Closing like a locomotive

Artiste Royal put on an amazing show in the eighth race today at Santa Anita, taking the Grade II San Marcos Handicap with an amazing turn of foot under jockey Garrett Gomez. The 8-year-old son of Danehill was not even in the picture at the eighth pole, but he came charging home like shot out of a cannon.

As impressive as Artiste Royal's closing kick was, it doesn't compare to this one turned in by Donnaguska at Hawthorne Race Course last year. Take a look at this race and tell me how many times you would have torn up your ticket before the horse puts on a display that would have made Silky Sullivan proud.