Subsanador edges field in dramatic California Crown $1 million race at Santa Anita
Briefly

"We've never been in a tight situation like that," Mandella said. "This was tight and he was cooped up a little bit and I didn't know how he would react. I was very proud that he kept trying."
"I knew my horse could handle the pocket," jockey Mike Smith said. "I knew National Treasure would be the speed and Muth was outside, so I knew to lay back. Once we got by Newgate..."
Read at Los Angeles Times
[
|
]