Personal news: I’m back, as a part-time freelancer, to write on horse racing for @LADailyNews @OCRegister @SGVTribune & @SoCalNewsGroup. Honored to be asked to carry on Art Wilson’s & the papers’ devotion to racing coverage. I welcome comments & questions. dailynews.com/2024/02/22/mod…

Santa Anita has a 2-day carryover of $99,295 in the pick 6 on races 5-10. After light rain overnight, races won’t be moved off turf and the grass will be rated “good.” But the 9th, the California Distaff Handicap, moves from the hillside course to the turf oval at 6-1/2 furlongs.

Fred Claire had class. One memory: After Matt McHale, the @LADailyNews’ 1988 Dodgers beat writer, died in 2008 and a service was held in Matt’s native Connecticut, it was Fred who set up a luncheon in Pasadena for L.A. friends and colleagues to honor Matt. dailynews.com/2026/10/06/for…

Highs of 103 today, 104 tomorrow as Santa Anita wraps up two weeks packed with stakes for Breeders’ Cup hopefuls. Protocols in place to reduce horses’ and riders’ time in the sun. First post 1 o’clock, Grade I American Pharoah Stakes at 4:04.

The “crazy” rise of Breeders’ Cup Sprint hopeful Listenupshance: The gelding started in maiden-claiming ranks and once was headed for a $10K claiming race. Now he’s a Grade I and Grade II winner after yesterday’s Santa Anita Sprint Championship victory. dailynews.com/2026/09/27/lis…