Donn Handicap, GStream Park Turf, San Antonio, Las Virgenes, San Marcos, Robert B Lewis

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The horse with the tongue-twisting name (M-Sha-Wish) handled the top field of older horses assembled this season in the $500,000 Donn Handicap. The approximately $300,000 winner's purse is walking around money compared to his next target, the $10 million World Cup in Dubai on March 26, whose first place prize is $6 million. (full article)


Over a speed-favoring course turf course, fan-favorite The Pizza Man was unable to make up ground late on Saturday, allowing the Josie Carroll-trained Lukes Alley to nose out Shining Copper for the victory at odds of 5-1. The 6-year-old son of Flower Alley won the Grade I Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap in a final time of 1:48.20 for the 1 1/8 miles. (Article) 

Hoppertunity hadn't won a race in his last nine starts, and Imperative hadn't won in his last 13 tries. But with California Chrome and Dortmund absent from the Grade 2, $500,000 San Antonio Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, they had their best chance in a while to get an overdue win, and fittingly, the margin was razor close. (Article)


Songbird was as brilliant in Saturday’s $300,345 Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita as she was in any of her four wins that led to her title of outstanding 2-year-old filly of 2015. (Article)


French-bred Flamboyant is suddenly the “now” horse in California’s marathon turf division as he rallied from off the pace to win Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 San Marcos Stakes by three quarters of a length while negotiating 1 ¼ miles on turf in 2:01.58.  Ridden by Brice Blanc and trained by Paddy Gallagher, he was again impressive as he followed up on his neck victory in Santa Anita’s Grade II, 1 1/8 miles turf San Gabriel Stakes on Jan. 2. (Article)


Michael Lund Peterson's Mor Spirit was very confidently handled in Saturday's Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes by Gary Stevens. The sophomore son of Eskendereya covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.21 over the fast main track for trainer Bob Baffert to garner the winning share of the $150,000 purse as well as ten more points on the road to the 2016 Kentucky Derby. (Article)