Lord Nelson Wins San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California played host to the $200,000 Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1. It was 19-10 second choice Lord Nelson that spoiled Texas Red's much anticipated seasonal debut - winning by a nose in the seven furlong test for trainer Bob Baffert. 7-10 favorite Texas Red finished second with 23-1 shot Sir Samson getting up for third. Bench Warrant was fourth followed by Jazzy Josh, and Serbian Syclone. Magic Taste and Punctuate scratched.
San Vicente S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord Nelson | R. Bejarano | $5.80 | $2.60 | $2.20 |
| 4 | Texas Red | K. Desormeaux | $2.20 | $2.10 | |
| 8 | Sir Samson | J. Talamo | $3.40 |
Times in 5ths: :23 :454 1:094 1:22
Times in 100ths: :23.08 :45.98 1:09.92 1:22.15
Winning Trainer: Baffert Bob | Owner: Peachtree Stable
Scratched: Magic Taste and Punctuate
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Bench Warrant, Jazzy Josh and Serbian Syclone |
| $1 Exacta (1-4) Paid: $4.90, $1 Trifecta (1-4-8) Paid: $38.00, $1 Superfecta (1-4-8-7) Paid: $118.00, $2 Daily Double (9-1) Paid: $9.00 Daily Double Pool $37,223.00 , $1 Pick 3 (7-9-1) 3 Correct Paid: $20.00 Pick 3 Pool $51,229.00 |
