L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went to Hollywood Park today to honor Zenyatta, the unbeaten mare. But he wasn't warmly greeted during an appearance in the winner's circle. Instead, he received loud -- and sustained -- boos before giving an award to owners Jerry and Ann Moss.Schwarzenegger appointed Jerry Moss -- the "M" of A&M Records, the company he co-founded with Herb Alpert -- to the...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The largest crowd of the 27-day meeting at Hollywood Park show up to honor the undefeated mare. They waved "Girl Power" posters. They sought autographs from the jockey, trainer and owner. And they cheered loudly as the queen of thoroughbred racing in California, the unbeaten Zenyatta, made an encore appearance Sunday at Hollywood Park in appreciation of her adoring...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
You say you can't get enough of that Zenyatta stuff? Neither can the Los Angeles area tracks, Hollywood Park and Santa Anita. And who can blame them?
MSNBC.com: Horse Racing (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -Fluke beat Ever a Friend by a length in an emotional upset to win the $300,000 Citation Handicap race at Hollywood Park on Friday.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Trainer William E. Morey goes into the first Grade 1 race of his young career with no illusions. Not only will Sir Al be a heavy longshot in the $300,000 Hollywood Derby today at Hollywood Park, but the field of 12 is unusually strong even for a Grade 1...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
One word sums up perfectly this weekend's Turf Festival of horse racing at Hollywood Park. Bittersweet.The sweet part is easy. Zenyatta will be in public again.The retired 5-year-old, a lady who became the ultimate champ with her stirring victory in the recent Breeders' Cup Classic, will parade after the seventh race Sunday.Exercise rider Steve Willard will bring her up the main straightaway...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... Less than three weeks later, Cowboy Cal is back for Friday's $300,000 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park. This time, the race scenario could work in favor of Cowboy Cal, who is seeking his fourth stakes win of the year. "I talked to Todd and he feels the colt seems to have bounced back in good shape," said John Adger, the racing manager for owner-breeders Robert and Janice McNair....
The Observer-Dispatch News RSS (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bob Carper of New Hartford works for a company that produces, among other things, class yearbooks for area high schools. He does have an unusual hobby: he’s part owner of two race horses — El Gato Malo and Saratoga Russell. They have won at Hollywood Park, Santa Anita, Del Mar, Aqueduct, Gulfstream, Penn National and Saratoga.
ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
Zenyatta, the most popular horse in California, was sent into retirement on Sunday at Hollywood Park with a ceremony that featured the one thing her adoring fans wanted more than anything else - an appearance by the 5-year-old undefeated mare herself.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
The 4-year-old horse upsets Ever a Friend by a length at Hollywood Park. Fluke beat Ever a Friend by a length in an emotional upset to win the $300,000 Citation Handicap race at Hollywood Park on Friday.
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... A terrifying daily reality.'' Tobey Maguire, his wife Jennifer Meyer and son Otis Maguire at the West Hollywood Park. Tobey Maguire does a few 'Spider-man' style pull ups on the horizontal bar at the West Hollywood Park. Source: www.radaronline.com For all of Maguire's visceral and disturbing Afghanistan scenes, the terrifying realities of bedroom and kitchen are the...
MSNBC.com: Horse Racing (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -Former Breeders' Cup champion Ventura won the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park on Saturday in her final race before retirement, less than two weeks after the death of her Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The Turf Festival, an annual highlight of the Hollywood Park Autumn Meeting, will be staged today through Sunday at the Inglewood track. And in yet another sign of the times, it's not the same Festival, in either number of races or purse money, that it was even a year ago.
