Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) – A field of eight 3-year-olds, topped by Flashback and Goldencents, has been entered in Saturday’s $300,000 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The 1 1\/16-mile stakes is the final local prep for the Santa Anita Derby on April 6.<\/p>\n
Flashback, trained by Bob Baffert, makes his third career start in the San Felipe. Owned by Gary and Mary West, the colt will start from post 2 with Julien Leparoux riding.<\/p>\n
The 3-year-old won the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita last month against just three challengers. As the 1-2 favorite he registered a 6 1\/4-length victory in the 1 1\/16-mile race. Flashback won his debut effort in December by 3 1\/2-lengths.<\/p>\n
Baffert also has Carving entered in the stakes. The colt will be ridden by Rafael Bejarano from the inside post.<\/p>\n
Sham Stakes winner Goldencents will break from post 3 with Kevin Krigger again in the saddle. The colt is trained by Doug O’Neill and co-owned by Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.<\/p>\n
Goldencents won for the third time in four starts in capturing the Sham and has earned $782,000.<\/p>\n
As a 2-year-old, Goldencents led the entire way in winning the $1 million Delta Jackpot on Nov. 17 at Delta Downs in Louisiana. The colt posted a 7 1\/4- length victory in his career opening start and followed with a second-place finish in the Champagne Stakes to Shanghai Bobby who went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.<\/p>\n
Part of the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, the San Felipe will award 50 points to the winner, 20 to the runner-up, 10 for third and 5 for fourth.<\/p>\n
Here is the full field for the San Felipe in post position order: Carving, Rafael Bejarano; Flashback, Julien Leparoux; Goldencents, Kevin Krigger; Kochees, Jose Valdivia Jr.; Hear the Ghost, Corey Nakatani; Tiz a Minister, Garrett Gomez; Salutos Amigos, Martin Garcia and Omega Star, Joe Talamo.<\/p>\n
Post-time will be approximately 7:35 p.m. (et).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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