US EditionA Longshot No More, So Happy Wins San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita
So Happy set the fastest San Vicente time since 2016, winning by two lengths and becoming a key Kentucky Derby contender after just two career starts.
- On Saturday, So Happy won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by two lengths at Santa Anita, ridden by 60-year-old Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith in 1:21.12, paying $7.80.
- Purchased for $150,000, the colt won his debut at Del Mar at 38-1 odds and is now two for two, targeting the Santa Anita Derby on April 4.
- So Happy surged to the lead inside the final furlong and held off 1-2 favorite Buetane, trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, with Acknowledgemeplz third in the small field.
- Trainer Mark Glatt celebrated his first graded stakes win by a 3-year-old on dirt after more than 1,300 career victories, turning So Happy into a Kentucky Derby trail prospect just 50 days since Del Mar debut.
- Mike Smith said handling seven-eighths suggests So Happy can stretch out to two turns, and Mark Glatt noted they train him in blinkers for his `looky-loo` tendencies and will monitor his return.
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Pasadena Star News
A longshot no more, So Happy wins San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita
ARCADIA — The victory by So Happy in the San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday offered a quick lesson in how fast prospects can change for good horses as they turn from 2 years old to 3. Just 50 days after starting his racing life as a 38-1 longshot in a maiden sprint at Del Mar, So Happy is 2 for 2 and suddenly a horse of interest on the Kentucky Derby trail after scoring an upset win in the $200,000, Grade II San Vicente Stakes with Mi…
Associated Press News
So Happy wins $200,000 San Vicente Stakes under 60-year-old Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith
So Happy has won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by two lengths at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old colt was ridden by 60-year-old Hall of Famer Mike Smith.
Runhappy's So Happy Denies All Challenges, Claims San Vicente
So Happy (Runhappy) took the lead in midstretch, and refused to come back, keeping his perfect record with a strong win in the GII San Vicente Stakes. The Mark Glatt-trainee entered this contest with only one prior jump to his name. In it, he was last seen breaking his maiden at Del Mar Nov. 22 by three quarters of a length over a field which included two next out winners and GSP Blacksmith (Liam's Map) at 38-1 long odds. There was a scramble co…
Santa Anita: So Happy rallies to take Saturday's San Vicente
So Happy overcame early contact to rally from off the pace and upset odds-on favorite Buetane by two lengths in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita.Mike Smith rode the victory for trainer Mark Glatt in the 7-furlong race for 3-year-olds over a fast main track. Click here for Santa Anita entries and results. Acknowledgemeplz (7-1), equipped with blinkers for the first time, broke alertly under Kazushi Kimura and showed …
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