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Sponsored by: Soothsay and Flavien Prat (right) hold off Beautiful Gift in the Santa Anita Oaks Flavien Prat, Santa Anita s runaway leading rider, seized the initiative aboard lightly raced Soothsay three furlongs from home and went on to a stellar half-length score over heavily favored Beautiful Gift in Saturday s Grade 2, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Trained by Richard Mandella, Soothsay, in her second career start, got a mile and one sixteenth in 1:44.35. “It (the pace) was pretty slow, so I thought twice and said Let s go, we better go now ” said Prat in reference to his bold move heading into the far turn. “I asked her at the three furlong pole and she went so easy. She responded really well.”
With Limited Fans Back On Track, Santa Anita Records Best Derby Day Handle Since 2007 - Horse Racing News paulickreport.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from paulickreport.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Beautiful Gift, Moraz Square Off Over Oaks Points At Santa Anita Sponsored by: Beautiful Gift winning the Santa Ysabel under John Velazquez Separated by a head when last they met on March 7, Bob Baffert s Beautiful Gift and Michael McCarthy s Moraz will square off again as they head a field of five sophomore fillies in Saturday s Grade 2, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks at a mile and one sixteenth. In addition to first prize of $240,000, the Santa Anita Oaks winner will receive 100 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points, with 40, 20 and 10 points to the next three finishers. The Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks will be run on Friday, April 30 at Churchill Downs.
Beautiful Gift, Moraz Duel in Santa Anita Oaks bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.