Heatseeker, Tiago resume duel at Californian
Santa Anita Handicap winner Heatseeker and Oaklawn Handicap winner Tiago will meet for the third straight time in Saturday’s $250,000 Californian at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.
Irish-bred Heatseeker started the year with a third-place finish in the San Pasqual Handicap in Jan. He was then beaten a head in the San Antonio Handicap in Feb., but came back to post a 7-1 upset in the Big ‘Cap in March.
Tiago finished fourth — beaten four lengths — by Heatseeker in the Big ‘Cap. He then made a dramatic rally to beat Heatseeker by a head in the Oaklawn Handicap.
When Heatseeker won the Grade 3 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park last December, he was a 30-1 longshot winning the first stakes of his career, and now he is one of the nation’s top older horses.
| HOLLYWOOD PARK Saturday May 31, 2008 - Race 8 |
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| Estimated Local Post Time: 5:00 PM | |||
| Name: Californian S. Grade: 2 Purse: $250,000 |
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| Distance/Restrictions: 1 1/8 Miles, Dirt, 3 Year Olds and Up, STAKES |
| Post | Horse and Jockey/Trainer | Odds* |
| 1 | Heatseeker (IRE) Rafael Bejarano / Jerry Hollendorfer |
8/5 |
| 2 | Tiago (KY ) Mike Smith / John Shirreffs |
2/1 |
| 3 | Surf Cat (KY ) Alex Solis / Bruce Headley |
5/2 |
| 4 | Albertus Maximus (KY ) Corey Nakatani / Gary Mandella |
3/1 |
*Morning line odds.
