Just like the Bob Lewis (G2), San Rafael (G3) and San Vicente (G2) before it, Saturday's Sham S. (G3) featured another small field at Santa Anita, but the top two Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders in California, COLONEL JOHN (Tiznow) and EL GATO MALO (El Corredor), turned out for the 1 1/8-mile event...

WinStar Farm's homebred COLONEL JOHN (Tiznow) took the lead at the head of the lane and held off a closing El Gato Malo (El Corredor) to record a measured half-length win in the $200,000 Sham Stakes (GIII) at Santa Anita on Saturday. read more