Calculator Wins Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - The $100,000 Grade 3 Sham Stakes went down at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Saturday, January 10 - a Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying race for three year olds. 3-5 favorite Calculator finally came up with the impressive 4 1/4 length victory after runner-up finishes to American Pharoah in his last two starts, and in turn earned 10 qualifying points toward the Derby in May. Rock Shandy finished second at 21-1 odds with Pioneerof the West getting third. Pacesetter St. Joe Bay weakened to fourth and was followed out by Papacoolpapacool, Hero Ten All, Unblunted, and Rockinatten.
Sham S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Calculator | E. Trujillo | $3.20 | $2.40 | $2.20 |
| 5 | Rock Shandy | V. Espinoza | $10.60 | $5.40 | |
| 2 | Pioneerof the West | C. Nakatani | $6.00 |
Times in 5ths: :224 :461 1:102 1:222 1:344
Times in 100ths: :22.87 :46.36 1:10.43 1:22.52 1:34.88
Winning Trainer: Miller Peter | Owner: Pell Richard
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: St. Joe Bay, Papacoolpapacool, Hero Ten All, Unblunted and Rockinatten |
| $1 Exacta (7-5) Paid: $19.60, $1 Trifecta (7-5-2) Paid: $110.40, $1 Superfecta (7-5-2-1) Paid: $489.60, $2 Daily Double (13-7) Paid: $27.20 Daily Double Pool $42,568.00 , $1 Pick 3 (7-13-7) 3 Correct Paid: $83.00 Pick 3 Pool $75,167.00 |
