Unique Bella Wins Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita Park
The $100,000 G3 Santa Ysabel Stakes went down Saturday, March 4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Three year olds fillies lined up and raced 1 1/16 miles on Santa Anita's dirt track. Don Alberto Stable's overwhelming 1-9 favorite Unique Bella kept up her impressive march toward the Kentucky Oaks - she posted her fourth consecutive open-lengths victory - this time by 2 1/2 lengths. 5-1 second choice Abel Tasman, the 2016 Starlet winner finished a decent second in the field of six with 26-1 shot Spooky Woods another eight lengths back in third. Mistressofthenight, What What What, and Tap It All completed the order of finish. Noted and Quoted scratched.