Her Royalty and Chris McCarron Run Away With Manta Handicap at Santa Anita
Favored Her Royalty, ridden by Chris McCarron, set or forced the pace soon after the start and then ran away from Palm Reader to win the $63,650 Manta Handicap by 1 lengths Wednesday at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting.
Palm Reader, ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye, was 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Mimi Baker, ridden by Alex Solis, in the 1 1/16-mile race for fillies and mares.
Carrying high weight of 120 pounds, Her Royalty was timed in 1:42 3/5 and paid $3.20, $2.20 and $2.10. Palm Reader paid $2.80 and $2.10. Mimi Baker returned $2.10 to show.
In the sixth race, Moon Drive broke a leg in midstretch, spilling Pat Valenzuela. Antonio Castanon also fell when his mount couldn’t avoid Moon Drive and Valenzuela.
Castanon was hospitalized for examination, but Valenzuela, who won two races earlier in the day, finished fourth in the next race aboard Bishop’s Ring II.
Moon Drive was destroyed, and track officials said they didn’t know how the 3-year-old colt incurred the injury.
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