Canadian-based trainer Robertino Diodoro has always wanted to win a race at Santa Anita. On opening day, Dec. 26, he not only won his first race there, he won the very first race on Santa Anita's new dirt surface.
Perhaps encouraged by the absence of Bourbon Bay, 11 horses were entered in the $150,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (gr. II) to be contested May 15 over the Hollywood Park turf.
Odds-on choice Bourbon Bay became the first horse in 17 years to sweep Santa Anita's three-race turf marathon stakes series when he captured the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap (gr. IIT) on closing day April 18.
| Trainer | Mike R. Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Tyler Baze |
| Owner | Capen, Featherston, Miller, Et Al |
| Breeder | Madeleine A. Paulson & Diamond A Racing Corporation |
| Skellytown View Five-Cross Pedigree | Thunder Gulch | Gulch |
| Line of Thunder | ||
| Miss Dahlia | Strawberry Road (AUS) | |
| Dahlia |
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| California Chrome |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| Upstart |
| Bodemeister |
| Texas Red |
| International Star |
| Far Right |
| Main Sequence |
| Buddy's Saint |
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