When Kirstenbosch nipped 8-5 favorite Ganadora at the wire in Sunday’s La Canada (G3), she scored a new career high for herself as well as a memorable victory for jockey Kazushi Kimura.

The Bob Baffert pair of Ganadora and Under the Stars continue to top the field for the La Canada (G3), now shifted to Sunday.

Jockey Flavien Prat kicked off 2022 by riding six winners at Santa Anita on Saturday, including Grade 3 romps aboard odds-on bluebloods Luck and As Time Goes By.