BC360 Contributor Archive
Simon Bray
Hirsch Memorial Turf
6:15 pm, 10.11.09 / Comment / Tagged Clement Hirsch Memorial Turf, Oak Tree, Presious Passion, Santa Anita, Turf Division, Video Analysis
Presious Passion again showed his liking for a firm turf course and the lead.
Goodwood Analysis
7:30 pm, 10.10.09 / Comment / Tagged Classic Division, Europeans, Gitano Hernando, Goodwood Stakes, Oak Tree, Santa Anita, Video Analysis
Gitano Hernando made his graded stakes debut a winning one in the Goodwood.
Yellow Ribbon Analysis
6:20 pm, 10.10.09 / Comment / Tagged Filly and Mare Turf Division, Magical Fantasy, Oak Tree, Santa Anita, Video Analysis, Yellow Ribbon Stakes
Magical Fantasy, undefeated on turf in 2009, is clearly the leader of her division.
Oak Tree Mile
6:10 pm, 10.10.09 / Comment / Tagged Cowboy Cal, Mile Division, Oak Tree, Oak Tree Mile, Santa Anita, Video Analysis
A gutsy performance by Cowboy Cal, now 3-for-3 at a mile on the turf.
Joe Hirsch Analysis
8:15 pm, 10.03.09 / Comment / Tagged Belmont Park, Gio Ponti, Interpatation, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, Turf Division, Video Analysis
If Interpatation goes to the Breeders’ Cup, he’ll rightfully be a huge price.
Morvich H. Analysis
9:00 pm, 09.30.09 / Comment / Tagged California Flag, Morvich Handicap, Oak Tree, Santa Anita, Turf Sprint Division, Video Analysis
The Morvich was a perfect prep for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.
Woodbine Mile Analysis
11:30 pm, 09.20.09 / 1 Comment / Tagged BC Challenge, Filly and Mare Sprint Division, Mile Division, Ventura, Video Analysis, Woodbine, Woodbine Mile
Ventura is a true champion and ran like one, defeating a quality field easily.
Irish St. Leger Analysis
6:30 pm, 09.12.09 / Comment / Tagged Alandi, Europeans, International, Irish St. Leger Stakes, Marathon Division, The Curragh, Video Analysis
Lightly-raced Alandi improved here to earn his first Group 1 win in seven starts.
Pacific Classic Analysis
11:00 pm, 09.06.09 / Comment / Tagged BC Challenge, Classic Division, Del Mar, Pacific Classic, Richard's Kid, Video Analysis
In a muddled division, Richard’s Kid has stamped himself as a major player.
Pat O’Brien Analysis
6:00 pm, 09.06.09 / 1 Comment / Tagged BC Challenge, Del Mar, Pat O'Brien Stakes, Sprint Division, Video Analysis, Zensational
Zensational, yet to face a serious challenge, is clearly the best sprinter in the west.
Simon Bray retired from training Thoroughbreds in 2004 to become a racing analyst for the TVG network, for which he reports both from the network's Los Angeles studio and on location from the nation's premier racetracks. The Grade 1-winning conditioner of such horses as Startac and Astra learned the game at the highest levels by working for legendary trainers Henry Cecil and Bill Mott. A native of England, Bray is now based in California.
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