2020 Santa Anita Derby outcomes: Honor A.P. wins and earns Kentucky Derby berth sooner than Belmont Stakes
Honor A.P. secured a plight within the Kentucky Derby on Saturday with a huge blueprint-from-at the support of grab within the Santa Anita Derby. The victory changed into as soon as propelled by an enormous push on the final turn of the gallop, the build he practically left his competition at the support of him within the mud.
For the horse and his jockey, Mike Smith, this victory changed into as soon as a redemption of forms. Honor A.P. had raced one of his Santa Anita competitors forward of, Legitimate, and had blueprint 2 ¼ lengths at the support of him within the March 7 San Felipe Stakes. This time, it changed into as soon as Legitimate who carried out at the support of the John Shirreffs-trained colt.
This is how Honor A.P.’s victory regarded love on the broadcast.
The colt’s lineage changed into as soon as brought up in most cases forward of, after and even for the interval of the gallop itself, and with appropriate motive. He’s a son of Honor Code from the A.P. Indy sire line and out of a dam (mother) who changed into as soon as a Grade 1 winner at 1 1/8 miles, which manner that his genes demonstrate that he ought to admire the prolonged races love the one at Santa Anita as of late.
Santa Anita Derby Outcomes
- Honor A.P. – Buy: $6.40 Put aside: $2.60 Novel: $2.20
- Legitimate – Put aside: $2.20 Novel: $2.10
- Rushie – Novel: $3.40
$1 Exacta 6-7 $5.00
$0.50 Trifecta 6-7-2 $10.20
$0.10 Superfecta 6-7-2-4 $6.85