Conquest Two Step Wins Palos Verdes Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - The $200,000 Grade 2 Palos Verdes Stakes was contested Saturday, January 31 from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California - a six furlong test for older horses. 11-2 shot Conquest Two Step pulled the slight upset by 1 1/4 lengths for his first stakes win. 2-1 second choice Street Circle finished second in the field of six with last year's winner of this race Wild Dude getting third at 3-1 odds. 2-1 favorite Distinctiv Passion weakened to fourth and was followed by Big Macher and Chief Lion.
Palos Verdes S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conquest Two Step | J. Talamo | $13.00 | $5.40 | $3.20 |
| 4 | Secret Circle | M. Garcia | $4.00 | $3.00 | |
| 5 | Wild Dude | R. Bejarano | $3.00 |
Times in 5ths: :211 :432 :553 1:08
Times in 100ths: :21.21 :43.54 :55.61 1:08.10
Winning Trainer: Casse Mark | Owner: Conquest Stables, LLC
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Distinctiv Passion, Big Macher and Chief Lion |
| $1 Exacta (3-4) Paid: $23.80, $1 Trifecta (3-4-5) Paid: $77.60, $1 Superfecta (3-4-5-1) Paid: $194.70, $2 Daily Double (2-3) Paid: $169.40 Daily Double Pool $37,644.00 , $1 Pick 3 (9-2-3) 3 Correct Paid: $538.50 Pick 3 Pool $63,024.00 |
