AWESOME THOUGHT RUNS AWESOME RACE ON TURF.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Awesome Thought, making his first start on the grass since being claimed two races back, drew off to a 6-1/2-length victory over Seckar Vale in the $50,000 feature at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Awesome Thought covered 1-1/8 miles in 1:49 1/5 and paid $9.40, $5 and $3.20 as the second wagering choice in the field of 10. Tabor, the 7-5 betting favorite, finished eighth. The victory, worth $27,500, increased Awesome Thought's career earnings to $193,034, with four victories in 19 starts. San Vicente: Honour And Glory, coming off an impressive victory in the San Miguel Stakes The San Miguel Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses held at Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California. The race is held near the beginning of January each year. The race is open to three year olds willing to sprint six furlongs on the dirt and carries a purse of $75,000. , heads a field of six entered in Saturday's $100,000-added San Vicente Stakes The San Vicente Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park each year. The race is open to horses, age three, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and carries a purse of $150,000. The great racing filly, Busher, won this race against males in 1945. for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. Honour And Glory finished a disappointing fourth as the favorite in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. on Oct. 28 at Belmont Park but bounced back to win the 6-furlong San Miguel race at Santa Anita on Jan. 18 by two lengths in 1:08 4/5. Honour And Glory will be ridden by Gary Stevens and was assigned high weight of 123 pounds for the 55th running of the 7-furlong San Vicente race. Honour And Glory is trained by D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. , who will be seeking a record sixth straight Triple Crown victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 4. Others entered in Saturday's race on Thursday were Ready To Order, who will be ridden by Corey Black and was assigned 120 pounds; Odin's Primo, Alex Solis, 116; Afleetaffair, Corey Nakatani, 116; Slews Royal Son, Paul Toscano, 113, and Great Treasure, Chris Antley, 113. Honour And Glory has won three of his five lifetime starts and earned $294,102. Ready To Order, coming off a victory in the $100,000-added California Breeders' Champion Stakes California Breeders' Champion Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1935 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run during the last week of December, the seven Furlong race is open to two-year-old horses bred in the State of California. on Dec. 28 at Santa Anita, has won two of his nine starts and earned $145,590. Afleetaffair, who finished second behind Honour And Glory in the San Miguel race, has three wins and two seconds in his five starts and earnings of $83,650. The San Vicente will be run as the second race on the 10-race card because of television commitments. |
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