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Trainer Kristin Mulhall
The Catemaco story reads like a chapter right out of “Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley s classic 1818 horror novel of a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
But Catemaco s tale has a happy ending.
A 4-year-old colt bred in California on March 23, 2017, Catemaco won his first start Friday by a widening four lengths at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., leading throughout six furlongs in a sprightly 1:09.08, paying $30.60 to his scattered backers and earning $36,000 for owners Twilight Racing LLC and Steve Taub, all pretty remarkable facts in their own right.
But truth be told, it s a miracle Catemaco is even alive.