Rail Trip wins at Santa Anita January 31st, 2009
Unbeaten Rail Trip made it three wins in as many starts Friday, cruising to a 5 1/2 -length victory over Limestone Edge in the $57,600 Antelope Valley Purse at Santa Anita.
Rail Trip, ridden by Jose Valdivia Jr., covered 1 1-16 miles in 1:42.41 and, as the 3-5 favorite in a field of nine, paid $3.20, $2.60 and $2.20. The win was worth $33,600, raising the career earnings of the 4-year-old son of Jump Start to $78,600.
Limestone Edge returned $4.40 and $3.20. Slam Dunk, third in the allowance optional claiming race for 4-year-olds and up, paid $4 to show.
Each of the nine entries carried 119 pounds. Garrett Gomez, who rode Limestone Edge, won three races on the eight-race card.
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Lilly of Paradise wins Big A feature
Lilly of Paradise rallied to beat Shes Prime by three quarters of a length Friday in the $44,000 allowance feature for 3-year-old New York bred fillies at Aqueduct.
Jorge Chavez rode for trainer Dominick Schettino as Lilly of Paradise improved to 2-for-8 with a second straight win. The time was 1:41.99 for the mile on the fast track.
Lilly of Paradise paid $18, $6.50 and $3.90. Shes Prime, the 7-5 favorite, returned $3.10 and $2.40. Kiss and Fly paid $3.40 to show.