Saturday, they took place on both coasts, Katonah winning the $200,000, Grade II San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita after Mixto ran the best of the California horses in the $3 million, Grade I Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in Florida, making it a doubly encouraging day for trainer Doug O’Neill.
Umberto Rispoli rode three winners as Santa Anita resumed racing Thursday ... Turf Invitational Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park after coming out of his San Gabriel Stakes win Dec. 26 with bone bruising.
It won't be the first time against older runners for the Bob Baffert trainee. Two races back, in a 1 1/16-mile allowance/optional claimer at Santa Anita, Imagination ran second by a head to 7-year-old Tarantino , who has also been entered back in the San Pasqual.
Tarantino (USA) 7-2 (8-9) Sent,3w,duel2w,denied, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind J B Strikes Back (8-7) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Dec. Midnight Mammoth (USA) 19-10 (8-10) 4-5w,ask 5/16,weaknd ...
Grade II San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita after Mixto ran the best of the California horses in the $3 million, Grade I Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in Florida, making it a ...