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Santa Margarita Invitational S. (gr. 1)

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $300,000
  • Date: March 17, 2012
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:07 PM
1 Include Me Out Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $180,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Include   - Don't Trick Her, Mazel Trick

  • Breeder:Brereton C. Jones
  • Owner: Jay Em Ess Stable
  • Trainer: Ronald W. Ellis
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: Include  , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 10 wins, $1,659,560. Lifetime: 257 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.69 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Mazel Trick, Chestnut, 1995. In 2009: 1.24 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.

2 Love Theway Youare Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Arch   - Diversa, Tabasco Cat

  • Breeder:Christopher Dragone
  • Owner: Myung Kwon Cho
  • Trainer: Myung Kwon Cho
  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Arch  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 5 wins, $480,969. Lifetime: 385 yearlings sold, median $50,000.

Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $1,450,000.
Keeneland Association January 2009 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($24,000).

3 Miss Mittagong Margin: head TrueNicks: D $36,000

2007 | Bay Mare | Pleasantly Perfect   - Go Go, Falstaff

  • Breeder:St. George Farm LLC
  • Owner: Cecil, Kristina and Reddam, Zillah
  • Trainer: Ben D. A. Cecil
  • Jockey: Mario Gutierrez

Sire: Pleasantly Perfect  , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 9 wins, $7,789,880. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $24,000.

Broodmare Sire: Falstaff, Chestnut, 1981. In 2009: 1.12 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $105,000.
Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2010, $13,099.
The Tattersall's Guineas Two-Year-Old Breeze Up Sale 2009, $49,691.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $25,000.

Time: 1:47.62   Track: Sloppy

Others: Ellafitz, $18,000.

Scratched: Kayce Ace; Awesomemundo.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Include Me OutJoseph TalamoRonald W. Ellis
2Love Theway YouareJoel RosarioMyung Kwon Cho
3Miss MittagongMario GutierrezBen D. A. Cecil
4EllafitzMartin GarciaBob Baffert

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5 Include Me OutJoseph Talamo$4.60$5.40
2 Love Theway YouareJoel Rosario$11.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-2)$24.40
$2.00 Trifecta (5-2-1)$45.40
$2.00 Superfecta (5-2-1-4)$48.40

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