Gimme Da Lute Wins Affirmed Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - The $100,000 Grade 3 Affirmed Stakes went down at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California this Sunday, June 7 - a 1 1/16 main track test for three year olds. Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman's Gimme Da Lute, trained by Bob Baffert emerged victorious in the short four-horse field by a half length as 7-2 second choice over 3-5 favorite Prospect Park who finished second. The longest shot in the field, 6-1 shot Om who set the pace finished third with Cyrus Alexander fourth. Cross the Line scratched.
Affirmed S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimme Da Lute | M. Garcia | $9.20 | $3.20 | |
| 5 | Prospect Park | K. Desormeaux | $2.20 | ||
| 4 | Om | F. Perez |
Times in 5ths: :232 :462 1:102 1:35 1:412
Times in 100ths: :23.54 :46.51 1:10.57 1:35.04 1:41.40
Winning Trainer: Baffert Bob | Owner: Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul
Scratched: Cross the Line
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Cyrus Alexander |
| $1 Exacta (1-5) Paid: $6.60, $1 Trifecta (1-5-4) Paid: $16.10, $2 Daily Double (7-1) Paid: $139.20 Daily Double Pool $21,121.00 , $1 Pick 3 (4-7-1) 3 Correct Paid: $168.20 Pick 3 Pool $50,261.00 |
