The Beholder Mile Grade 1

Purse $300.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Ca

Wasted Away from Mb Stables had to dig deep late and use her past class to gut out the victory today in Arcadia. “Away” cruised up to the leader Quail Trot from Maxmillion Farm as if she was going to leave her for dead at the eighth pole but “Trot” had something left and talk about a gutsy effort in defeat, hers was textbook and the stretch dual was one most onlookers won’t soon forget. Unreal effort after the early move she made on the clubhouse turn. Congrats to the winning connections and to the connections of the second place finisher as well. Balius from Threshold ran her eyeballs out as well and just couldn’t quite get to the top two as she finished in a dead-heat for third with Boardwalk Authority from Winning Link Stables. “Authority” ran better than most handicappers envisioned and one would think that the stable has to be thrilled with the effort today.

Of the rest;

Eilonwy from Twin Towers Racing went off at a shockingly high price for being our top pick, but sometimes when it looks to good to be true it is. The filly got too far back on a surface that just would allow an inch today. Tab for next time on a deeper track.

Reflex Action from The Sidley Stud broke fifth and just never looked comfortable behind horses on the afternoon and had no late response.

Absent Friends, also from Twin Towers Racing was hard sent early as expected but was done after the half mile pole and ran last.

-Trackman

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