SANTA ANITA: TAKE THE ONE O ONE RALLIES TO WIN $200,000 SNOW CHIEF STAKES UNDER TALAMO

By Mike Willman —-

TAKE THE ONE O ONE
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TAKE THE ONE O ONE RALLIES TO WIN $200,000 SNOW CHIEF STAKES UNDER TALAMO; TRAINED BY KORINER, HE GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:49.37

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 2, 2018)—In what amounted to the ultimate in the highs and lows of the sport, owner Samantha Siegel and trainer Brian Koriner had difficulty in celebrating Take the One O One’s 1 ¾ length win in Saturday’s $200,000 Snow Chief Stakes at Santa Anita, as their Waya Ed, ridden by Tiago Pereira, appeared to clip heels about a sixteenth of a mile from the wire, launching Pereira about eight feet in the air and resulting in the California-bred gelding being euthanized due to what was described as a fractured right hind tibia.

With Pereira, who was ambulatory and conscious, in the process of being transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Koriner, Siegel and winning jockey Joe Talamo posed for pictures in the Winner’s Circle with Take the One O One, a California-bred colt by Acclamation.

“The highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows in a fifth of a second,” said Siegel, whose horses race as Jay Em Ess Stable. “I don’t even know what happened…Never had anything like this happen in all the years we’ve been in racing, except we had a filly win the Landaluce one year at Hollywood Park and she collapsed from heat exhaustion.”

The narrow second choice in the wagering at 8-5 in a field of seven Golden State Series-eligible California-bred or sired three year olds, Take the One O One, who was winless in his only other turf start, paid $5.20, $2.80 and $2.60.

“He ran well,” said Koriner. “He relaxed, he went nice, had a good kick. I thought (Waya Ed) clipped heels. I’ve never seen a rider go that high in the air before. He must have clipped heels because he got catapulted…Races like the Del Mar Derby (1 1/8 miles on grass, Grade II on Sept. 2) and others are a possibility now (for Take the One O One).”

With Talamo biding his time in behind a modest pace, Take the One O One saved ground to the top of the lane and kicked well through the lane while three deep. Although stakes-placed twice, the Snow Chief marks his first stakes win.

Bred in California by Tom Bachman, Take the One O One, who is out of the Jump Start mare North Freeway, picked up $110,000 for the win, increasing his earnings to $255,681.

Hardboot, who appeared a bit unsettled while next to last early, rallied well for the place and finished 1 ½ lengths in front of Psycho Dar. Ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, Hardboot was off as the 3-2 favorite and paid $2.60 and $2.40.

Psycho Dar, who stalked early pacesetter Huddle, was third turning for home and held his position, finishing 1 ½ lengths in front of Hit the Seam.

Ridden by Ruben Fuentes, Psycho Dar was off at 10-1 and paid $3.40 to show.

Fractions on the race were 23.17, 48.28, 1:13.99 and 1:37.80.

SNOW CHIEF STAKES QUOTES
$200,000

BRIAN KORINER, TAKE THE ONE O ONE, WINNER, AND WAYA ED, WHO FELL IN THE STRETCH: “He (Take the One O One) ran well. He relaxed, he went nice, had a good kick. I thought he (Waya Ed) clipped heels. I’ve never seen a rider go that high in the air before. He must have clipped heels because he got catapulted . . .
“Races like the Del Mar Derby (Grade II, Sept. 2) and others are a possibility now (for Take the One O One).”

SAMANTHA SIEGEL, OWNER OF TAKE THE ONE O ONE, WINNER, AND WAYA ED, DNF: “The highest of highs and the lowest of lows in a fifth of a second. I don’t even know what happened . . . Never had anything like this happen in all the years we’ve been in racing, except we had a filly win the Landaluce one year at Hollywood Park and she collapsed from heat exhaustion. Take the One O One relaxed nice inside, but when I saw the three quarter fraction (1:13.99), I was concerned about being able to finish. It looks like this opens a window for us. We know now that he can run on both the dirt and turf.”

MICHELLE DOLLASE, TRAINER OF HARDBOOT, SECOND: “The pace seemed pretty slow, but he finished well. Drayden said he was throwing his head a little early because of the kickback. He ran well.”
NOTES: The winning owner is Samantha Siegel, who races as Jay Em Ess Stable.Tiago Pereira, rider of Waya Ed, was taken to HuntingtonMemorialHospital.

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