Champagne Camie: Sadler’s Mare Dominates Starter Allowance Field by 12 Lengths; Plays Perfect Hand in Equine Poker

Six year old mare for John Sadler was in for a starter allowance race of $16,000 on Friday with an optional claiming price of $20,000. Sent off as the 3/5 choice in a field of just five due to two late scratches, this mare was in for the tag yet fully qualified to be protected if they desired. Breaking from the rail in this six furlong sprint on the main, which had produced just 6% winners, she certainly looked like a vulnerable favorite. But she broke running under Ayuso, got the lead by the half mile pole, stretched it to three by the 3/8 pole, 8 by the 1/8 pole, and then hand ridden the final furlong to win by 12. The time was slow for the six furlongs, 1:12.16, and she ran the final ¼ in a dawdling 26.14, but she still beat a decent field by 12 and was wrapped up late. The track was rated fast after two days of rain, but it was probably more like “good” at this point in the card. To my surprise, there were no claims and she was coming off a win for $16,000. Sadler played a pretty good game of equine poker with this one.

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Champagne Camie’s Race Information
Race Date:  February 14, 2025	Track:  Santa Anita		Race #:  3
Distance:  6 Furlongs	Conditions: starter optional claimer		Surface: Dirt
Trainer:  John Sadler	Jockey:  Armando Ayuso		Track Condition:  FAST
Trouble Notes:  brief duel, cleared, inside, geared down			Track Variant:  -11
Finish Position: 1st	Win Payout:  $ 3.40	Place: Payout:  $ 2.20	Show Payout:  $ 2.10

Race Replay

Champagne Camie – Santa Anita –  February 14, 2025

Champagne Camie Performance Figures Earned
Race Condition Pars	Champagne Camie Figures Earned
Race Class Level:  130	Running Style In Race:  Unknown
Final Time Rating Par: 150	Final Time Rating: 135
CPR Race Par:  124	CPR Earned In Race: 120
Fast Fig Race Par:  0	Fast Fig In Race:
Key Race Winners: 1	Running Style In Race:   Unknown
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Generally horses that are on the Horses To Watch list ran into unexpected trouble, bad luck, and/or didn’t run the race we believe Champagne Camie was cabable of.  We expected that if Champagne Camie gets a good trip in their next start than we should see an improvement in Champagne Camie performance figures.  Use the performance figures earned in Champagne Camie last race (listed above) and compare them to the field and pars of Champagne Camie next start.  If Champagne Camie appears to have earned higher performance figures in the last race when running into trouble  as compared to the rest of the field’s expected perfomance in the upcoming race than there is a good chance that Champagne Camie will dominate the race.

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