Catch a Flight Wins Precisionist Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Las Vegas, NV - The $100,000 Grade 3 Precisionist Stakes went down on Santa Anita turf on Saturday, May 2 - a 1 1/16 mile test for older horses. Argentinean bred 7-5 favorite Catch a Flight earned his first graded stakes victory - by three quarters of a length over 8-1 shot Sammy Manderville and Motown Men who was 1 1/4 lengths further back in third at 7-2 odds. Blue Tone rallied to finish fourth, followed by Magic Mark, Rousing Sermon, Mystery Train, and Fury Kapcori, who was last year's Precisionist winner. Appealing Tale was scratched.
Precisionist S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Catch a Flight (ARG) | F. Prat | $4.80 | $3.20 | $2.40 |
| 1 | Sammy Mandeville | A. Solis | $7.80 | $4.60 | |
| 9 | Motown Men | T. Baze | $3.20 |
Times in 5ths: :224 :46 1:103 1:353 1:421
Times in 100ths: :22.88 :46.11 1:10.63 1:35.75 1:42.22
Winning Trainer: Mandella Richard | Owner: Haras Santa Maria de Araras
Scratched: Appealing Tale
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Blue Tone, Magic Mark, Rousing Sermon, Mystery Train (ARG) and Fury Kapcori |
| $1 Exacta (5-1) Paid: $17.90, $1 Trifecta (5-1-9) Paid: $55.20, $1 Superfecta (5-1-9-7) Paid: $201.00, $1 Pick 3 (4-2-5) 3 Correct Paid: $74.80 Pick 3 Pool $48,356.00 , $2 Daily Double (2-5) Paid: $33.40 Daily Double Pool $33,902.00 |
