Johnny Eves wins at Santa Anita

January 26, 2009

Johnny Eves led from the start and won the $150,000 Palos Verdes Handicap by 1 3/4 lengths Sunday at Santa Anita.

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Johnny Eves ran the six furlongs in 1:08.56, paying $7.20, $3.60 and $2.80. Devoted Magic returned $3.40 and $2.40, and Halo Najib paid $4.40.

The win brought $90,000, increasing the earnings of Johnny Eves to $581,120 from a lifetime record of 7-4-0 in 20 races.

Earlier, Foxysox edged favored Gotta Have Her by one-half length in a driving finish to capture the $100,000 Tuzla Handicap for fillies and mares at one-mile on turf.

Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Foxysox covered the mile in 1:36.44 and paid $11.20, $5.20 and $4. Gotta Have Her returned $3.80 and $3 while Charming Legacy paid $5.20.

Foxysox earned a $60,000 payoff.

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One Step Ahead wins Big A feature

One Step Ahead beat My Dinah by three-quarters of a length Sunday in the $46,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares at Aqueduct.

The 4-year-old trained by Bruce Levine and ridden by Rajiv Maragh earned a second straight win, improving to six for 12 overall. The time was 1:43.97 for the one mile, 70 yards in 1:43.97 on the fast track.

One Step Ahead paid $3.80, $3.1o and $2.10 as the 4-5 favorite. My Dinah returned $7.20 and $3.90. Bourbon Maid paid $2.50 to show.