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Santa Anita Derby (gr. 1)

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $750,000
  • Date: April 7, 2012
  • Class: Grade 1
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  • Age: 3 yos
  • Race: 6
  • Distance: 1 1/8 miles
  • Post Time: 2:30 PM
1 I'll Have Another Margin: nose TrueNicks: B+ $450,000

2009 | Chestnut Colt | Flower Alley   - Arch's Gal Edith, Arch  

  • Breeder:Harvey Clarke
  • Owner: J. Paul Reddam
  • Trainer: Doug F. O'Neill
  • Jockey: Mario Gutierrez

Sire: Flower Alley  , Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 136 yearlings sold, median $17,500.

Broodmare Sire: Arch  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $35,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $11,000.

2 Creative Cause Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $150,000

2009 | Gray or Roan Colt | Giant's Causeway   - Dream of Summer, Siberian Summer

  • Breeder:James C. Weigel
  • Owner: Heinz Steinmann
  • Trainer: Mike Harrington
  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.

Broodmare Sire: Siberian Summer, Gray or Roan, 1989. In 2009: 1.19 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $135,000.

3 Blueskiesnrainbows Margin: TrueNicks: B+ $90,000

2009 | Chestnut Colt | English Channel   - Cho Cho San, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Edward P. Evans
  • Owner: Bad Boy Racing LLC and Whizway Farms
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: English Channel  , Chestnut, 2002. Raced 4 years. 23 starts, 13 wins, $5,319,028. Lifetime: 115 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $33,000.

Time: 1:47.88   Track: Fast

Others: Paynter, $45,000; Brother Francis, $15,000; Liaison; Midnight Transfer; Senor Rain; Longview Drive.

Scratched: Holy Candy.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1I'll Have AnotherMario GutierrezDoug F. O'Neill
2Creative CauseJoel RosarioMike Harrington
3BlueskiesnrainbowsJoseph TalamoBob Baffert
4PaynterMartin GarciaBob Baffert
5Brother FrancisGarrett K. GomezJames M. Cassidy
6LiaisonRafael BejaranoBob Baffert
7Midnight TransferMike E. SmithCarla Gaines
8Senor RainEswan FloresPeter Miller
9Longview DriveRussell A. BazeJerry Hollendorfer

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 I'll Have AnotherMario Gutierrez$10.20$4.20$3.60
1 Creative CauseJoel Rosario$2.60$2.40
9 BlueskiesnrainbowsJoseph Talamo$9.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-1)$21.20
$2.00 Trifecta (4-1-9)$500.40
$2.00 Superfecta (4-1-9-6)$3,739.00

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