Payoffs
| 7 Richard's Boy | $6.00 | $3.60 | $2.60 |
| 5 Well Measured | $5.60 | $3.80 | |
| 6 Acceptance | $3.80 |
| $2 Exacta (7-5) | $31.20 |
| $2 Trifecta (7-5-6) | $143.20 |
| $2 Superfecta (7-5-6-2) | $483.40 |
Order of Finish
| 1 |
Richard's BoyIdiot Proof – Marissa's Joy 5YO Gelding |
$90,000 |
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Well MeasuredBenchmark – Miss Thirtyfour D 6YO Gelding |
$30,000 |
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AcceptanceVronsky – Allswellthatnswell 5YO Horse |
$18,000 |
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Jimmy BouncerSquare Eddie – Meetmeinthewoods 6YO Gelding |
$9,000 |
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Solid WagerBirdonthewire – G Ma 6YO Gelding |
$3,000 |
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| 6 |
Tough But NiceGood Journey – Try to Be Nice 4YO Colt |
$345 |
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Ransom the Moon Wins Wild Bing Crosby
A few strides into the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar, champion sprinter Drefong dropped jockey Mike Smith to the main track. Even though he was ineligible to win after that point, the colt had an undisputed impact on who won the race.
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Drefong Set for 2017 Debut in Bing Crosby
If not for his gray stablemate's late-season ascension, Baoma Corporation's Drefong would have been the brightest rising star of 2016.
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Richard's Boy Drug Positive Leads to Increased Security
After a positive test for methamphetamine in Richard's Boy, owner Rockingham Ranch is taking extra measures to ensure the security of the Idiot Proof gelding ahead of his start in the July 8 Parx Dash Stakes (G3T).
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Mor Spirit Reigns for Baffert, Smith in Met Mile
When the hard-knocking Mor Spirit earned a 6 1/4-length win in the $1.2 million Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Handicap (G1), it marked the fourth victory on the day for Bob Baffert and fifth triumph for Mike Smith.
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Mor Spirit Steps Up in Wide Open Metropolitan Handicap
Mor Spirit and Mohaymen, on the Triple Crown trail a year ago, look to establish a new specialty as milers when they contest the Metropolitan Handicap against Sharp Azteca and Awesome Slew
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Richard's Boy Scores in Jim McKay, Ben's Cat Eighth
The horse who ended the dominance of Ben's Cat in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico Race Course May 19 was taking a pretty significant step down in class.
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Denman's Call Heads Churchill Downs Stakes Entries
Grade 1 winner Denman's Call will make his first start out of California when he faces a field of 14 going seven furlongs in the $500,000 Churchill Downs Stakes (G2) May 6.
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Dubai World Cup: Horses Training, March 22, 2017 Part 3
Horses preparing for 2017 Dubai World Cup Day, including Richard's Boy (#12 Black), Triple Nine (#10 Blue), Adirato (#9 Pink), Gifted Master (#7 Blue), St Joe Bay (#8 Gold), Sharp Azteca (#1 Blue), and Keen Ice (#8 White) Courtesy Dubai Racing Club
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Ashleyluvssugar Scores in Cal Cup Turf Classic
Ashleyluvssugar got his 2017 season off on the right foot, but he certainly had to earn it. A likely prep for bigger and better things in the $250,000 California Cup Turf Classic Jan. 28 at Santa Anita Park turned into a dogfight in the stretch.
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Ashleyluvssugar Kicks Off 2017 in Cal Cup Turf Classic
For Ashleyluvssugar, trainer Peter Eurton was just looking for a starting point to 2017 when he entered the four-time grade 2 winner in the $250,000 California Cup Turf Classic.
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Miller Trainees Dead Heat in Midnight Lute
Trainer Peter Miller is on quite a run at Santa Anita Park—so much so that he won the $100,000 Midnight Lute Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 31 with two different horses.
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Midnight Lute Stakes Offers Chance to Step Up
With top California sprinter Masochistic denied entry in the wake of his post-race positive after the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), five will head postward in the $100,000 Midnight Lute Stakes (gr. III).
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Nominations in for Winter Challenge at Los Al
A group of 32 horses, ranging from a trio grade III winners to an 0-for-12 maiden, have been nominated to possibly take on California Chrome in the $100,000 Winter Challenge Dec. 17 at Los Alamitos Race Course.
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Hill Specialist Ambitious Brew Takes Eddie D.
Two-thirds of Ambitious Brew's victories entering racing Sept. 30 came on Santa Anita Park's unique downhill turf course and the Pamela Ziebarth homebred thrived again during the trip Friday in the first of two Eddie D. Stakes (gr. IIIT) divisions.
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Om an Easy Winner of Mathis Brothers Mile
Om, a son of Munnings, was an easy winner of the Dec. 26 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita. The 6-5 favorite got the mile in 1:35.57.
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Toowindytohaulrox Springs 21-1 Daytona Upset
Queen Bee Racing's Toowindytohaulrox provided an opening-day shocker Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park, unleashing a furious closing drive in the stretch to win the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) at odds of 21-1.
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No Silent Aims to Make Some Noise in Daytona
Double JH Stable's No Silent heads a packed field of 14 runners in the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) Dec. 26 at 6 1/2 furlongs down Santa Anita Park's Camino Real hillside turf course.
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Nyquist Cruises in Afternoon Breeze
A proven star on the track, Reddam Racing's undefeated Nyquist got the full star treatment Oct. 23 at Santa Anita Park, with the track all to himself and a workmate for his final breeze in preparation for Breeders' Cup.
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Jimmy Bouncer, Midnight Storm Meet in Eddie D
A field of 11 turf sprinters will compete in the Oct. 3 Eddie D Stakes (gr. IIIT) coming down the Santa Anita Park hillside turf course at about 6 1/2 furlongs.
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Obviously Seeks Third Del Mar Mile Tally
Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino's two-time grade I winner Obviously will make his 2015 debut in the Del Mar Mile Handicap (gr. IIT), a race he has won twice, Aug. 23 at Del Mar.
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Gimme Da Lute Dominates Real Good Deal
A little more than an hour after his stablemate wowed the masses on the East Coast, Bob Baffert-trained Gimme Da Lute dominated an overmatched group of California-breds in the $200,000 Real Good Deal Stakes at Del Mar.
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Gimme Da Lute Brings Class to Real Good Deal
After back-to-back wins in the Affirmed Stakes (gr. III) and Los Alamitos Derby (gr. II), Bob Baffert landed on the $200,000 Real Good Deal Stakes for Gimme Da Lute's next start.
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O'Neill Sets Del Mar Record With Five Wins
Doug O'Neill's afternoon at Del Mar went as well as it possibly could July 29. Of the six starters the 47-year-old conditioner sent out Wednesday, five ran first, which set the record at Del Mar for most wins in a single day.
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Sky Kingdom Takes Third Shot at Cougar II
A third time might be the charm for Westrock Stables' Sky Kingdom, back for yet another run in the $100,000 Cougar II Handicap (gr. III) at Del Mar after finishing second the past two years in a row.
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Spring Fever Stakes Highlights CA 'Gold Rush'
The most intriguing race on a loaded Santa Anita Park card May 23 might be the opening stakes on "California Gold Rush Day" at the Southern California track.
