Beholder Wins Breeders' Cup Distaff at Santa Anita Park
The 2016 G1 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff was contested Friday, November 4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Some of the best fillies and mares three years old and upward took to Santa Anita's dirt track and raced 1 1/8 miles for a $2 million purse. It was three-time Eclipse Award winner, 3-1 third choice Beholder that upset even money favorite Songbird in a photo finish - Songbird had won her first 11 starts by a combined 60 1/2 lengths. The veteran prevailed in the end in the best race of her career. 15-1 shot Forever Unbridled rallied for third while 5-2 second choice Stellar Wind finished a disappointing fourth. I'm a Chatterbox came in fifth, followed by Curalina Land Over Sea and Corona Del Inca, to complete the order of finish.
2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Beholder | Gary L. Stevens | 8.60 | 3.60 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Songbird | Mike E. Smith | 3.20 | 2.80 | |
| 6 | Forever Unbridled | Joel Rosario | 4.40 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (8-1) Paid: $25.20
- $1 Trifecta (8-1-6) Paid: $80.80
- $1 Superfecta (8-1-6-5) Paid: $174.40
- $1 Pentafecta (8-1-6-5-7) Paid: $503.70
- $2 Daily Double (3/8) Paid: $65.60
- $1 Pick 3 (8/3/8) Paid: $455.20
- $1 Pick 4 (13/8/3/8) Paid: $4,616.70
- $2 Pick 6 (5/10/13/8/3/8) Paid: $3,264.00
