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Withers, Toboggan, Ruthless Pegasus World Cup works Eclipse Awards Year in Review Santa Anita opening day |
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![]() Owner Rick Porter holds Honest Man after winning the Mineshaft Handicap
Risen Star and Silverbulletday Stakes |
Date: 02/07/2009
In addition to the two races for 3-year-olds on Louisiana Derby Preview Day, there were two other stakes races contested over the Fair Grounds main track. The $125,000 Mineshaft Handicap (G3) featured a field of 8 older horses going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Honest Man, third in the Louisiana Handicap last time out, was sent off as the 2-1 favorite over 5-2 second choice My Pal Charlie, fourth in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile after winning the Super Derby. 3-1 third choice Grasshopper, winner of this race last year but unraced since finishing second in the Philip Iselin Handicap at Monmouth last August, completed the top three on the board.
![]() Down the stretch with Honest Man starting to draw away over Silver Lord. |
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 8 Honest Man Saez 6.00 4.00 3.40 2 Good and Lucky Valenzuela 7.60 5.20 7 Brother Nicholas Prado 7.00 Winning Time: 1:44.16 $2 Exacta 8-2 41.60 $2 Trifecta 8-2-7 393.80 $2 Superfecta 8-2-7-5 1,230.80 |
Left: Honest Man in the winner's circle. Winning jockey Gabriel Saez said, "Everything was very comfortable. We were letting (My Pal Charlie) go and I was sitting behind him, and it was comfortable after that."
Right: Honest Man returns after the race. The Larry Jones trained son of Unbridled's Song improved his record to 7 wins, 1 second, and 2 thirds in 13 starts, earning $461,450 for owner Fox Hill Farms Inc.
Left: Second place finisher Good and Lucky with trainer Josie Carroll in the paddock. The 8-1 fifth choice saved ground early back in fourth under jockey Patrick Valenzuela, then came through on the inside and attempted to close late but was left with too much ground to cover, finishing second beaten 4 1/4 lengths. He improved his record to 8 wins, 4 seconds, and 3 thirds in 23 starts, earning $408,915 for owners James and Alice Sapara.
Right: Third place finisher Brothers Nicholas in the post parade. The 15-1 sixth choice raced in traffic in fifth down the backstretch under new jockey Edgar Prado, then came out wide to pass tiring horses to gain third place, beaten 5 3/4 lengths. The son of Smart Strike improved his record to 4 wins, 5 seconds, and 1 third in 17 starts, earning $153,650 for owner-trainer Louis J. Roussel III.
![]() Precious Kiss (outside) passes Classify and P.S.U. Grad in the stretch. |
P.S.U. Grad opened a clear lead of 2 lengths down the backstretch through fractions of 22.53 and 46.53, with Classify and Shilla battling for second. Turning for home, Precious Kiss, who raced at the back of the field early, came out wide for the drive, passing the tiring Shilla at the top of the stretch. Classify inherited the lead in mid-stretch but was no match for Precious Kiss, who passed her in the final 1/16 to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:11.14. It was another 1 1/4 lengths back to P.S.U. Grad third, and 3 1/2 more to Shilla fourth.
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 6 Precious Kiss Jacinto 6.60 3.00 - 2 Classify Bridgmohan 2.60 - 5 P.S.U. Grad Hernandez - Winning Time: 1:11.14 $2 Exacta 6-2 13.40 $2 Trifecta 6-2-5 21.80 |
Left: Precious Kiss in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Patrick Mouton said, "I told John not to change a thing with the four-horse field. Take her back and relax, because she loves this home stretch."
Right: Precious Kiss returns after the race. Winning jockey John Jacinto said, "I took her back today. I thought they would come back to me. When I asked her, she exploded."
Left: Second place finisher Classify returns after the race. The 6-5 favorite was restless in the gate before the start, stalked the pace in 2nd early under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, led briefly, but was passed late to finish second beaten 1 1/4 lengths. The Steve Asmussen trainee improved her record to 8 wins, 1 second, and 4 thirds in 20 starts, earning $270,850 for owner-breeder Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC.
Right: Third place finisher P.S.U. Grad in the post parade. The 8-5 second choice set the pace uncontested under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., but was no match for the first two late, finishing third beaten 2 1/2 lengths. The Steve Asmussen trainee improved her record to 3 wins, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds in 12 starts, earning $172,443 for owners Michael Shustek and W. Don Stanley.
Left: Winning jockey John Jacinto places a wreath of flowers on the grave of Pan Zareta after the race.
Right: The graves of Pan Zareta (left) and Black Gold in the infield. Tradtionally, the winning jockey of the race named for them places a wreath of flowers on the marker each year. The Black Gold Handicap was held last week.
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