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The Chosen Vron wins the Lazaro Barrera Stakes under Umberto Rispoli
With Laurel River and I ll Stand Taller duking it out on the front-end, trainer Eric Kruljac s The Chosen Vron flew off the turn for home and marched to an emphatic 3 ½-length win in Saturday s Grade 3, $100,000 Lazaro Barrera Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Ridden for the first time by Umberto Rispoli, the California-bred gelding by Vronsky got 6 ½ furlongs in 1:16.28.
In a field of four sophomores, it was readily apparent from the outset that I ll Stand Taller and Juan Hernandez were not going to allow impressive recent maiden winner Laurel River and Abel Cedillo to have their way on the front end as they blazed an opening quarter mile in 21.32.