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Medina Spirit Emerges With Narrow Victory In Robert B. Lewis Stakes Sponsored by:
Medina Spirit and jockey Abel Cedillo (right) hold off Roman Centurian (left), and Hot Rod Charlie to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes
In a gutty gate to wire performance, Medina Spirit fought off all challengers to take Saturday s Grade 3, $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes by a neck and thus stamped himself a top tier Derby hopeful for Bob Baffert. Owned by Zedan Racing Stables, Inc. and ridden by Abel Cedillo, Medina Spirit got 1 1/16 miles in 1:46.26 over a Santa Anita main track listed as “good” due to recent rains that deposited 2.4 inches of rain through noon on Friday.
Baffert Duo Spielberg, Medina Spirit Take On Competitive Field In Bob Lewis Sponsored by:
Spielberg and jockey Flavien Prat, outside, overpower The Great One in the Los Alamitos Futurity
Although Bob Baffert will be packing a heavy one-two punch with Spielberg and Medina Spirit, Saturday s Grade 3, $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes has attracted a very competitive field of eight sophomores, with no clear-cut standout. To be contested at a mile and one sixteenth over Santa Anita s main track, the Lewis is a key prep to the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 3. Originally titled the Santa Catalina, the Lewis will be run for the 83rd time on Saturday.