SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Battle of Hastings (GB) | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 90 | TrueNick: A++ | $60,000 |
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2006, Bay Gelding |
Sire: Royal Applause (GB), Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 9 wins, $600,832. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $63,570.
Broodmare Sire: Night Shift, Bay, 1980.
| 2 | Flashmans Papers (GB) | Margin: 2 | BRIS: 88 | TrueNick: B | $20,000 |
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2006, Bay Colt |
Sire: Exceed And Excel (AUS), Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $94,837.
Broodmare Sire: Lion Cavern, Chestnut, 1989.
| 3 | Luckiest Man | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 85 | TrueNick: A++ | $12,000 |
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2006, Chestnut Colt |
Sire: Grand Slam , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 4 wins, $971,292. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: The Minstrel, Chestnut, 1974.
Others: Dream Now, $6,000; Beauteous Maximus, $2,000; Brother Keith; Preemo.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle of Hastings (GB) | Tyler Baze | Jeff Mullins |
| 2 | Flashmans Papers (GB) | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 3 | Luckiest Man | Victor Espinoza | David E. Hofmans |
| 4 | Dream Now | David Romero Flores | Julio C. Canani |
| 5 | Beauteous Maximus | Alex O. Solis | Alexis Barba |
| 6 | Brother Keith | Garrett K. Gomez | Robert J. Frankel |
| 7 | Preemo | Joel Rosario | Jenine Sahadi |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Hastings (GB) | Tyler Baze | $17.60 | $6.80 | $5.60 | |||||||
| Flashmans Papers (GB) | Rafael Bejarano | $3.00 | $2.60 | ||||||||
| Luckiest Man | Victor Espinoza | $4.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-7) | $53.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-7-8) | $364.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-7-8-6) | $1,252.40 | ||||||||||
I address some of the comments from my last blog, many of which denigrate the "other" horse, and at least attempt to put them in some kind of perspective. [More]