READY TO GO THE DISTANCE ROCK HARD TEN HAS THE EDGE IN $300,000 STRUB STAKES.Byline: Jerry Antonucci Special to Daily News ARCADIA - In the 57-year history of the $300,000 Strub Stakes The Strub Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California each year. Currently a Grade II stakes race with a purse of $300,000, it is open to horses, age four, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and offers. , only one horse - Mizzen Mast in 2001 - has won the opening-day Malibu Stakes The Malibu Stakes is a race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses of either gender held each December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The race is at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and is the first leg of Santa Anita Park's Strub Series. , skipped the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Stakes, then come back to capture the Strub. Rock Hard Ten will attempt to become the second to accomplish the feat this afternoon at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
The Strub was shortened from 1 1/4 to 1 1/8 miles in 1998, and Rock Hard Ten, who unsuccessfully battled Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby One of the classic U.S. Thoroughbred horse races. It was established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. With the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up U.S. racing's coveted Triple Crown. winner Smarty Jones last year, has won at today's distance - scoring in the Swap Stakes at Hollywood Park in July. Two weeks ago, the son of Kris S. worked a mile at Santa Anita in 1:36 3/5, a drill that trainer Richard Mandella described as ``fantastic.'' With a $300,000 purse at stake, 10 horses were entered, including Hollywood Derby winner Good Reward, Golden Gate Derby The Golden Gate Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run each year at Golden Gate Fields at a distance of one and one sixteenth of a mile and open to three-year-olds. A Grade III event, also known as the California Derby, it offers a purse of $100,000. winner Skipaslew, Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. winner Castledale, Philadelphia Park Derby winner Love Of Money, San Rafael Stakes The San Rafael Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California. The race is a Grade II event with a purse of $150,000 and is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile (8 furlongs) on the dirt. winner Imperialism and Emerald Downs Derby winner My Creed. Long shots Hendrix, Diamond Fury and With Distinction complete the lineup. --Sham Stakes: Santa Anita features a stakes doubleheader today, as 11 3-year-olds with Santa Anita and Kentucky Derby aspirations attempt to stretch out to 1 1/8 miles in the $100,000 Sham Stakes. None of the entrants has negotiated nine furlongs before, but trainer Mike Machowsky believes his Cadillac Cruiser will relish the longer race. ``I think 1 1/8 miles is just what Cadillac Cruiser wants, especially with all the speed in the Sham,'' Machowsky said. --Nakatani triumphs: Corey Nakatani made a triumphant return to racing, riding 15-1 long shot Courtly Jazz to a two-length victory over Coldntight in the $54,400 feature race Friday at Santa Anita. It was the first mount of the Santa Anita winter/spring meeting for Nakatani, who sat out the first 30 days on suspension. --Out of the running: Fusaichi Samurai, the highly touted $4.5 million son of 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, has been injured and is off the Triple Crown trail, according to trainer Neil Drysdale. ``After his last work (on Jan. 21), he came out of it stiff in his left hind leg and pulled a muscle,'' Drysdale said. ``After talking with (owner Fusao Sekiguchi), it was decided not to continue at this time.'' The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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