Saturday, they took place on both coasts, Katonah winning the $200,000, Grade II San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita after Mixto ran the best of the California horses in the $3 million, Grade I Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in Florida, making it a doubly encouraging day for trainer Doug O’Neill.
It won't be the first time against older runners for the Bob Baffert trainee. Two races back, in a 1 1/16-mile allowance/optional claimer at Santa Anita, Imagination ran second by a head to 7-year-old Tarantino , who has also been entered back in the San Pasqual.
Tarantino (USA) 7-2 (8-9) Sent,3w,duel2w,denied, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind J B Strikes Back (8-7) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Dec. Midnight Mammoth (USA) 19-10 (8-10) 4-5w,ask 5/16,weaknd ...
Grade II San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita after Mixto ran the best of the California horses in the $3 million, Grade I Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in Florida, making it a ...
Seal Team won the G2 Twilight Derby on the Breeders' Cup undercard, and was most recently third in the G2 San Gabriel
The field of seven for Saturday’s $200,000, Grade II race at Santa Anita includes Imagination, Tarantino and Express Train.