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Under patient handling from Edwin Maldonado, Spendthrift Farm’s homebred Teena Ella prevailed by a neck over a fast finishing Tom’s Regret in Saturday’s $100,000 Senorita Stakes (G3), which was run at about 6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course.
Brazilian-Bred Royal Ship Overtakes Country Grammer In Californian Sponsored by: Royal Ship and Mike Smith (outside) edge past Country Grammer to win the Californian In what soon developed into a match race, Richard Mandella's Royal Ship out-gamed Bob Baffert's Country Grammer by a neck following a thrilling stretch duel in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Californian Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Ridden by Mike Smith, Brazilian-bred Royal Ship got 1 1/8 miles on a fast track in 1:48.47 and will now be pointed to the G1, $400,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at 1 1/4 miles on May 31....