Santa Anita Handicap Day Looks Twice as Nice for Jockey Florent Geroux

Santa Anita Handicap day looks twice as nice for jockey Florent Geroux

ARCADIA — Big ’Cap day doesn’t feel as big as usual to many people after the Santa Anita Handicap field was reduced in number and quality by the scratches of two headline horses. But try telling Florent Geroux it’s not a huge day. Geroux has a shot at a giant afternoon Saturday at Santa Anita when he rides favorites Just a Touch in the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap, the historic race for 4-year-olds and up, and Brant in the Grade II San Felipe St…

2026 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park: Kentucky Derby prep race picks, preview, and analysis

Daily Racing Form handicappers David Aragona and Mike Beer analyze a field of seven 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. Saturday’s San Felipe Stakes has a post time of 6:41 p.m. Eastern and a purse of $200,000, awarding 50 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the winner, 25 to second, 15 to third, 10 to fourth, and 5 to fifth.  Aragona and Beer split on the top p…

HorseCenter: San Felipe and Tampa Bay Derby top picks

This week on HorseCenter, Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman continue their coverage of the Kentucky Derby 2026 trail with analysis and top picks for qualifying points races from California and Florida. Saturday’s Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes features the return of the $3 million purchase Brant. Away since running a close third in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, the Bob Baffert-trained son of Gun Runner is expected to be a strong choice in the field …