Santa Anita Park
| 1 | Parliamentarian | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: C | $33,600 |
2009 | Bay Gelding | Perfect Mandate - High Hopes, High Yield
Sire: Perfect Mandate, Chestnut, 1996. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, $22,280. Lifetime: 28 yearlings sold, median $5,350. In 2009: 1.33 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: High Yield, Chestnut, 1997.
| 2 | Russel's Run | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: D | $11,200 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Expressionist - Dynamic Gal, Candi's Gold
Sire: Expressionist, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 8 years. 50 starts, 10 wins, $457,810. In 2009: .02 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Candi's Gold, Bay, 1984. In 2009: .91 AEI.
| 3 | Valley of Kings | Margin: 5 | TrueNicks: A++ | $6,720 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | In Excess (IRE) - Guest, Deputy Commander
Sire: In Excess (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1987. Raced 4 years. 25 starts, 11 wins, $1,736,733. Lifetime: 183 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Deputy Commander, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994.
Others: Joe Hardoon, $3,360; M Two Forty, $1,120; Hi Chooch, $250; Awesome Kite, $250.
Scratched: More Champagne.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parliamentarian | Joseph Talamo | Bruce Headley |
| 2 | Russel's Run | Eliska Kubinova | Oscar L. Garcia |
| 3 | Valley of Kings | Tyler Baze | Robert B. Hess, Jr. |
| 4 | Joe Hardoon | Saul Arias | Roger M. Stein |
| 5 | M Two Forty | Martin A. Pedroza | Bruce Headley |
| 6 | Hi Chooch | Rafael Bejarano | Kristin Mulhall |
| 7 | Awesome Kite | Orlando Mojica | Francisco Flores |
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]