Finest City Wins Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita Park
The $200,000 G2 Santa Monica Stakes went down Saturday, January 21 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California - a seven furlong test for fillies and mares four years old and upward. Seltzer Thoroughbreds' overwhelming 2-5 race favorite Finest City kept an impressive roll going, following up her Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint win with an impressive 3 3/4 length victory. Eclipse Award finalist and 7-2 third choice Fantastic Style held for second in the field of just five - by a neck over 22-1 shot Sheer Pleasure who finished third. Dr. Fager's Gal was fourth while 3-1 second choice Bad Ju Ju completed the order of finish.
2017 Santa Monica Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finest City | Mike E. Smith | 2.80 | 2.20 | 2.10 |
| 4 | Fantastic Style | Rafael Bejarano | 2.80 | 2.40 | |
| 5 | Sheer Pleasure | Martin Garcia | 3.40 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (1-4) Paid: $8.00
- $2 Trifecta (1-4-5) Paid: $36.60
- $2 Daily Double (4/1) Paid: $7.00
- $2 Pick 3 (5/4/1) Paid: $12.40
- $1 Pick 4 (1/5/3,4/1) Paid: $33.30
- $1 Pick 5 (3/1/5/3,4/1) Paid: $117.00
