MIDSHIPS RUNS OFF WITH SAN LUIS REY

Article taken from the Daily Racing Form online by Steve Andersen.

Allowed to set his own pace in a short field, Midships (MIZZEN MAST) was impossible to catch in Saturday's $150,000 San Luis Rey Handicap at Santa Anita.

Midships (MIZZEN MAST) led by a length for the first mile under jockey Victor Espinoza through modest fractions of 24.22 and 48.53 seconds, and scooted clear in early stretch to win the Grade 2 race at 1 1/2 miles on turf by 1 3/4 lengths. Midships (MIZZEN MAST) was timed in 2:25.63.

"I was real confident with how he was running the whole way," Espinoza said. "He was running very easily."

Owned by Juddmonte Farms and trained by Bobby Frankel, Midships (MIZZEN MAST) earned $90,000, improving his career record to 3 wins in 13 starts and earnings of $225,830.

Date: 21 March 2009