Payoffs
| 4 Lombo | $19.40 | $10.40 | $7.20 |
| 1 Ayacara (GB) | $6.00 | $4.40 | |
| 3 Dark Vader | $13.60 |
| $2 Exacta (4-1) | $91.20 |
| $2 Trifecta (4-1-3) | $1,066.40 |
| $2 Superfecta (4-1-3-8) | $9,900.60 |
Order of Finish
| 1 |
3YO Colt |
$90,000 |
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| 2 |
Ayacara (GB)Violence – Pacifica Highway
3YO Colt |
$30,000 |
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| 3 |
Dark VaderTale of Ekati – Dark Obsession 3YO Colt |
$18,000 |
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| 4 |
RegulateQuality Road – Modulate 3YO Colt |
$9,000 |
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| 5 |
3YO Colt |
$3,000 |
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| 6 |
Pepe TonoBodemeister – Cassis Royale
3YO Colt |
$345 |
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| 7 |
ShivermetimbersShanghai Bobby – Sealaunch
3YO Colt |
$345 |
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| 8 |
Blame the RiderJimmy Creed – Shiny Sheet
3YO Colt |
$345 |
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| 9 |
InscomDistorted Humor – Lemon Kiss 3YO Colt |
$345 |
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Treasuring Speeds to Victory in Senorita
For the first time since she relocated to the U.S. in 2017, Qatar Racing's Treasuring found herself on the lead May 5 at Santa Anita Park and never gave it up.
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Funny Duck Splashes to Pat Day Mile Victory
On a rainy day more suitable to ducks than people, aptly named Funny Duck posted a major upset in the $300,000 Pat Day Mile presented by LG&E and KU (G3) on the Kentucky Derby Day card.
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Justify Powers to Santa Anita Derby Victory
Multiple grade 1 winner Bolt d'Oro did his best to cut into the large lead Justify built on the front end in the final turn of the 1 1/8-mile test at Santa Anita Park, but that powerful stride just kept forging on.
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Runaway Ghost Dominant in Sunland Derby Victory
There was no question who was the best horse at Sunland Park late in the afternoon at the New Mexico racetrack.
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River Boyne Keeps Rolling in Pasadena Stakes
Red Baron's Barn and Rancho Temescal's River Boyne likes the Santa Anita Park turf course so much, he can't seem to lose.
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Baffert Pair Entered for Pasadena Stakes
Two highly regarded colts from the barn of trainer Bob Baffert are entered for the $200,000 Pasadena Stakes scheduled for March 17 at Santa Anita Park, but they likely won't meet on the track unless the race is washed off the turf.
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Justify Romps Again in Second Start
Justify is expected to show up in a Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) prep next, although a specific race has not been set.
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Bolt d'Oro Defeats McKinzie Via DQ in San Felipe
McKinzie and Bolt d'Oro dueled to the wire in a thrilling edition of the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2), but soon after the inquiry sign went up and McKinzie was disqualified from first for interference.
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McKinzie, Bolt d'Oro Square Off in San Felipe
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita.
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Bolt d'Oro, McKinzie Set for San Felipe Showdown
The early season preps can underwhelm, as the cream of the crop has yet to square off, but a race like the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) March 10 at Santa Anita Park has the potential to be a blockbuster.
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Lombo Speeds to Victory in Robert B. Lewis
Michael Lombardi's Lombo used his sprinter's speed to get to the front and kept going all the way to the wire to pick up 10 Road to the Kentucky Derby points in the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) Feb. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
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Litfin At Large: Triple Crown Prep Season Heating Up
The Triple Crown prep season begins in earnest Feb. 3, when qualifying point races for the Kentucky Derby Presented By Woodford Reserve (G1) are contested at Aqueduct Racetrack, Gulfstream Park, and Santa Anita Park.
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Wide-Open Robert B. Lewis Stakes Draws Nine
With some of the heavy hitters in the 3-year-old male division eyeing targets down the line, the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) came up as a wide-open affair with points toward the Road to the Kentucky Derby on the line Feb. 3 at Santa Anita.
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McKinzie Shines in Sham
McKinzie's run in the final furlong of the $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) Jan. 6 at Santa Anita Park looked more like at typical workout for trainer Bob Baffert than any kind of arduous test on the early Triple Crown trail.
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McKinzie, Mask Loom Large in Derby Preps
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Sham Stakes and Mucho Macho Man Stakes.
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Peace Adds to Tally for Leading Freshman Sire Violence
Violence, who will stand the 2018 season at Hill 'n' Dale near Lexington for $25,000, entered Saturday atop the first-crop sire leaderboard with 31 winners through Dec. 29, and Peace took that total to 32 with his closing run.
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Pubilius Syrus Edges Inscom in Eddie Logan Stakes
There was an unexpected duel early and a familiar duel late in the $75,000 Eddie Logan Stakes Dec. 29 at Santa Anita Park as Publius Syrus edged Inscom.
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Derby Contenders to Watch in 2018
J. Keeler Johnson shares thoughts on a few up-and-coming juveniles with bright futures.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: El Areeb Back at Aqueduct
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. This week we have full slates of stakes at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park, and a Triple Crown prep in New York.
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Litfin at Large: Focus on Weekend's 3-Year-Old Stakes
If you're thinking a pick three on the three Derby prep races—all scheduled within a 95-minute window—would surely stimulate some nationwide interest in the proceedings, you're right. And you're also out of luck, because that makes too much sense.
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Irish War Cry Offers Longshot Potential in Holy Bull
The Road to the Kentucky Derby will continue Saturday with the Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes (G3), Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) and Kitten's Joy Stakes.
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O'Neill Sends Three Out for Robert B. Lewis
Without a clear favorite among the five entered in the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3), trainer Doug O'Neill, who has three of the five, is hopeful any or all of his horses will seize an opportunity to move forward.
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Mor Spirit Secures Robert B. Lewis Score
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens delivered an icy ride and grade I winner Mor Spirit responded full of run in the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park.
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Mor Spirit Makes Season Debut in Lewis
As the series of Southern California Triple Crown preps really kicks into gear with the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 6 at Santa Anita Park, once again a Bob Baffert-trained colt looms prominently.
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Mor Spirit Works Toward Robert B. Lewis
Michael Lund Peterson's Mor Spirit continued to work toward his 3-year-old debut Jan. 23 at Santa Anita Park with a six-furlong workout under regular jockey Gary Stevens.
