{"id":295247,"date":"2023-11-02T23:24:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295247"},"modified":"2023-11-02T23:24:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:24:53","slug":"the-notebook-santa-anita-officials-forced-to-press-warning-siren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/horse-racing\/the-notebook-santa-anita-officials-forced-to-press-warning-siren\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOTEBOOK: Santa Anita officials forced to press warning siren"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 40th renewal of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships takes place at Santa Anita Park in California this weekend.<\/p>\n
Fourteen races make up one of the biggest events in North American Thoroughbred horse racing,\u00a0featuring the Breeders’ Cup Classic.<\/p>\n
This year, two races will come after the Classic for the first time.<\/p>\n
Across all 14 races are horses from seven different countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, France, Ireland and Chile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mail Sport’s Dominic King brings you the latest from track side.<\/p>\n
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Mostahdaf will run his last race in the Breeders Cup Turf on Saturday before retiring to stud<\/p>\n
So many horses galloped at Santa Anita on Thursday it resembled the M25.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How there wasn\u2019t a crash when two rider-less horses got loose \u2014 prompting officials to press a warning siren \u2014 was a miracle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A penny for Archie Watson\u2019s thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The trainer had Bradsell in perfect shape for his tilt at The Turf Sprint and the colt looked to have an outstanding chance but an eleventh hour setback means a 10,000 mile wasted trip from Lambourn.<\/p>\n
Football clubs share planes to get players home from international fixtures but did you know trainers do something similar?\u00a0<\/p>\n
One flight started in France last weekend, called into Stansted to pick up the Brits before another stop at Shannon in Ireland before heading to California.<\/p>\n
Mostahdaf, John Gosden\u2019s hope for the Breeders Cup Turf, runs his last race before retiring to stud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Watching him this past week, especially when female stablemate Inspiral has been around, he is \u2014 shall we say \u2014 ready to change career!<\/p>\n