LOS ANGELES — Ed Moger Jr. has been a trainer for more than four decades, and his horses have won a lot of races, but none bigger than Saturday's Grade 1 $500,000 Santa Anita Handicap. Stilleto Boy ran down the favorite Defunded and held off a charging Proxy to win by a neck.
"Probably of all the races in California, this one is a bigger race than the Pacific Classic [at Del Mar]," Moger said. "It's like the Kentucky Derby of California."
The horse was bought by Moger's brother, Steve, for $420,000. Steve did not seek his brother's advice when making the purchase.
