Fire With Fire Wins San Luis Rey Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - The $200,000 Grade 2 San Luis Rey Stakes took place on Santa Anita turf in Arcadia, California on Saturday, March 22. Neil Drysdale trained Fire With Fire emerged victorious at 10-1 odds while stablemate Lucayan finished second at 3-1. Temeraine was third in the small field of five with Niagara Falls just coming up short. Unfortunately, the 4-5 favorite Vagabond Shoes was pulled up at the half mile pole and it was learned that he was euthanized after the race due to a cannon bone injury.
San Luis Rey S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fire With Fire | T. Baze | $22.80 | $8.80 | $7.40 |
| 3 | Lucayan (FR) | M. Smith | $4.20 | $4.00 | |
| 5 | Temeraine | G. Stevens | $4.80 |
Times in 5ths: :254 :484 1:124 1:373 2:012 2:25
Times in 100ths: :25.80 :48.94 1:12.95 1:37.66 2:01.52 2:25.03
Winning Trainer: Drysdale Neil | Owner: Heerensperger David
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Niagara Falls and Vagabond Shoes (IRE) |
| $1 Exacta (4-3) Paid: $43.50, $1 Trifecta (4-3-5) Paid: $150.60, $1 Pick 3 (4-4-4) 3 Correct Paid: $81.60 Pick 3 Pool $37,659.00 |
