Indian Horse of the Year Contests Santa Ana

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Running Flame, a mare bred in India and that country's Horse of the Year in 1999 is among the 12 older fillies and mares entered in Sunday's grade II Santa Ana Handicap at 1 1/8 miles over Santa Anita's Camino Real Turf Course.

Trainer Paddy Gallagher, who has had the 6-year-old daughter of Steinbeck (by Mr. Prospector) since the first week of January, said owner Mark Dixon had initially planned to sell the mare but changed his mind and kept her in training.

Radiant, another Indian-bred owned by Dixon and trained by Howard Zucker finished fifth of six in a turf allowance test at Santa Anita on Wednesday.

The field for the grade II Santa Ana Handicap, from the rail out, with jockeys and weights: Rare Charmer, Laffit Pincay Jr., 116; Vapor Trail, Martin Pedroza, 112; No Matter What, Gary Stevens, 115; Beautiful Noise, Chris McCarron, 115; Balboa Park, Eddie Delahoussaye, 113; Mary Kies, Kent Desormeaux, 114; Running Flame, Danny Sorenson, 112; High Walden, Alex Solis, 113; Matiere Grise, Brice Blanc, 113; New Story, Tyler Baze, 116; Brianda, Victor Espinoza, 110, and Aviate, Isaias Enriquez, 114.

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