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| Pgm | Horse | Win | Place | Show | | 2 | Smart Bid | 29.80 | 11.80 | 5.20 | | 5 | Supreme Summit | | 5.40 | 3.20 | | 3 | M One Rifle | | | 2.40 |
Times in 100ths: :22.48
:44.74
1:08.78
1:21.53
Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran:
Coronet of a Baron, Viscount, Major Rock Star, All Saint and Dave's Pacemaker
| Wager Type | Winning Numbers | Payoff | | $1 Exacta | 2-5 | $65.70 | | $1 Superfecta | 2-5-3-1 | $714.90 | | $1 Trifecta | 2-5-3 | $171.40 |
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ARCADIA, Calif. - Seven months after he was sidelined by a bone chip in an ankle, Smart Bid won his first stakes in Saturday's $100,000 Damascus Stakes at Santa Anita, the first race on the Breeders' Cup program.
The style of the win suggests that Smart Bid will be a 4-year-old to follow at the upcoming Santa Anita winter-spring meeting. Trainer said the Damascus was a prep to the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-old sprinters here on Dec. 26.
"He's a pretty serious horse," Motion said.
Ridden by , Smart Bid stalked an honest pace of 22.48 and 44.74 seconds set by M One Rifle, moved closer to the front on the turn and took the lead from M One Rifle in the final furlong. Smart Bid ($29.80) ran seven furlongs in 1:21.53.
Supreme Summit finished second, a head in front of 6-5 favorite M One Rifle in the field of eight 3-year-olds.
Smart Bid, by Smart Strike, has won 3 of 7 starts and $168,918 for owner-breeder George Strawbridge's . In his final workout for the Damascus, Smart Bid worked in company with , Motion's starter in Saturday's BC Dirt Mile.
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