April Pride takes Santa Anitas Ramser Handicap October 25th, 2009
British-bred filly April Pride and jockey Garrett Gomez rallied past pacesetter Century Park to win the $100,000 Harold C Ramser Sr Handicap at Santa Anita Park on Saturday.
Century Park and jockey Tyler Baze went straight to the front and led throughout the turf mile with April Pride a distant fifth on the backstretch, but April Pride moved up to second at the top of the stretch and overtook the leader in the final furlongs, winning by 1 1/2 lengths in 1:34.02.
April Pride paid $17.80, $9 and $5. Century Park paid $13.20 and $6.80. Starklarks paid $4.20 to show.
The favorite, Minute Limit, was never a factor and finished fourth.
It was the third win in 14 career starts and the first graded stakes win for the 3-year-old filly April Pride, who is trained by James Cassidy for owner Forging Oaks Farms. She earned $60,000 for a lifetime total of $182,967.