Scorewithcater wins at Santa Anita January 30th, 2009
Scorewithcater edged Unbridled Roman by a head to win Thursdays $57,656 Palm Springs Purse for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita.
Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Scorewithcater covered 1 1-16 miles in 1:44.36 and paid $23.40, $8.40 and $4.40 at 10-1 odds.
Unbridled Roman returned $5.20 and $4.20, while Active Duty paid $5.40 to show.
The victory, worth $31,200, increased Scorewithcaters career earnings to $71,720, with three wins in seven starts for trainer Doug ONeill, who owns the horse in partnership.
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Greenspirit wins Big A feature
Greenspirit edged away in the stretch, scoring a three-length victory over Elixir in the $44,000 feature in the mud at Aqueduct on Thursday.
Steadied between horses on the first turn, Greenspirit recovered to press the pace before taking charge in the lane for his second win in five starts. The 4-year-old gelding ridden by Ramon Dominguez for trainer Steve Asmussen ran the mile in 1:38.58.
Greenspirit paid $10.80, $6.50 and $4.40. Elixir returned $10.40 and $7.30. Half Metal Jacket paid $6.90 to show.