Boss Sully and jockey Mike Smith outdueled Flyover and Emisael Jaramillo down the stretch in the California Flag Handicap at Santa Anita on Saturday as the winner yet again fired fresh.
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A 6-year-old gelding trained by Brian Koriner, Boss Sully (who paid $10) has scored most of his seven career wins after layoffs of a couple of months of more and probably benefited from having been off since a July defeat at Saratoga.
The $100,000 California Flag, a downhill turf sprint for California-bred horses, is the second stakes won by Boss Sully.
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Flyover held on for second. Favorite Lonesome Stew rallied for third.
On Sunday, leading Cal-bred mare Grand Slam Smile is an 8-5 favorite to end a rare two-race losing streak when she faces 5-2 Rosa Parks in the California Distaff Handicap. The hillside sprint is down to 10 horses after Bit’s Tiger Magic was scratched to run on the holiday Monday in the Swingtime Stakes.
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