Full Result 11.59 Santa Anita (USA) | 6 March 2021

Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf)

(4yo+) 1m Firm

1st £175,182.48 2nd £58,394.16 3rd £35,036.50 4th £17,518.25 5th £5,839.42 6th £364.96 7th £364.96 8th £364.96 9th £364.96 10th £364.96

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Hit The Road (USA) 42/10 Florent Geroux Dan Blacker	Florent Geroux Dan Blacker	4	810	–	–	110	–
b c More Than Ready (USA) - Highway Mary (USA) (US Ranger)
Always prominent, short of room 1 1/2f out, driven between rivals well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead final 75yds, driven out

2⁽¹⁾ nk	1. Smooth Like Strait (USA) 14/5F Umberto Rispoli Michael McCarthy	Umberto Rispoli Michael McCarthy	4	810	–	–	109	–
b c Midnight Lute (USA) - Smooth As Usual (USA) (Flower Alley)
Broke well, chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, led inside final 1 1/2f, stayed on under pressure, headed final 75yds, kept on gamely

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [½]	8. Count Again (CAN) 163/10 Juan J Hernandez Philip D'Amato	Juan J Hernandez Philip D'Amato	6	810 b	–	–	109	–
b g Awesome Again (CAN) - Count To Three (CAN) (Red Ransom)
In rear, headway widest of all well over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, never nearer

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1]	6. Flavius (USA) 48/10 Flavien Prat Chad C Brown	Flavien Prat Chad C Brown	6	88 b	–	–	105	–
b r War Front (USA) - Starformer (USA) (Dynaformer)
Chased leading pair, driven to chase leader over 1f out, kept on for pressure but no extra final 75yds

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [1¼]	4. Royal Ship (BRZ) 26/1 Mike E Smith Richard E Mandella	Mike E Smith Richard E Mandella	4	88	–	–	105	–
b c Midshipman (USA) - Bela Val (BRZ) (Val Royal)
Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not able to challenge

6⁽⁷⁾ hd [1½]	7. Casa Creed (USA) 106/10 John R Velazquez William Mott	John R Velazquez William Mott	5	88	–	–	105	–
b h Jimmy Creed (USA) - Achalaya (USA) (Bellamy Road)
Raced in midfield, driven to chase leaders 1 1/2f out, no extra late on

7⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3]	9. Ride A Comet (USA) 43/10 Drayden Van Dyke Mark Casse	Drayden Van Dyke Mark Casse	6	810	–	–	103	–
b h Candy Ride (ARG) - Appealing Zophie (USA) (Successful Appeal)
Bumped start, always in final quartet, ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not pace to trouble leaders

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	5. Spirit Animal (USA) 171/10 Joel Rosario Chad C Brown	Joel Rosario Chad C Brown	5	88	–	–	98	–
bb h Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Iconic Spirit (USA) (Bernstein)
Always towards rear, angled out and under pressure inside final 2f, no impression

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [5¼]	10. Flying Scotsman (USA) 29/1 Tyler Baze Jack Sisterson	Tyler Baze Jack Sisterson	5	88 b	–	–	96	–
ch g English Channel (USA) - Padmore (USA) (French Deputy)
Bumped start, soon led, headed inside final 1 1/2f, dropped away inside final furlong

10⁽³⁾ 1¾ [7]	3. Social Paranoia (USA) 84/10 Abel Cedillo Todd Pletcher	Abel Cedillo Todd Pletcher	5	810 b	–	–	94	–
bb h Street Boss (USA) - Shutterbug (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Midfield, no impression when ridden 2f out, soon weakened

10 ran Winning time: 1m 34.48s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: D K Racing LLC, Taste Of Victory Stables Et Al (Hit The Road) 1st breeder: Fred W Hertrich III
2nd owner: Cannon Thoroughbreds LLC (Smooth Like Strait)
3rd owner: Agave Racing Stable & Sam-Son Farm (Count Again)

11:59 Santa Anita (USA) 6 Mar 2021

Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Turf)