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Balance wins Grade II La Canada |
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Written by Gohorsepower.com
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Sunday, 11 February 2007 |
Balance was back to her winning ways at Santa Anita on Sunday in the Grade II La Canada Stakes for four-year-old fillies. The only Grade I winner in the field, she won by 4 1/4 lengths under jockey Victor Espinoza.
The 1 1/8 mile race was on a winning track for Balance, who won last year's Las Virgenes and Santa Anita Oaks--both Grade I--at Santa Anita Park.
In her previous start, Balance finished third in the Grade I La Brea Stakes on December 30th. It was her first start since finishing eleventh in the Kentucky Oaks, a race where she went off as the favorite, and which was won by longshot Lemons Forever. Following the Kentucky Oaks in May 2006, she would have surgery to remove a bone-chip and spend nine months recuperating.
Charts for February 11 - Race 8 at Santa Anita
| Pgm |
Horse |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 4 |
Balance |
4.40 |
3.00 |
2.40 |
| 1 |
Bai and Bai |
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4.80 |
3.20 |
| 2 |
Les Ry Leigh |
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4.00 |
Times in 100ths: :23.54 :47.34 1:10.86 1:36.22 1:49.41
Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran: Witch Woman, Sweet Belle, Kris' Sis
Scratched: Sugar Shake
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