Full Result 11.30 Santa Anita (USA) | 9 April 2016

Santa Anita Derby (Grade 1) (3yo) (Dirt)

(3yo) 1m1f Sloppy

1st £408,163.27 2nd £136,054.42 3rd £81,632.65 4th £34,013.61 5th £13,605.44 6th £6,802.72 7th £234.69 8th £234.69

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Exaggerator (USA) 17/5 Kent J Desormeaux J Keith Desormeaux	Kent J Desormeaux J Keith Desormeaux	3	812	–	–	122	–
bb c Curlin (USA) - Dawn Raid (CAN) (Vindication)
Held up well behind main group, very good headway from 4f out, led over 1f out, drew well clear inside final furlong, comfortably

2⁽⁴⁾ 6¼	4. Mor Spirit (USA) 7/5F Gary Stevens Bob Baffert	Gary Stevens Bob Baffert	3	812 b	–	–	109	–
bb r Eskendereya (USA) - I'm A Dixie Girl (USA) (Dixie Union)
In touch, ridden and plugged on from 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong but no chance with clear winner

3⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [8½]	10. Uncle Lino (USA) 26/1 Fernando Hernandez Perez Gary Sherlock	Fernando Hernandez Perez Gary Sherlock	3	812	–	–	104	–
b c Uncle Mo (USA) - Haysee (USA) (Orientate)
Chased leader, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out but unable to quicken when winner swept past, lost 2nd inside final furlong

4⁽³⁾ 4¾ [13¼]	3. Danzing Candy (USA) 17/10 Mike E Smith Clifford Sise Jr	Mike E Smith Clifford Sise Jr	3	812	–	–	94	–
bb c Twirling Candy (USA) - Talkin And Singing (USA) (Songandaprayer)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ 1 [14¼]	9. Diplodocus (USA) 64/1 Tyler Baze Richard Baltas	Tyler Baze Richard Baltas	3	812	–	–	92	–
ch g Sky Mesa (USA) - Speciality (USA) (Carson City)
Well behind, some headway from over 3f out but never dangerous

6⁽¹⁾ 10¼ [24½]	1. Denman's Call (USA) 188/10 Rafael Bejarano Doug O'Neill	Rafael Bejarano Doug O'Neill	3	812	–	–	71	–
ch g Northern Afleet (USA) - Maggie McGowan (USA) (Salt Lake)
Towards rear of main group, some headway from 4f out but never dangerous, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 13 [37½]	5. Smokey Image (USA) 149/10 Victor Espinoza Carla Gaines	Victor Espinoza Carla Gaines	3	812 b	–	–	43	–
ch c Southern Image (USA) - Special Smoke (USA) (Free House)
Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 3f out, soon well beaten

8⁽⁶⁾ 28 [65½]	6. Iron Rob (USA) 38/1 Stewart Elliott George Papaprodromou	Stewart Elliott George Papaprodromou	3	812 b	–	–	–	–
b g Twirling Candy (USA) - Cold Blooded (USA) (Tiger Ridge)
Towards rear of main group, struggling from 4f out, tailed off

8 ran Winning time: 1m 49.66s Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Dressed In Hermes, Rare Candy
1st owner: Big Chief Racing LLC, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al (Exaggerator) 1st breeder: Joseph B Murphy
2nd owner: Michael Lund Petersen (Mor Spirit)
3rd owner: Tom Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing & Gary Sherlock (Uncle Lino)

11:30 Santa Anita (USA) 9 Apr 2016

Santa Anita Derby (Grade 1) (3yo) (Dirt)