2020 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Contenders and Odds
Trainer Mark Glatt's red-hot Collusion Illusion, who seeks his fourth consecutive win and Peter Miller's strong, in search of his fifth consecutive win photo, headline a solid field of five 3-year-olds and up in the Grade II, $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship at six furlongs on Sunday, September 27.
A winner of five out of six starts, Collusion Illusion was all heart in taking Del Mar's Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes by a nose on Aug. 1, while C Z Rocket, in his first graded stakes assignment, proved best by a half length in the Grade II Pat O'Brien going seven furlongs on Aug. 29.
The Santa Anita Sprint Championship is a Breeders' Cup "Win & You're In" Challenge Race qualifier, with the winner earning a fees-paid berth into the Grade I Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Nov. 7.
2020 Sprint Championship Field & Odds
Race 8 at Santa Anita on Sunday, September 27 - Post 7:12 PM
| Entry | Horse | ML Odds | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collusion Illusion | 9-5 | Flavien Prat 122 Lbs |
Mark Glatt |
| 2 | Desert Law | 8-1 | Juan Hernandez 122 Lbs |
Carla Gaines |
| 3 | Flagstaff | 5-2 | Victor Espinoza 124 Lbs |
John Sadler |
| 4 | C Z Rocket | 8-5 | Luis Saez 124 Lbs |
Peter Miller |
| 5 | Giant Expectations | 6-1 | Abel Cedillo 122 Lbs |
Peter Eurton |
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COLLUSION ILLUSION
Unbeaten in three starts this year, this Florida-bred colt by Twirling Candy earned a career-best Beyer Speed figure of 93 in winning the Crosby and looms the horse to beat from the rail, from which he aired two starts back, taking the Grade III Lazaro Barrera Stakes here by 3 ΒΌ lengths on June 20.
With the only blemish on his form coming in the mile and one sixteenth Grade I American Pharoah in September, 2019, Collusion Illusion is unbeaten in three starts at six furlongs and has won five out of his six career outs.
Owner: Dan Agnew, Jerry Schneider, John Xitco & Dr. Rodney Orr | Trainer: Mark Glatt
C Z ROCKET
A miracle $40,000 claim five starts back on April 30 at Oaklawn Park, this 6-year-old City Zip gelding has won all four of starts for Miller, at Churchill Downs, Keeneland and most recently, Del Mar, as he took the seven furlong Pat O'Brien as the even money favorite.
Ridden by Flavien Prat in the Pat O'Brien, he'll be ridden for the first time by Luis Saez on Sunday and with a 97 Beyer in hand, should be very tough to beat in his 22nd career start.ion Illusion is unbeaten in three starts at six furlongs and has won five out of his six career outs.
Owner: Tom Kagele | Trainer: Peter Miller
FLAGSTAFF
One of the Southern California circuits most consistent sprinters, he made the lead a furlong from home but could not hold off C Z Rocket late when finishing second, beaten a half length in the Grade II Pat O'Brien.
A winner of the seven furlong San Carlos Stakes four starts back on March 7, he's kept good company in five starts this year, winning one while three times second.
Owner: Lane's End Racing & Hronis Racing, LLC | Trainer: John Sadler
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