SILVER CHARM IS FAVORED ONCE AGAIN.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Silver Charm Silver Charm (born February 22 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown by placing second in the Belmont is a heavy favorite - 3-5 on the morning line - to avenge his recent loss to Lord Grillo when six horses run in the $300,000 San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes The San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park each year. It's a Grade II event open to horses, age four and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. today at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
Silver Charm, the 1997 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. and Preakness winner, finished a half-length behind Lord Grillo in the 7-furlong 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. on Dec. 26. That was Silver Charm's first race in nearly seven months and he was blocked on the turn. ``I couldn't get through until it was too late,'' said jockey Gary Stevens, who could face similar trouble today when Silver Charm starts from post 1. ``The winner's momentum was built up. We should have won by five (lengths).'' Silver Charm is odds-on for today's 1 1/16-mile race even after entrymate Trafalger was scratched Friday. Silver Charm has been favored four times but has lost three of those races. Ironically, he has won four of the six races in which he wasn't expected to win. Lord Grillo is the 2-1 second choice on the morning line, followed by 4-1 Mud Route, 15-1 Kukulcan and 30-1 long shots Steel Ruhlr and Ready Eddie. The San Fernando is the second leg of the Strub Series for 4-year-olds, ending with the Strub Stakes on Feb. 7. Silver Charm would be the first Kentucky Derby winner to win the San Fernando since Spectacular Bid in 1980. Also today: Turf fillies and mares Golden Arches, Luna Wells, Real Connection and Ecoute make their 1998 debuts in the $150,000 San Gorgonio Handicap The San Gorgiono Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park each year. A Grade II event, the San Gorgiono Handicap is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf. The race carries a purse of $150,000. . |
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