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SANTA ANITA LEADERS Through Thursday

Juan Hernandez / 18 Flavien Prat / 18 Antonio Fresu / 17 Frankie Dettori / 12 Umberto Rispoli / 11

Trainers / Wins Philip D'Amato / 11 Mark Glatt / 11 Steve Knapp / 9 Three tied / 7

WEEKEND STAKES SANTA ANITA

Saturday

▪ $200,000 Grade II San Pasqual Stakes, 4-yearolds and up, 1 1/16 miles Sunday

▪ $100,000 Clockers' Corner Stakes, 4-year-olds and up, 6 1/2 furlongs downhill turf course ▪ A full field of 13was entered for Saturday's $3million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. The Bob Baffert-trained National Treasure, winner of last spring's Preakness, is the 9-5morning-line favorite and will be ridden by Flavien Prat. Baffert is eyeing his third Pegasus win. Trainer Todd Pletcher, trying for his second Pegasus victory, is scheduled to saddle a trio — Grand Aspen (8-1), Dynamic One (15-1) and Crupi (20-1). First Mission, trained by

Brad Cox, is the 7-2second choice in the 11/8-mile race. ▪ Fourteen are scheduled to run in Saturday's $1million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational at Gulfstream. The Irish-bred Warm Heart, from the Aidan O'Brien barn, is the 9-5morning-line favorite in the 11/8-mile race and will be handled by Ryan Moore. The Shug McGaugheyconditioned

Integration is the 3-1second choice and will have Tyler Gaffalione in the saddle. Irad Ortiz, Jr., who will ride 15-1longshot I'm Very Busy for trainer Chad Brown, will be trying for his record fifth victory in the race.

▪ The final major prep for the $400,000Santa Anita Handicap on March 2, Saturday's $200,000Grade II San Pasqual Stakes, drew a field of eight. Newgrange will be ridden by Victor Espinoza for trainer Philip D'Amato and was installed as the 5-2morning-line favorite by Santa Anita's Jon White. Baffert will send out Newgate, the 3-1second choice who will have Joel Rosario in the saddle. Mr Fisk is the co-second choice at 3-1 and Mixto is 5-1. Stilleto

Boy, who won last year's Big `Cap, is 6-1 on the morning line.