{"id":11280,"date":"2026-06-01T14:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11280"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:05:21","slug":"stronghold-returns-to-santa-anita-winners-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11280","title":{"rendered":"Stronghold returns to Santa Anita winner\u2019s circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>More than two years after his Santa Anita Derby triumph, Stronghold made it back to the Santa Anita winner\u2019s circle by outsprinting four opponents in the Grade III Triple Bend Stakes on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11278\">Christian Pulisic ends scoring drought in USMNT win over Senegal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phil D\u2019Amato-trained Stronghold (who paid $3) and jockey Antonio Fresu tracked early lead Simple Song and then took over in the stretch. The Goat finished third in the U.S. debut for the Chilean Grade I winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s back in good form,\u201d owner Rick Waller said of 5-year-old Stronghold, who was 0 for 6 at the stakes level at six tracks since the April 2024 Santa Anita Derby. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to using this win to catapult him into a wonderful summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11262\">Angel City FC can\u2019t hold off North Carolina before NWSL break<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waller said the Grade II San Diego Handicap on July 18 at Del Mar is a possible next race.<\/p>\n<p>Fresu has a big week ahead. He\u2019s scheduled to ride Vitruvian Man for trainer Doug O\u2019Neill in the Belmont Stakes next Saturday at Saratoga. Vitruvian Man, third in the Santa Anita Derby, is the only California-based horse expected to be entered in the Belmont before post positions and morning-line odds are set Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11235\">Dodgers welcome Jack Dreyer back to bullpen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Santa Anita Derby winner and jockey Antonio Fresu overpower a small field in the Triple Bend Stakes as The Goat finishes third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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