McArthur’s Mr Pie Chick Rules Golden State

Although Morning Snow, the 6-5 favorite, disappointed in Saturday’s $200,000 Golden State Derby, the night was still a success for trainer Donna McArthur.

Mr Pie Chick, a 9-1 shot and one of three McArthur sent out in the Grade 1, beat 9-5 second-choice Special Queen Sa to win for owners Marcus Smith and Oscar Rohne.

Ridden by Alvin Brossette, whose last major win at Los Alamitos came on Tailor Fit in the 2001 Champion of Champions, the 3-year-old Pie In The Sky gelding completed the 400 yards in 19.83 seconds. It was the third win in 10 starts for Mr Pie Chick.

McArthur’s other two entrants, A Special Sno Flo and the aforementioned Morning Snow, finished third and seventh, respectively. A Special Sno Flo was 44-1.

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The picks: 1. Pennants Headlight. 2. Lucky Red Hot. 3. Silky Goose. 4. Diamond On Her Mind. 5. Act Up. 6. Snow Wonder I Win. 7. Secretary For Life. 8. Caspollo.

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Four! Sir Elton, More Red, Sell Short and Pennants Headlight in the first, Shawnee Slade and Lucky Red Hot in the second, single Silky Goose in the third and Diamond On Her Mind, Mighty Mary Blue and Dashing Identity in the fourth.

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Shots in the dark: Willie Dashin Pink should improve with a local race under her belt in the sixth. Yankee Debut will be making her second start for leading trainer Paul Jones in the seventh.

Post time: 7:15 p.m.

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