With Goat In Tow, North County Guy Ships To Santa Anita, Captures Unusual Heat Turf Classic
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North County Guy scores a hard-fought neck victory over Heck Yeah under Mario Gutierrez
Content to sit well off the early pace, North County Guy wheeled four-wide at the top of the stretch en route to a hard-earned neck victory in Saturday's $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Trained by Richard Baltas and ridden by Mario Gutierrez, North County Guy, a 6-year-old gelding by The Pamplemousse, got a mile and one eighth in 1:46.34 on firm turf.
Presented by City National Bank, the Unusual Heat Turf Classic is part of the CTBA's lucrative Golden State Series for eligible California-bred or sired horses.