Santa Margarita S. (G1)

Race 9 at Santa Anita Park on March 18, 2017

Grade I
1 1/8 miles
$400,000
4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
4:30 PM
1:48.81

Results
News

Payoffs

Horse		Win	Place	Show
2	Vale Dori (ARG)	$4.60	$2.60	$2.60
3	Finest City		$3.00	$2.80
1	Autumn Flower			$10.20

Exotic Payoffs
$2 Exacta (2-3)	$9.40
$2 Trifecta (2-3-1)	$138.80
$2 Superfecta (2-3-1-5)	$779.40

Order of Finish

Pos	Horse / Age / Sex / TrueNicks / Pedigree	Jockey / Trainer	Margin	Earnings
1	Vale Dori (ARG) 5YO Mare, TN: A++ Asiatic Boy (ARG) — Valerina (ARG)	Rafael Bejarano Bob Baffert	1½	$240,000
	Breeder: Abolengo, Owner: Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum Sire: Asiatic Boy (ARG) , Bay, 2003. Broodmare Sire: Halo Sunshine, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.35 AEI.
2	Finest City 5YO Mare, TN: B City Zip — Be Envied	Tyler Baze Ian Kruljac	9½	$80,000
	Breeder: HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC, Owner: Seltzer Thoroughbreds Sire: City Zip , Chestnut, 1998. Lifetime: 464 yearlings sold, median $37,000. Broodmare Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Sale History: 2013 KEESEP, $85,000; 2012 KEENOV, $50,000.
3	Autumn Flower 5YO Mare, TN: A++ Flower Alley — Sharplaw Autumn	Martin A. Pedroza Dan L. Hendricks	head	$48,000
	Breeder: Traver & Webb, Owner: Traver, Thomas J. and Webb, Priscilla Sire: Flower Alley , Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 206 yearlings sold, median $16,000. Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.
4	Lady Tapit 5 YO Mare Tapit – Temperence Gift	Mario Gutierrez Peter Eurton		$24,000
5	Estrechada (ARG) 6 YO Mare Offlee Wild – Escayola (ARG)	Stewart Elliott Mike Puype		$8,000
6	Wild At Heart 5 YO Mare Indian Charlie – Lady Cerise	Flavien Prat Richard E. Mandella		$345
7	Perfect Pic 4 YO Filly Candy Ride (ARG) – Cotton Bay	Santiago Gonzalez James M. Cassidy		$345
8	Show Stealer 5 YO Mare Eskendereya – The Green Owl	Kent J. Desormeaux Art Sherman		$345

denotes Keeneland Sales Graduate

Former Claimer Skye Diamonds Wins Great Lady M.

A claimer put away a champion and a grade 1 winner July 8 at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Finest City Back to Defend Great Lady M. Title

Before she tasted Breeders' Cup glory and took home end-of-the-year honors, everything came together for Seltzer Thoroughbreds' Finest City one afternoon last year at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Finest City Named Pennsylvania Horse of the Year

Daughter of City Zip also champion older female and champion female sprinter.

Los Alamitos Meet Set to Kick Off July 6

June 26, 2017
Thoroughbred Racing, Industry Press Releases, West Region

The race meet will feature two graded stakes including the grade II Great Lady M. Stakes which aims to showcase Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint champion Finest City

Stellar Wind Edges Vale Dori in Beholder Mile

Hronis Racing's Stellar Wind and jockey Victor Espinoza simply imitated the tactics they used to take down the four-time champion and namesake of the race at Santa Anita Park.

Vale Dori Challenges Stellar Wind in Beholder Mile

Songbird may be heading to New York, but the short field entered for the June 3 Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park still features a showdown of champions and another with similar aspirations.

Paulassilverlining Holds Tough in Humana Distaff

Juddmonte Farms' recent purchase Paulassilverlining had never run at Churchill Downs before, but that didn't stop her from collecting her second consecutive grade 1 May 6 with a game victory in the $300,000 Humana Distaff (G1).

Paulassilverlining Enters Humana Distaff in Top Form

Paulassilverlining will try for a second straight grade 1 win for her new connections when she starts in the $300,000 Humana Distaff Stakes May 6 at Churchill Downs.

Champion Finest City Entered in La Troienne

Champion Finest City will make her first venture outside of California as scheduled this week. Where the daughter of City Zip is set to land, however, is still to be determined.

Finest City, Songbird Drill Toward Spring Starts

After a speedier-than-designed half-mile workout April 22 at Santa Anita Park, trainer Ian Kruljac said champion female sprinter Finest City will almost surely head to the May 6 Humana Distaff (G1) at Churchill Downs for her next race.

Vale Dori Holds Off Finest City in Santa Margarita

Maybe—just maybe—Vale Dori has been doing just more than picking up the pieces in Southern California's distaff division in the absence of champions Songbird and Stellar Wind in recent months.

Finest City Takes on Vale Dori in Santa Margarita

Seltzer Thoroughbreds' Finest City, the champion female sprinter of 2016, is far from a one-trick mare.

Grade 2 Status Not Reinstated for Buena Vista

Following a review by the American Graded Stakes Committee, the Buena Vista Stakes that was taken off the turf Feb. 18 at Santa Anita Park will not have its grade 2 status reinstated. It will be recognized as a grade 3 race.

Wild At Heart Makes Short Work of Buena Vista

The 5-year-old Indian Charlie mare made short work of a short field in an off-the-turf edition of the $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G3T), closing from third and striding away to a 3 1/2-length victory.

Vale Dori Wins Third Straight Grade 2 in Santa Maria

Vale Dori continued her dominance of the older female division in Southern California with another her third straight grade 2 score Feb. 11 in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

Vale Dori Seeks Third Straight Grade 2 in Santa Maria

In the absence of champions Songbird and Stellar Wind, who are still working toward their 2017 debuts, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's Vale Dori has been scooping up plenty of cash in the older female division in Southern California.

Top Santa Anita Horses Get in Work Before Rain

By BloodHorse Staff
February 5, 2017
Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Sales, West Region

With rain due again Feb. 6, there were 247 recorded workouts at Santa Anita Park Feb. 5, and among them were many top-level horses preparing for their next stakes start.