ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Colonel John added to his credentials as the West Coast's top 3-year-old when he rallied late in the stretch to win the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday.
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Striding smoothly and strongly when jockey Corey Nakatani asked him to turn it on, Colonel John blew past pacesetter Coast Guard and then pulled ahead of Bob Black Jack near the wire to win by a a half-length. Coast Guard held on for third, another length behind.