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Posted on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Santa Anita opened horse racing at its Oak Tree meeting Wednesday, September 24, featuring the $100,000 Morvich Handicap where the 22-1 longshot California Flag won by 3 lengths over last year’s Morvich winner Get Funky earning him a place in the Breeders’ Cup field for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, one of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races to be run on October 24-25 at Santa Anita Park.
Ridden by jockey Joe Talamo, California Flag covered 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:11.10, bettering the old track mark of 1:11.13 by Lennyfrommalibu on Jan. 22, 2004. California Flag paid $47.40, $16.40 and $9.
“We’ll pay the entry fee and go in the Breeders’ Cup,” California Flag race horse trainer Brian Koriner said.
Get Funky returned $3.40 and $2.80, and One Union paid $5.60 to show.
Easy on the Eye clipped heels with Ten Meropa a few strides out of the gate, sending jockey Corey Nakatani tumbling to the ground. Easy on the Eye ran the rest of the race until being caught by an outrider well beyond the finish line, while Nakatani was taken to a hospital for X-rays.
Rebellion (GB) was fourth in Santa Anita’s Morvich Handicap followed by Siren Lure, Soul City Slew, Desert Code, Ten Meropa, Matto Mondo (CHI) and Easy On The Eye (AUS). Five Star Thief and Tropic Storm were scratched.
Tags: California Flag, Desert Code, Easy On The Eye, Five Star Thief, Get Funky, Matto Mondo, One Union, Rebellion, Siren Lure, Soul City Slew, Ten Meropa, Tropic Storm
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