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'Capistrano: Juniper Pass Saves Best for Last

'Capistrano: Juniper Pass Saves Best for Last

Juniper Pass needed every yard of the San Juan Capistrano Handicap's 1 3/4-mile distance, getting up with a desperate lunge to defeat Imponente Purse by a head to drop the curtain on the 2010-11 Santa Anita season April 17.

 Sunday, April 17, 2011
Big Booster Helps Cause in 'Capistrano

Big Booster Helps Cause in 'Capistrano

Trainer Mike Mitchell and jockey Rafael Bejarano punctuated their 2007-08 Santa Anita meet titles when they teamed to win the marathon $250,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) with Big Booster on closing day of the stand April 20.

 Sunday, April 20, 2008
Shamdinan Tops San Juan Capistrano Cast

Shamdinan Tops San Juan Capistrano Cast

Shamdinan, reunited with trainer Doug O'Neill since the colt's runner-up finish in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), makes his Southern California debut in Santa Anita's $250,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT).

 Thursday, April 17, 2008

On the Acorn Grinds Out 'Capistrano Triumph

On the Acorn, a $40,000 claim by trainer Mike Mitchell last November, closed with a rush to win the $250,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) on the final day of the Santa Anita meeting Sunday.

 Sunday, April 22, 2007

Sweet Return Tackles Distance Issue in 'Capistrano

Multiple grade I winner Sweet Return has been established as the 5-2 morning line favorite among seven marathoners set to contest the 68th running of Santa Anita's historic San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT), the $250,000 turf fixture at about 1 3/4 miles that concludes the track's 85-day race meeting on Sunday.

 Friday, April 20, 2007

San Juan Capistrano Winner to be Invited to Melbourne Cup

The winner of Sunday's San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita will receive an automatic invitation to compete in this year's Emirates Melbourne Cup (Aus-I), according to a strategic partnership announced Thursday by Santa Anita and the Victoria Racing Club.

 Friday, April 20, 2007

T.H. Approval Covers Rare Capistrano Repeat

Tadahiro Hotehama's homebred T.H. Approval became the first back-to-back winner of the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) in 38 years as Santa Anita brought down the curtain on the 2006 season.

 Sunday, April 23, 2006

T.H. Approval Chases 'Capistrano Repeat

Tadahiro Hotehama's homebred T.H. Approval, looking for his first victory since last year's San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) for trainer Eduardo Inda, is the 117-pound high weight in a field of 13 entered for Sunday's closing day marathon fixture at Santa Anita Park.

 Friday, April 21, 2006

Meteor Storm Brings Down Santa Anita Curtain

The marathon distance proved no problem for favored Meteor Storm, who kicked away in the stretch and held on for 1 1/2-length victory over Rhythm Mad in the $250,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT), closing the curtain on the 2004 Santa Anita season.

 Sunday, April 18, 2004

Meteor Storm Looms in 'Anita Curtain Closer

Santa Anita Park concludes its 67th season of racing Sunday featuring the $250,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) at about 1 ¾ miles on turf, the longest graded race in North America.

 Friday, April 16, 2004

Santa Anita Race Report: King Juan

Ringaskiddy, a 6-year-old gelding trainer Juan Garcia co-owns with Leonard Scofield, cut the final corner and ran away with the $400,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IT).

 Sunday, April 21, 2002