Greenwich Village wins by nose at Santa Anita

"ARCADIA - Greenwich Village, already a winner on dirt and turf and around one and two turns in his first four starts, may take on a new challenge after getting up by a nose in the Pasadena Stakes with jockey Juan Hernandez for trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita on Sunday. Greenwich Village (who paid $5.40) edged Medici, with Iriseach a close third, in a 1-mile turf race for 3-year-olds, stretching out after a narrow victory in the Baffle Stakes downhill grass sprint last month."

"Now, Baffert said, he could send Greenwich Village to the March 21 Jeff Ruby Steaks, a 1-1/8-mile race on the synthetic track at Turfway Park in Kentucky that awards qualifying points for the May 2 Kentucky Derby. The colt's previous try on the Derby trail resulted in a fifth-place finish behind winner So Happy in the San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita. Before that, he broke his maiden in a main-track sprint at Los Alamitos."

"Later Saturday, the 5-year-old mare Garden Party was euthanized after falling with jockey Mirco Demuro as the field crossed the main track in the ninth race, a downhill turf sprint. The fatal injury was the third of 2026 in a race at Santa Anita, where another three horses have died in training. The total marks an increase over the same period in recent years. Demuro was not injured."

Greenwich Village won the Pasadena Stakes by a nose at Santa Anita under jockey Juan Hernandez, edging Medici with Iriseach third. The colt stretched out to a one-mile turf race after a narrow victory in the Baffle Stakes downhill grass sprint. Trainer Bob Baffert may send Greenwich Village to the March 21 Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park, a 1-1/8-mile synthetic race that awards Kentucky Derby qualifying points. The colt previously finished fifth in the San Vicente Stakes and broke his maiden in a main-track sprint at Los Alamitos. The colt is by Quality Road out of Houtzen. Garden Party was euthanized after a fall; Mirco Demuro was uninjured. A pick-six carryover reached $198,741, and Juan Hernandez leads the Santa Anita jockey standings 27-26 over Kazushi Kimura.

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