Heavily favored Distinctiv Passion brought his winning streak to three on Saturday at Santa Anita Park when he romped to dominating victory in the $75,000 San Pedro Stakes.
With regular rider Edwin Maldonado aboard, Distinctiv Passion bounded out of the starting gate and quickly assumed command of the lead, running the opening quarter mile of the six-furlong race in a blazing :21.55 seconds. Disarm, runner-up to Distinctiv Passion in a recent allowance race, was tracking his rival in second, while Hear the Ghost and Really Mr Greely trailed the four-horse field.
Moving around the turn, Distinctiv Passion began to open up on his rivals, and following a half-mile in a spectacular :43.61 seconds, he entered the homestretch well in command of the race. Disarm stayed on gamely in the final three-sixteenths of a mile, and Hear the Ghost rallied well in deep stretch, but neither colt ever threatened Distinctiv Passion, who coasted home under wraps to win by 1 1/2 lengths in 1:08.50 seconds.
Hear the Ghost edged Disarm for second by 1 3/4 lengths, while Really Mr Greely trailed the field by a large margin.
Distinctiv Passion is a son of With Distinction out of Dance Forthe Green, by West by West. Trained by Jeff Bonde and owned by Edward Brown Jr., Alan Klein, and Phillip Lebherz, Distinctiv Passion has now compiled a record of 3-0-0 from 5 starts, with earnings of $120,600.
-Keelerman
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