Opelousas, Louisiana—The result of the $100,000 Evangeline Mile Stakes became a foregone conclusion just seconds after the Evangeline Downs starting gate released its eight runners on April 4, as speedster Perry County leapt to an early lead, mastered a ground-saving trip along the rail and cruised confidently to a six-length victory to become the 24th […]
Arcadia, California—With their speed and precocity on full display, a pair of first-time starters from the inaugural foal crop of the Grade 1-winning Rancho San Miguel stallion Mo Forza outgamed more experienced rivals to complete the exacta in a $72,500 maiden special weight race for 3-year-olds on the Santa Anita Park turf course on April […]
Houston, Texas—Fresh off a third-place finish in a six-figure stakes race last month at Fair Grounds, Louisiana-bred Thebabeslayer shipped approximately 360 miles west to Texas and captured his first career stakes title with panache in the $110,000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby at Sam Houston Race Park on March 21. The 3-year-old colt by leading California […]
San Miguel, California—A dozen mares bred to Grade 1 winner Collected at the start of the 2026 breeding season have checked in foal to the City Zip stallion, who relocated from Kentucky last November to stand at Rancho San Miguel in San Luis Obispo County, California. The group is part of his inaugural California book, […]
(Originally published in the March 2026 issue of “California Thoroughbred” magazine) Horse racing has given Alfred “Sonny” Pais the ride of a lifetime. Pais (pronounced Paze) made his money through income property investment, but horses were always where his heart is. That’s been true from the time he was a young man out of high […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates—Killer Collect, a 5-year-old runner by Rancho San Miguel resident Collected, boosted his sire’s current credentials as California’s leading Thoroughbred stallion with his international victory in the $136,150 Jebel Ali Stakes on February 15. Racing at the front end throughout under 12-time champion United Arab Emirates jockey Tadhg O’Shea, Killer Collect outlasted […]
San Miguel, California—Three stallions anchoring the current roster at California’s Rancho San Miguel are among the state’s Top 11 active sires ranked by 2026 progeny earnings six weeks into the new racing year. Leading the trio ― and the entire state ― at #1 is Collected, a 13-year-old son of City Zip who is standing […]
San Miguel, California—Multiple graded stakes winner Brickyard Ride, the leading lifetime earner for the Candy Ride (Arg) stallion Clubhouse Ride, was represented by his first foal on January 24: a filly born at Rancho San Miguel in California. Bred by Jerry Engelauf, the youngster is the fourth foal out of the winning mare To the […]
Pomona, California—Buyers looking to participate in the rich, restricted racing program for California-bred runners will have two dozen prospects to evaluate in Rancho San Miguel’s quality consignment at the 2026 Winter Mixed Sale, which will be conducted at Fairplex in Pomona on Tuesday, January 20. Hosted by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the single session […]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma—With his late-closing victory in Remington Park’s $82,500 Jeffrey A. Hawk Memorial Stakes on December 20, Ze’bul became the sixth black-type winner from the first foal crop ― and 21st stakes winner overall ― for California’s new leading sire, Collected. Under jockey Floyd Wethey Jr., the 5-year-old gelding utilized the widest path in […]
