Spellbound Wins La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California played host to the $200,000 Grade 2 La Canada Stakes Sunday, January 19. Richard Mandella trained Spellbound provided the surprise neck win at 16-1 odds while 14-1 shot Let Faith Arise finished second and Ondine a neck farther back in third. The co-favorites in the race Fiftyshadesofhay and Broken Sword were a disappointing fourth and fifth respectively at 6-5 odds. Rathbaun and Oscar Party to complete the order of finish.
La Canada S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Spellbound | V. Espinoza | $35.00 | $12.80 | $7.80 |
| 1 | Let Faith Arise | C. Nakatani | $11.80 | $7.00 | |
| 2 | Ondine | M. Garcia | $4.60 |
Times in 5ths: :224 :452 1:093 1:361 1:43
Times in 100ths: :22.86 :45.47 1:09.66 1:36.38 1:43.14
Winning Trainer: Mandella Richard | Owner: Bass, Ramona, Claiborne Farm and Dilschneider, Adele
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Fiftyshadesofhay, Broken Sword, Rathbaun and Oscar Party |
| $1 Exacta (6-1) Paid: $180.40, $1 Trifecta (6-1-2) Paid: $1,140.60, $1 Superfecta (6-1-2-4) Paid: $2,887.00, $1 Pick 3 (11-4-6) 3 Correct Paid: $1,318.60 Pick 3 Pool $51,686.00 |
