Immaculate stamped himself as a high-quality young runner this afternoon at Santa Anita Park, defeating a pair of well-regarded Bob Baffert-trained colts to win a six-furlong maiden special weight event by a half-length.
Ridden to victory by Corey Nakatani, the colt settled just off of the early pace set by Eaton Hall, one of the Bob Baffert runners. Mile High Magic, the other Baffert colt and the favorite at 4-5, was also not far off of the pace.
Eaton Hall led the way down the backstretch, around the turn, and into the homestretch while running blazing fractions of :21.53 and :43.62. However, the colt was showing signs of tiring, and did so badly in deep stretch. This allowed Mile High Magic to take over the lead in deep stretch. Mile High Magic rallied strongly late, but fell short of the winner while turning in an impressive effort nonetheless. The final time was 1:09.11.
Currahee came on to finish third, while Eaton Hall rounded out the superfecta.
-Keelerman
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