Omaha Beach is the ultimate case of what-could-have-been and Saturday he showed why. The Kentucky Derby favorite in May, before having to scratch with a throat issue, ran a flawless race to win the Grade 1 $300,000 Malibu Stakes. His win by 2¾ lengths highlighted a Santa Anita opening day card of seven stakes races. It was jockey Mike Smith ...

The fate of the sport in California could be in the hands of Southern California’s most-raced facility ... The thread that ran through the day was 54-year-old jockey Mike Smith, who won four of the seven stakes races. When he won with Omaha Beach in the Malibu Stakes, it was his 217 th Grade 1 stakes win, passing Jerry Bailey.

Water, water everywhere, but Venice is still the place to go. Regular readers of Malibu Seen know that a few times a year, we go off on a globe-trotting expedition. Since it is the holidays and a time to look with gratitude on your blessings, we thought this would be a good time to fly into Venice and examine her impressive recovery from a $1 ...

California Wildlife Center rehabilitated this red-tailed hawk (likely the victim of a vehicle collision) and it was cleared for release Dec. 19, just in time to be home for the holidays.

As they grow older, the trees cease to get taller but expand in girth, just like me. I was so sore from all that walking that upon my return to Malibu, I sought a massage lady who tore me limb from limb. I felt like Mike Tyson had given me the massage. A couple of months ago a fire in Eastern Malibu almost burnt the house down where I am ...

The Grade 1 Malibu Stakes features Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile runner-up Omaha Beach ... “To not do so is placing profit above the welfare of horse and rider,” she said in a statement. The California Horse Racing Board plans to issue a report next month on the deaths. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office concluded ...

acting executive director of California for The Stronach Group, which owns Santa Anita. "It was very important to make this call as early as possible for our horsemen, fans and employees." Six graded stakes races -- among them the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes\ featuring Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile runner-up Omaha Beach and the Grade 1 La Brea Stakes ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has scheduled an insurance workshop to take place at Malibu City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30. The event, previously announced for Jan. 16, was rescheduled to the later date. Lara, an elected official who heads up the state’s department of insurance, scheduled the workshop “to offer community ...

According to Variety, Aaron Rodgers and his lady friend, Danica Patrick, have purchased a house in Malibu for $28 million. According to Variety ... one of those Super Bowl halftime shows we usually do not watch anyway. Rodgers is a native to California(from Chico, in the northern part of the state), but spends most of his time in Southern ...

The opening-day card, which begins at 11 a.m., includes three $300,000 Grade I stakes – the Malibu, the La Brea and the American Oaks. Four other stakes, including the Grade II San Antonio and Mathis Brothers Mile, are an added bonus. It will have been 12 days with no racing in Southern California when the horses enter the starting gate for ...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his girlfriend and retired race car driver Danica Patrick have purchased a Malibu mansion for $28 million, according to media reports. The couple leased the home from English singer Robbie Williams over the summer, according to the Mercury News in San Jose, California and TMZ. The 4,636-square ...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former racing driver Danica Patrick are among the biggest inter-sport couples in the world right now, and if that status was in any doubt, the pair just dropped eight figures on a ritzy new home in California.

Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick just bought a $28 million home in California. The Super Bowl-winning Green Bay Packers quarterback ... million for a home may seem exorbitant compared to the already-pricey $2 million median home value in Malibu, it’s likely within the budget of the pair. Rodgers signed a $134 million contract last year, ...

As the Festival of Lights—Chanukkah—begins, members of Malibu’s Jewish community look for the bright lights of the menorah located near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Webb Way. This year, carolers at the crèche pitched in to help ...

The City of Malibu hosted its annual holiday open house on Wednesday, Dec. 11, complete with musical performances by Malibu’s talented young people, plus an art gallery, food, drink and more. The yearly event is intended to be a chance for city officials and residents to mingle and takes place every December in Malibu City Hall.

Maximum Security has sewed up the Eclipse Award as best 3-year-old male of 2019 but the $300,000 Grade I Malibu could impact who else winds up in the top three ... Madame Bourbon was a consistent performer in Florida before winning her first California start at Del Mar last month. Little Bird won on both turf and the all-weather in England ...

On Dec. 17, Malibu LEAD, a newly formed fundraising entity for all Malibu public schools, announced Tobin Lankford as the winner of its logo contest competition. Lankford is the owner of Unify Through Art, a clothing company specializing in streetwear. “Tobin’s design beautifully represents all of our Malibu public schools with open hands ...

It’s because of all of that that Lahey is The Malibu Times’ Athlete of the Year. The South Bay native has put a ton of hard work into her tennis game but said numerous individuals in her orbit deserve credit for her becoming the first Pepperdine tennis player in decades to be ranked No. 1 in the nation. “There is so much that goes on ...

The transition from the westbound 91 Freeway to the northbound 605 Freeway was closed early Thursday after a tree toppled onto the road. The rain also sent rocks tumbling onto Encinal Canyon Road in Malibu, but no serious damage was reported. Los Angeles Fire Department crews rescued a man from 3 to 6 feet of water in the Sepulveda Basin in Van ...

Sports power couple Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick have taken the plunge and purchased a $28 million Malibu mansion, reports Variety. Click here if viewing on a mobile device. The couple leased the home from English singer Robbie Williams over the summer and decided to buy it, according to the report. The Mediterranean-style home, which spans ...