Berts Law wins turf mile feature at Santa Anita October 26th, 2009
Berts Law won the $48,000 Mendocino Purse by a length over Fire Break at Santa Anita Parks Oak Tree meeting Sunday.
Ridden for the first time by Joel Rosario, Berts Law led for most of the turf mile for 3-year-olds and up and held off a late charge from Rafael Bejarano and Fire Break to win in 1:34.61.
It was the third win of the day for Rosario, and the victories moved him past Bejarano atop the Oak Tree jockey standings.
Berts Law paid $19.20, $8.80 and $6.60. Fire Break returned $8.20 and $4.80. Blazing Spirit paid $4.80 to show.
It was the first win in the last seven starts for Berts Law. The 4-year-old gelding trained by Ed Moger Jr. earned $31,200 to take his career total to $162,072.