Juan Hernandez on Stones River in the 1st at Santa Anita on February 11.
The horse took a terrible stumble coming out of the gate. Hernandez looked like he was going to fall off but somehow stayed in the saddle. The horse sped off to clear the field in the first 1/16 of a mile. Hernandez was patient, rated the horse on the lead, careful not to go too fast, and the horse had just enough left to hold off a closer at the wire.
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