 Free House courtesy of Deborah Kral |
What a great race this was! Four of the top older horses in training duked it out at 1 1/4 miles to a blanket finish between three of them in a final time of 2:00.67. Free House, who seems to love winning in California, went to the front and stubbornly refused to let anyone pass. Event of the Year, who looked splendid in the paddock and post parade, tracked the leaders and made a nice move on the turn. He drew close to Free House but just couldn't pass him. Silver Charm seemed a bit sluggish again and lacked response until deep stretch when he finally started closing on the leaders but it was too late for more than a very close third place finish. Dr. Fong ran fourth while Puerto Madero put in a very disappointing effort to finish a distant fifth.
3 FREE HOUSE $10.20 $5.20 $2.80 6 EVENT OF THE YEAR $5.40 $2.80 1 SILVER CHARM $2.20 $2 Exacta 3-6 $48.80 $2 Quinella 3-6 $26.80Fractional Times: 23.56, 47.40, 1:11.46, 1:35.46, 2:00.67
Full Results Chart from Equibase (available now)
The post positions, weights, and connections are below.
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Wt. | M/L Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Charm | Stevens | Baffert | 124 | 8/5 |
| 2 | Sidon | Delahoussaye | McAnally | 114 | 15-1 |
| 3 | Free House | McCarron | Gonzalez | 123 | 7/2 |
| 4 | Puerto Madero | Desormeaux | Mandella | 122 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Dr. Fong | Solis | Drysdale | 117 | 10-1 |
| 6 | Event of the Year | Nakatani | Mandella | 119 | 9/2 |
 Event of the Year |
- Stable Notes from Santa Anita
- Strong Santa Anita field features a Charm-ing rematch from ESPN
- Mandella won't get three if it's 'Charm from LA Times
 Silver Charm courtesy of Maui Boy |
 Puerto Madero courtesy of Maui Boy |
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