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Posted on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Well Armed, beaten favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, returns to action in Saturday’s 72nd running of Santa Anita Park‘s $150,000 San Pasqual Handicap (G2) with a field of 12 set for the 1 1/16-mile event that is a prep for the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap.
The complete San Pasqual Handicap field with jockeys and weights in post position order:
- Mostacolli Mort under jockey Garrett Gomez carries 114 lbs.
- Marchfield under jockey Patrick Husbands, 118 lbs.
- Informed under jockey Michael Baze, 113 lbs.
- Cowboy Cal under jockey John Velazquez, 117 lbs.
- Noble Court under jockey Mike Smith, 114 lbs.
- Past the Point under jockey Rafael Bejarano, 116 lbs.
- Well Armed under jockey Aaron Gryder, 121 lbs.
- Magnum (ARG) under jockey Martin Pedroza, 113 lbs.
- Blue Exit under jockey David Flores, 113 lbs.
- Ball Four under jockey Christopher Decarlo, 118 lbs.
- Racketeer under jockey Chantal Sutherland, 113 lbs.
- Slew’s Tizzy under jockey Joel Rosario, 116 lbs.
After running second to Zappa in last year’s San Pasqual Handicap, Well Armed became a major force among older race horses. He won Santa Anita’s San Antonio Handicap (G2), traveled to Dubai to finish third behind Curlin in the $6 million Dubai World Cup, took the Del Mar Handicap (G2), lost by a neck to Go Between in Del Mar‘s Pacific Classic (G1) and captured Oak Tree’s Goodwood Stakes (G1).
WinStar Farm millionaire Well Armed went to the post as the 6-5 favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, but was a well-beaten ninth.
The Kentucky-bred, who began his career in England, won 2 starts in 11 races overseas for earnings of $35,343. In the last 2 years, Well Armed has banked $1,495,460 from 4-2-1 record in 9 starts including the lone trip to Dubai.
Trained by Eoin Harty, the 6-year-old Tiznow gelding Well Armed will carry high weight of 121 pounds with regular jockey Aaron Gryder aboard this Saturday.
Under the handicap conditions, Well Armed will be giving 3 pounds to Canadian newcomer Marchfield and multiple graded-stakes winner Ball Four, each assigned 118 pounds.
Marchfield, an A.P. Indy 5-year-old who will be ridden by top Canadian jockey Patrick Husbands, is coming off the best race of his career, a victory in the Autumn Stakes (G2) at Woodbine Race Course in Toronto on November 9. Mark Casse trains Marchfield for Melnyk Racing Stables.
Ball Four, an 8-year-old gelding trained by Todd Pletcher for Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith, has posted a 6-3-4 record in 23 lifetime starts for earnings of $621,520. Ball Four won Keeneland‘s Fayette Stakes (G3) last October. Santa Anita newcomer jockey Chris DeCarlo will ride. The New Jersey-native rides first call on race horse trainer Todd Pletcher horses based in New Jersey.
The San Pasqual Handicap is horse race 8 in Santa Anita‘s January 10 card. San Pasqual post time is 4:07 pm Central.
Horse racing news edited from www.santaanita.com.
Tags: Ball Four, Blue Exit, Cowboy Cal, Informed, Magnum, Marchfield, Mostacolli Mort, Noble Court, Past the Point, Racketeer, Slew's Tizzy, Well Armed
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