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Santa Maria and Las Virgenes Winners |
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Written by Gohorsepower.com
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Saturday, 10 February 2007 |
Saturday's Grade I Stakes at Santa Anita were the Santa Maria Handicap for fillies and mares, and the Las Virgenes Handicap for three-year-old fillies. In the latter we could have a Kentucky Oaks prospect.
In the Las Virgenes, Rags to Riches made a determined run for the win, and just stopped Baroness Thatcher from running away with it. From five wide throughout most of the race, Rags to Riches caught a quarter length victory in her Graded Stakes debut.
| Pgm |
Horse |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 9 |
Rags to Riches |
7.40 |
4.80 |
3.40 |
| 1 |
Baroness Thatcher |
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9.60 |
6.80 |
| 3 |
Runway Rosie |
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6.00 |
Times in 100ths: :23.30 :47.51 1:11.86 1:24.58 1:37.85
Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran: Cash Included, Swiss Diva, Quick Little Miss, Romance Is Diane, Jump On In
Scratched: Slew o' Platinum
In the Santa Maria handicap for fillies and mares four-years and up, favorite Ermine couldn't catch Sugar Shake, who now has a three-race winning streak. Sugar Shake won her first Graded Stakes in January at Santa Anita's Grade II El Encino Stakes.
| Pgm |
Horse |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 1 |
Sugar Shake |
8.40 |
3.80 |
3.40 |
| 5 |
Ermine |
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3.80 |
3.00 |
| 8 |
Rahys' Appeal |
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3.80 |
Times in 100ths: :24.10 :48.57 1:12.58 1:37.37 1:43.89
Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran: Freakin Streakin, Seafree, River Savage, Dona Amelia and Political Web
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