Prat Maintains Hot Hand Aboard Superstition In Wishing Well Stakes Sponsored by:
Superstition and Flavien Prat win the Wishing Well Stakes at Santa Anita
Richard Mandella s Superstition brushed off a subpar performance in her most recent start with a solid effort in Monday s $75,000 Wishing Well Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., as she spurted clear a furlong from home and registered an impressive 1 ½-length victory over morning line favorite Oleksandra. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Superstition got 6 ½ furlongs on firm turf in 1:14.22.
With longshot So Much Happy rocketing to the lead from the rail, Superstition was a joint second with Aqua Seaform Shame, about 3 ½ lengths off the lead heading into the far turn. With her target in plain sight, Superstition had two lengths to make up at the three sixteenths pole and from there kicked into high gear under aggressive handling from Prat.