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With a recent stakes win down Santa Anita’s unique hillside turf course in hand, Bob Baffert’s Fast and Shiny rates top billing

Pedigree fun facts: Rock Your World Apr 17, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Santa Anita Derby star Rock Your World has a pedigree steeped in surface versatility (Benoit Photo) Rock Your World’s successful move from turf to dirt is no surprise, given the surface versatility encoded in his ancestry. Both of his parents were trained by Hall of Famer Ron McAnally, who also co-bred Rock Your World with his wife, Deborah. Indeed, Rock Your World represents the fourth generation of a female line developed by Mrs. McAnally. Rock Your World is by undefeated Argentine champion Candy Ride. Impo...

Pedigree fun facts: Known Agenda Apr 6, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com With his convincing victory in the Florida Derby (G1), Known Agenda becomes the latest advertisement for his sire, Hall of Famer Curlin, on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. Curlin is a leading son of the Mr. Prospector stallion Smart Strike, who is emerging as a sire of sires. Other champion sons of Smart Strike making a name for themselves at stud include turf star English Channel and two-time Eclipse Award winner Lookin at Lucky, hero of the 2010 Preakness (G1), and sire of promoted 2019 Kentucky Derby victor Coun...