Vale Dori Wins Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California played host to the $400,000 G1 Santa Margarita Stakes on Saturday, March 18 - a 1 1/8 mile dirt test for fillies and mares four years old and upward. Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's 5-year-old 6-5 race favorite Vale Dori kept an impressive roll going and emerged victorious - by 1 1/2 lengths over champion female sprinter and 8-5 second betting choice Finest City who battled hard but had to settle for second. 59-1 longshot Autumn Flower finished another 9 1/2 lengths back in third with Lady Tapit claiming fourth in the field of eight. Estrechada, Wild At Heart, Perfect Pic, and 5-1 third choice Show Stealer completed the order of finish.
2017 Santa Margarita Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vale Dori (ARG) | Rafael Bejarano | 4.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
| 3 | Finest City | Tyler Baze | 3.00 | 2.80 | |
| 1 | Autumn Flower | Martin A. Pedroza | 10.20 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (2-3) Paid: $9.40
- $2 Trifecta (2-3-1) Paid: $138.80
- $1 Superfecta (2-3-1-5) Paid: $389.70
- $2 Daily Double (7/2) Paid: $12.20
- $2 Pick 3 (3/7/2) Paid: $15.00
