. Closing Remarks joins The Chosen Vron as a 2023 two-division champion sired by Vronsky. Closing Remarks had a remarkable campaign by anyone’s […]
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – The Chosen Vron, the son of our much missed Vronsky, was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Older Male for the second consecutive season and Champion Sprinter. He adds this to the 2022 Champion California-bred Older Male and Champion Turf Horse and 2021 Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Male. The chestnut gelding […]
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Harris Farms’ bred, raised and sold Ceiling Crusher, was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female. The daughter of Mr. Big was purchased for $22,000 at the 2021 CTBA Sales Northern California Yearling Sale by Tari Brocklebank, she campaigned for Wonderland Racing Stables, LLC, Todd Dady, Tim Kasparoff, Ty […]
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Grand Slam Smile, the daughter of Smiling Tiger, was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Female. Owned and bred by Larry and Marianne Williams, Grand Slam Smile broke her maiden at first asking going four and one-half furlongs at Golden Gate Fields over the all-weather. Next out, she earned […]
Arcadia, CA (February 10, 2024) – Can’t Sleep, the 3-year-old daughter of Om, made a few debut errors, but she overcame them, proving much the best in the 4th race at Santa Anita Park going six and one-half furlongs over the turf course that was rated good. Our dark bay homebred turned a little left […]
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Courtesy of Santa Anita Arcadia, CA (Jan. 13, 2024) – An absolutely wondrous Thoroughbred, trainer Eric Kruljac’s The Chosen Vron reeled in multiple stakes winning Brickyard Ride in mid-stretch en route to his second consecutive victory in the Don Valpredo Cal Cup Sprint at Santa Anita, as he won going away by 2 ¼ lengths. […]
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Courtesy of Santa Anita Arcadia, CA (Jan. 13, 2024) – Bred in California by Old English Rancho and the epitome of a versatile Cal-bred, John Sadler’s Kings River Knight was in command throughout as he went gate to wire under Juan Hernandez to take Saturday’s $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic presented by City National Bank […]
Stanford’s Caution Cardinal Wins Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby
Phoenix, AZ (May 3, 2024) – Caution Cardinal, the 3-year-old son of Stanford, closed determinedly to win the $66,278 Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby at Turf Paradise. Getting the worst of it at the start, Caution Cardinal rated kindly for jockey Leslie Marwing in fifth for the first six furlongs of the mile and one-sixteenth trip. […]
The Chosen Vron Cruises to 16th Stakes Victory
Courtesy of Santa Anita Park Arcadia, CA (April 27, 2024) – California-bred millionaire The Chosen Vron notched his 16th stakes win Saturday when prevailing in the $100,000 Kona Gold Stakes for older horses going 6 ½ furlongs at Santa Anita. With Hector Berrios in the irons, The Chosen Vron (1-5) tracked leader Forbidden Kingdom […]
Stanford’s Man O Rose Post Another Open Length Allowance Win at Santa Anita
Arcadia, CA (April 20, 2024) – Man O Rose made another sharp impression with his second consecutive victory in allowance company at Santa Anita Park. The son of Stanford was the easiest of winners in the 9th race, going six and one-half furlongs. Scoring a 110 Equibase Speed Figure last out, today’s performance rated a […]
Bit’s Tiger Magic Disappears From MSW Foes at Santa Anita
Arcadia, CA (April 7 2024) – Bit’s Tiger Magic, who was second to next out stakes winner Roberta’s Love in her debut, took care of her first visit to the winner’s in her second start, the 7th race on today’s card at Santa Anita. Breaking from post ten in the field of eleven, the 3-year-old […]
Shady Tiger Scores Impressively in $127,000 Echo Eddie Stakes
Arcadia, CA (April 6, 2024) – Leading up to the $127,000 Echo Eddie Stakes for California-breds at Santa Anita, trainer Phil D’Amato told the drf.com that Shady Tiger was a good horse that he thought was crying out for more distance than his victories going six furlongs in his last two starts provide. The extra […]
Cowboy Mike Wins Second Straight
Arcadia, Ca (March 23, 2024) – Cowboy Mike, the son of Smiling Tiger and California Broodmare of the Year, Lutess, earned his second consecutive win and fourth overall in the $81,462 allowance carded as the 8th at Santa Anita. A field of nine lined-up for the mile and one-sixteenth contest over the fast main track. […]
Grade 1 Winner Cistron Passes Unexpectedly
Coalinga, CA (March 18, 2024) – It is with much sadness that Harris Farm announces the passing of our young stallion, Cistron, to complications from colic. The grade 1 winning son of The Factor and earner of $768,719 was standing his third season in 2024. Cistron was a durable and consistent performer, winning or placing […]
The Chosen Vron Scores 15th Stakes Victory in G3 San Carlos S.
Courtesy of Santa Anita Park Arcadia CA (March. 16, 2024) – The Chosen Vron continued his winning ways Saturday with a gate-to-wire victory in the GIII, $100,000 San Carlos Stakes going seven furlongs at Santa Anita. With regular rider Hector Berrios in the irons, The Chosen Vron (2-5) shook off pace rival Elwood Blues (4-1) […]
The Chosen Vron California-bred Horse of the Year
Arcadia, CA (Mar. 12, 2024) — Millionaire The Chosen Vron was named 2023 California-bred Horse of the Year at the CTBA Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting Tuesday night at Le Meridien Hotel in Arcadia. Ceiling Crusher and Kings River Knight were the other finalists. The Chosen Vron was a runaway winner on the strength […]
Harris-bred Om Filly Dashes to Santa Anita MSW Victory
Arcadia, CA (March 9, 024) – Headed for Om, bred by Harris Farms, rallied with great gusto to earn her maiden special weight victory in his turf debut, the final race on the card at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old Om filly had been fourth in her racing debut on the main track. Today, she lined-up […]
Harris Homebred Millionaire Closing Remarks Retires
Harris Farms announces the retirement of our 6 year old mare from racing to pursue a new career as a broodmare. She is on the way to Kentucky to be bred to as yet to be determined stallion. Closing Remarks won over a million dollars racing, including graded stakes wins in the John C. Mabee […]
Paulick Report Shines Their Light on the Thoroughbred Sporthorse Scholarship Program
Thank you so much Paulick Report and Natalie Voss for shining your light and reporting on the Harris Farms and Santa Anita’s Thoroughbred Sporthorse Scholarship Program. Please enjoy reading the Paulick Report Article Harris Farms Second Career Program is offering both a scholarship and an ambassador program to advance Thoroughbreds in new careers under the […]
Kings River Knight Romps Over Graded Quality Field at Santa Anita
Arcadia, CA (February 25, 2024) – California-bred Horse of the Year finalist Kings River Knight stepped into open company and against field that looked remarkably like a graded turf stakes today at Santa Anita. At the finish of the one-mile allowance, the son of Acclamation was more than two lengths clear of his rivals and […]
Second Career Ambassadors Visit Santa Anita
Arcadia, CA (Februry 3, 2024) – Harris Farms Second Career Program Ambassadors were guests for the day at Santa Anita Park. Pamela Walden, the Director of Suites and Premium Venues at Santa Anita, was amazing, and so helpful in making this a truly unforgettable experience for everyone. Our team was honored to have the 3rd […]
Introducing Harris Farms Second Career Program Thoroughbred Ambassadorship
Ambassadors of the Harris Farms Second Career Program are a special group of off-track Thoroughbred supporters, who want to share their passion for Thoroughbreds with the equestrian world. Ambassadors are those equestrians who have adopted or purchased a horse from Harris Farms and wish to assist in promoting Thoroughbreds in their Second Careers. The goal […]
Harris Farms and Santa Anita Thoroughbred Sporthorse Scholarship
Harris Farms and Santa Anita are thrilled to announce the addition of the Dressage discipline to our scholarship opportunities to help promote the Thoroughbred in the sporthorse world! There are {2} $1,000 scholarships to be awarded annually, one for the Junior Rider Thoroughbred partnership and one for the Amateur Rider Thoroughbred partnership. The goal is […]
Harris Farms Supports Future Farmers
We were delighted to welcome a group of Future Farmers of America today on a horse farm tour, facilitated by our Horse Division staff member Tom Wyrick. FFA is the premier youth organization preparing members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. The tour featured a discussion of breeding and […]
Closing Remarks, Kings River Knight, and The Chosen Vron Vie for California-bred Horse of the Year
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Harris Farms’ Closing Remarks (Vronsky), The Chosen Vron (Vronsky), and Kings River Knight (Acclamation) are the three finalist announced for the 2023 California-bred Horse of the Year! The 2023 California-bred Horse of the Year will be announced at the CTBA Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 12, […]
Harris Homebred Closing Remarks California-bred Champion Turf Horse and Older Female
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Harris Farms’ homebred Closing Remarks was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Older Female and Champion Turf Horse. She was previously named Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female in 2021. Closing Remarks joins The Chosen Vron as a 2023 two-division champion sired by Vronsky. Closing Remarks had a remarkable campaign by anyone’s […]
The Chosen Vron Repeats as Champion California-bred Older Horse; Earns Sprinter Title
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – The Chosen Vron, the son of our much missed Vronsky, was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Older Male for the second consecutive season and Champion Sprinter. He adds this to the 2022 Champion California-bred Older Male and Champion Turf Horse and 2021 Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Male. The chestnut gelding […]
Harris-bred, Raised and Sold Ceiling Crusher Cal-bred Champion Three-Year-Old Female
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Harris Farms’ bred, raised and sold Ceiling Crusher, was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female. The daughter of Mr. Big was purchased for $22,000 at the 2021 CTBA Sales Northern California Yearling Sale by Tari Brocklebank, she campaigned for Wonderland Racing Stables, LLC, Todd Dady, Tim Kasparoff, Ty […]
Smiling Tiger’s Grand Slam Smile Champion Cal-bred Two-Year-Old Female
Arcadia, CA (February 14, 2024) – Grand Slam Smile, the daughter of Smiling Tiger, was named the 2023 Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Female. Owned and bred by Larry and Marianne Williams, Grand Slam Smile broke her maiden at first asking going four and one-half furlongs at Golden Gate Fields over the all-weather. Next out, she earned […]
Om Filly Debuts a MSW Winner at Santa Anita
Arcadia, CA (February 10, 2024) – Can’t Sleep, the 3-year-old daughter of Om, made a few debut errors, but she overcame them, proving much the best in the 4th race at Santa Anita Park going six and one-half furlongs over the turf course that was rated good. Our dark bay homebred turned a little left […]
The Chosen Vron “Wondrous” in Don Valpredo Cal Cup Sprint
Courtesy of Santa Anita Arcadia, CA (Jan. 13, 2024) – An absolutely wondrous Thoroughbred, trainer Eric Kruljac’s The Chosen Vron reeled in multiple stakes winning Brickyard Ride in mid-stretch en route to his second consecutive victory in the Don Valpredo Cal Cup Sprint at Santa Anita, as he won going away by 2 ¼ lengths. […]
Acclamation’s Kings River Knight Gamely Wins the $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic
Courtesy of Santa Anita Arcadia, CA (Jan. 13, 2024) – Bred in California by Old English Rancho and the epitome of a versatile Cal-bred, John Sadler’s Kings River Knight was in command throughout as he went gate to wire under Juan Hernandez to take Saturday’s $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic presented by City National Bank […]