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Raced at 6 1/2 furlongs on downhill turf, Oak Tree’s Morvich Handicap field of race horses with jockeys and weight:
Rebellion (GB) ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano carries 120 lbs.
Siren Lure ridden by jockey Alex Solis, 117 lbs.
Soul City Slew ridden by jockey Martin Garcia, 115 lbs.
Get Funky ridden by jockey Jose Valdivia Jr, 121 lbs.
Ten Meropa ridden by jockey Tyler Baze, 114 lbs.
Easy On The Eye (AUS) ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, 113 lbs.
Five Star Thief ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, 114 lbs.
One Union ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, 117 lbs.
California Flag ridden by jockey Joe Talamo J, 114 lbs.
Tropic Storm ridden by jockey Aaron Gryder, 117 lbs.
Matto Mondo (CHI) ridden by jockey Mike Smith, 116 lbs.
Desert Code ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, 117 lbs.
Defending Morvich winner Get Funky leads the field of 12 this Wednesday. Trained by John Sadler for Keith Abrahams, Get Funky is unbeaten in two starts over Santa Anita’s downhill grass. He drew post position 4 and carries high weight of 121 pounds. Regular jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. will be aboard the Morvich Handicap.
The winner of last year’s Morvich by a neck, Get Funky could become the third horse to win back-to-back runnings of the event while joining El Cielo, 2000-01, and Impressive Luck, 1977-78.
The 5-year-old son of Straight Man, who has earned $604,757 from 7 wins in 16 starts, will be seeking his third straight stakes victory after taking Hollywood Park’s Robert K. Kerlan Memorial Handicap and the Green Fish Handicap at Del Mar.
Get Funky will have to contend with British-bred Rebellion, a multiple-stakes winner in the East, who will be making his first start over Santa Anita’s unique downhill turf course.
With jockey Rafael Bejarano to ride for race horse trainer Graham Motion, Rebellion is coming off a fast-finishing second to Lewis Michael in the Pat O’Brien Handicap (G2) at 7 furlongs over Del Mar’s synthetic surface on August 24.
The Hickory Tree Stable runner Rebellion has posted a 7-3-4 record in 18 career starts for earnings of $533,367. Rebellion has won 3 of 9 starts on grass. He was assigned second high weight of 120 pounds.
The Morvich Handicap is the 8th race in Oak Tree at Santa Anita’s September 24 horse racing program. Morvich Handicap post time is 4:30 pm.
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