Horse Racing News on October 25, 2013

Santa Anita Park announcer Trevor Denman called it "unique" and that's a fair description of the call late night comedy host Conan O'Brien gave during the second race on the afternoon of Oct. 25.

After a pair of starts against males in graded stakes, Canadian classic winner Irish Mission is entered to face other top turf females in the $500,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes Oct. 27 on the Woodbine turf.

Joshua Tree, winner of the 2012 and 2010 editions of the $1 million Pattison Canadian International and second in the 2011 running, looks to defend his title in the Oct. 27 Woodbine event against 10 other invaders.