Julien Leparoux

Strategy will be the focus in Santa Anita Derby

2013-04-05 16:53:00

It will take less than 110 seconds to decide the winner of Saturday's $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, but if you pay attention to the bettors, they are almost certain to place their trust in the combination of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and two-time...

Flashback is 9-5 favorite for Santa Anita Derby

2013-04-03 16:10:00

The Bob Baffert-trained Flashback drew post position No. 1 for Saturday's $750,000 Santa Anita Derby and was installed as the 9-5 favorite in a nine-horse field. "I really don't like the one hole," Baffert said after Wednesday's draw for the 1 1/8-...

Hear The Ghost surprises in San Felipe Stakes

2013-03-09 19:34:00

With the Kentucky Derby less than two months away, excitement and tension filled the Santa Anita paddock Saturday just before the running of the Grade II $300,000 San Felipe Stakes. Cameras were everywhere, and all eyes were on the two highly regarded...

Way past his prime, jockey Gary Stevens can still ride like a winner

2013-02-12 00:00:00

It was late in the day Saturday at Santa Anita, when grandpa Gary Stevens decided to show the young'uns a thing or two about horse racing. The starting gate was almost full for the ninth race, the $150,000 Grade II featured San Marcos Stakes. Eleven...

He's riding his luck at Santa Anita Park

2013-01-23 18:06:00

Day at the races, Santa Anita: First race. Starter allowance for 3-year-old fillies who are a little conflicted and (supposedly) never dated. On the first turn, my horse goes into labor, then rallies to finish fourth. Good sign. Karma. I claim the...

Orb's final Preakness work gives McGaughey 'cold chills'

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Showcasing the same ease as he did leading up to his Kentucky Derby triumph, Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable's Orb sparked slack-jawed reactions Monday when he worked 4 furlongs in 47.18 at Belmont Park in preparation for his start in Saturday's...

Eighth starter Mylute brings Rosie Napravnik to her first Preakness

2013-05-11 13:34:00

An eighth Preakness starter has been named, and he will bring jockey Rosie Napravnik back to the state where her career began to ride for the first time in its premier race. Mylute, fifth at the Kentucky Derby, will run in the 138th Preakness on...

Departing's entry in Preakness leads to homecoming for Nicole Stall

2013-05-08 20:35:00

Nicole Stall boarded the first plane to Maryland she could catch when she heard of Benjamin Boniface's death last June. She was there to grieve the death of a boy she had known since his birth. But also to work. In the days after the 20-year-old's death...

Successful Dan keeps Ben Ali title in the family

2013-04-22 07:04:02

In the instances when Successful Dan's ability has been unrestricted by his physical frailty, the 7-year-old gelding has looked every bit the monster his celebrated younger sibling has been deemed. Eight days after his half brother -- reigning Horse...

Silver Max and Summer Front headline nine-horse field in Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs

2012-07-18 16:17:00

RICHMOND — Though more than half of the American graded stakes turf races for 3-year-old thoroughbreds this year have yet to be contested, Silver Max and Summer Front already have established themselves as horses with sizable reputations in...

Union Rags tracks down Paynter in final stretch to win Belmont Stakes

2012-06-09 21:59:00

Elmont, NY – Paynter stayed where he was, a few feet off the rail, charging toward the finish. Everyone whose heart had been broken by Union Rags before must have had the same thought: he's not going to squeeze through. But then, delivering upon...

Union Rags 'couldn't be doing any better' after Belmont win

2012-06-10 13:00:00

Union Rags ate contentedly in his stall Sunday morning, 15 hours after finally fulfilling his promise — and some would say destiny — with a thrilling win at the Belmont Stakes. The once-beleaguered colt had arrived at 1 in the morning....

Jockey: Julien Leparoux | Trainer: Kenny McPeek | Opening line: 15-1 | (Matthew Stockman, Getty Images)

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Julien Leparoux aboard Atigun (left), Ramon Dominguez aboard My Adonis (second from left), Junior Alvarado aboard Unstoppable U (center) and Mike Smith aboard Paynter (second from right), and John Velazquez aboard Union Rags (right) make the final turn 144th running of Belmont Stakes at Belmont

2012-06-09 00:00:00

Jockey Julien R. Leparoux , riding Dialed In #8, is escourted onto the track for the running of the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville , Kentucky .

2011-05-07 00:00:00