If nothing else, Tuesday’s San Antonio Stakes at Santa Anita Park gave bettors a reason to trot out the oft-repeated phrase: “That’s the reason they run the races on the track and not on paper.”
Sent off as the overwhelming 3-10 favorite, Collected was never a factor, finishing third behind Giant Expectations and Accelerate, respectively, in the compact field of five. But as surprising as the San Antonio finish was — I would argue that the winner is a pretty good horse and shouldn’t have been 13-1 — it was the way the race was run that left many, including me, scratching their heads.
(As of December 28, 2017)