Mother Ruth wins at Santa Anita for Baffert
January 7, 2011ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Mother Ruth beat stablemate Gilded Gem by a half-length Friday in the $81,150 Kalookan Queen Handicap, giving trainer Bob Baffert his ninth winner in the first nine days of Santa Anita's winter/spring meeting.
Mother Ruth, a 5-year-old mare ridden by Mike Smith, ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.61 and paid $4.40, $2.40 and $2.20. Gilded Gem returned $3.20 and $2.40, and Quisisana paid $2.20 to show.
Mother Ruth earned $46,800 for sixth victory in 14 starts to push her lifetime total to $268,943.