Three’s a Crowd for Pinelli in the Marathon
Trainer Laura Pinelli appears to have the $175,000 Marathon National, the richest 870-yard race in the country, surrounded.
Pinelli will saddle the three-horse entry of Heros Call, Oak Canyon and Coolmore, the 6-5 morning-line choice, in an eight-horse field in the second of two Grade I races tonight.
Before the Marathon, 10 3-year-olds will compete in the $155,950 Southern California Derby at 400 yards.
The picks: 1. Mona Corrine. 2. Saturdays Promise. 3. Soul Mate. 4. Winners Speed. 5. Doinitforpleasure. 6. Valstrak. 7. Meteoric. 8. Heros Call. 9. Carotenes Form.
Four! Amir Sadatt, Nothing Lacking, Valstrak and Shems in the sixth; Toasting My Dad-Meteoric entry in the seventh; Heros Call-Oak Canyon-Coolmore entry and Johnny Be Good in the eighth; Heza Fast Streaker, Carotenes Form, Snow Wonder I Win and Let The Goose Loose in the ninth.
Shots in the dark: Splashy Nicole stretches out to 870 yards for the first time in the second. One For The Ladies debuts for trainer Carlos Lopez in the fourth.
Post time: 5:30 p.m.
On the Net: For entries and results from Los Alamitos, visit: www.latimes.com/horseracing/
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