ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Midnight Interlude has won the Santa Anita Derby, giving Bob Baffert another Kentucky Derby contender after his other horse was scratched because of a foot injury.
Midnight Interlude rallied in the stretch under Victor Espinoza to beat Comma to the Top by a head on Saturday in the $1 million race, the West’s biggest prep for the May 7 Kentucky Derby. The colt ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:48.66.
Sent off at 13-1 odds, Midnight Interlude paid $29.80, $12 and $6. It was Baffert’s record sixth win in the race.
Comma to the Top returned $9.20 and $5.80, while Mr. Commons was another 214 lengths back in third and paid $3.60 to show.
Baffert was forced to scratch Jaycito a day earlier.
