Lieve wins Santa Anita feature
February 10, 2011ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Lieve emerged from a three-horse driving finish to win Thursday's $60,200 Lennyfrommalibu Purse by a head at Santa Anita.
Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Lieve ran one mile on the turf in 1:34.69 and paid $28.60, $10.20 and $7.20 at 13-1 odds. Times Gone By returned $5.80 and $3.60, while Bogie paid $4.40 to show.
Lieve had lost in two previous North American starts, and the 6-year-old had not won a race since September 2009 in his native Brazil.
The victory, worth $35,400, increased Lieve's career earnings to $77,025, with four wins in 16 starts.