American Pharoah Wins FrontRunner Stakes at Santa Anita
Las Vegas, NV - Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California played host to the $300,000 Grade 1 FrontRunner Stakes on Saturday, September 27 - the winner getting an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile November 1. Zayat Stables' 1-2 favorite American Pharoah won his second straight Grade 1 race - this time by a convincing 3 1/4 lengths over Calculator who finished second and Texas Red who got up for third. Lord Nelson finished fourth, followed by Daddy D T, Skyway, Conquest Panthera, and Sky Preacher.
FrontRunner S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | American Pharoah | V. Espinoza | $3.00 | $2.40 | $2.20 |
| 10 | Calculator | E. Trujillo | $6.60 | $4.00 | |
| 1 | Texas Red | K. Desormeaux | $4.20 |
Times in 5ths: :23 :471 1:114 1:353 1:414
Times in 100ths: :23.09 :47.27 1:11.84 1:35.77 1:41.95
Winning Trainer: Baffert Bob | Owner: Zayat Stables, LLC
Scratched: Red Button and Reflected Star
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Lord Nelson, Daddy D T, Skyway, Conquest Panthera and Sky Preacher |
| $1 Exacta (7-10) Paid: $6.60, $1 Trifecta (7-10-1) Paid: $48.70, $1 Superfecta (7-10-1-2) Paid: $224.60, $1 Pick 3 (13-4-7) 3 Correct Paid: $28.70 Pick 3 Pool $77,192.00 , $2 Daily Double (4-7) Paid: $4.20 Daily Double Pool $38,479.00 |
