Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted December 27, 2024 Journalists Share Posted December 27, 2024 Spendthrift Farm's Kopion (f, 3, Omaha Beach–Galloping Ami, by Victory Gallop) returned from nearly nine months on the sidelines with a romping victory in the GI La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita Thursday. Dismissed at 35-1, the chesnut filly chased pacesetting Sandy Bottom (Omaha Beach) through fractions of :22.17 and :44.32. She overtook the pacesetter nearing the stretch and quickly opened up a two-length advantage before skipped clear to win by four lengths. Splendora (Audible), a 25-1 longshot, was second and Sugar Fish (Accelerate) was third. The time for the seven furlongs was 1:22.08. Kopion, a first-out winner at Del Mar last November, went wire-to-wire to earn a 5 3/4-length victory in the Jan. 7 GIII Santa Ynez Stakes. She suffered her first loss when second in the Feb. 10 GIII Las Virgenes Stakes and had not been out since tiring to a well-beaten fourth in the Apr. 6 GII Santa Anita Oaks. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0. O-Spendthrift Farm. B-Tall Oaks Farm (Ky). T-Richard Mandella. They couldn't cope with KOPION ($77.40) as she left them reeling in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1) at @santaAnitaPark. @kazushi0096 was on the daughter of Omaha Beach for trainer Richard Mandella and owner @spendthriftfarm! The Lucky Last: https://t.co/vbu3gh8Zx1 pic.twitter.com/0JvHhEb1VC — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) December 27, 2024 The post Omaha Beach’s Kopion Romps in La Brea appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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