Sam's Sister Wins Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - The $200,000 Grade 2 Santa Monica Stakes was contested at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Martin Luther King Day, January 19. Jerry Hollendorfer trained Sam's Sister posted her second straight graded stakes win - by 1 1/4 lengths as the 6-5 favorite. 5-1 shot Sweet Marini held on for second in the six-horse field, 2 3/4 lengths in front of third-place finisher Harlington's Rose who was sent off at 10-1 odds. Dancinthenightaway finished fourth, followed by Lexington Pearl and My Sweet Addiction to complete the order of finish.
Santa Monica S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sam's Sister | E. Trujillo | $4.40 | $2.60 | $2.20 |
| 7 | Sweet Marini | M. Garcia | $3.40 | $2.80 | |
| 5 | Harlington's Rose | J. Talamo | $4.60 |
Times in 5ths: :22 :434 1:083 1:222
Times in 100ths: :22.10 :43.87 1:08.71 1:22.42
Winning Trainer: Hollendorfer Jerry | Owner: Mark Dedomenico LLC, Hollendorfer, Jerry and Todaro, George
Scratched: Master the Blues
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Dancinthenightaway, Lexington Pearl and My Sweet Addiction |
| $1 Exacta (4-7) Paid: $8.60, $1 Trifecta (4-7-5) Paid: $36.00, $1 Superfecta (4-7-5-2) Paid: $110.90, $2 Daily Double (6-4) Paid: $14.80 Daily Double Pool $28,720.00 , $1 Pick 3 (5-6-4) 3 Correct Paid: $9.90 Pick 3 Pool $48,298.00 , 50 CENT Pick 4 (4-5-6-4) 4 Correct Paid: $33.50 Pick 4 Pool $178,209.00 , 50 CENT Pick 5 (3-4-5-6-4) 5 Correct Paid: $299.90 Pick 5 Pool $354,429.00 |
