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With his first victory in Santa Anita’s signature race for older horses coming 31 years ago, 53-year-old Kent Desormeaux added a third Santa Anita Handicap (G1) win to his Hall of Fame resume on Saturday at the Arcadia, Calif. track as he coaxed 5-year-old gelding Stilleto Boy to a neck triumph over Eastern invader Proxy.
Santa Anita Park will have a mandatory payout in the popular 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot on Saturday, with a pool of $3 million expected.
“We could have waited for the Santa Anita Derby or Jeff Ruby, but the horse came out in such great shape there was really no reason to wait."
A quartet of key races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby will be on tap Saturday where several top contenders will take the stage
“He ran well and that was a very encouraging effort,” Cox said. “All winter we’ve had the mindset to bring him back to California.”