Bowies Hero Wins Mathis Brothers Mile at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California played host to the $200,000 G2 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes on Tuesday, December 26 - a one-mile turf test for three-year olds. Phil D'Amato trained 3-1 second betting choice Bowies Hero bounced back from a fifth-place finish in the Hollywood Derby November 25 and posted the half-length victory - his first ever graded stakes score. 7-1 shot Kroy finished a good second in the field of nine while 8-5 race favorite Big Score had to settle for third. Colonist was fourth and was followed home by 9-2 third choice B Squared, Hootie, Holiday Stone and Harbour Master to complete the order of finish.
2017 Mathis Brothers Mile Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bowies Hero | Kent J. Desormeaux | 8.80 | 5.00 | 3.20 |
| 1 | Kroy | Javier Castellano | 7.60 | 4.60 | |
| 8 | Big Score | Flavien Prat | 2.40 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (5-1) Paid: $68.20
- $1 Trifecta (5-1-8) Paid: $92.70
- $1 Superfecta (5-1-8-3) Paid: $377.50
- $2 Pentafecta (5-1-8-3-2) Paid: $1,332.80
- $2 Daily Double (3/5) Paid: $77.60
- $2 Pick 3 (7/3/5) Paid: $2,284.00
