City of Light Wins Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park
The $300,000 G1 Malibu Stakes was run Tuesday, December 26 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Some of the best three-year olds in the land took to Santa Anita's dirt track and raced seven furlongs. It was Michael McCarthy trained 7-1 shot City of Light that made the absolute most of his stakes debut, impressively winning by two lengths over California-bred 14-1 longshot Edwards Going Left who got in for second. Swale Stakes winner and 7-2 third choice Favorable Outcome finished third in the field of nine while 5-2 second choice Pavel, Irish Freedom, C Z Rocket, who was sent off as the slight 5-2 favorite, Dabster, Heartwood and The Street Fighter completed the order of finish.
2017 Malibu Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Light | Drayden Van Dyke | 17.00 | 8.80 | 5.60 |
| 2 | Edwards Going Left | Tyler Baze | 11.40 | 6.20 | |
| 4 | Favorable Outcome | Javier Castellano | 3.80 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (1-2) Paid: $131.00
- $1 Trifecta (1-2-4) Paid: $357.70
- $1 Superfecta (1-2-4-6) Paid: $1,482.70
- $2 Pentafecta (1-2-4-6-3) Paid: $8,970.00
- $2 Daily Double (3/1) Paid: $52.40
- $2 Pick 3 (5/3/1) Paid: $175.00
