Spring House dominates San Luis Obispo

Spring House has won or placed in each of his six starts for Julio Canani (Benoit Photo)

R. D. Hubbard's SPRING HOUSE (Chester House) stormed to the front in early

stretch and powered clear to a facile 2 1/4-length tally in the $150,000

San Luis Obispo H.

(G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday. The 8-5 favorite broke well and rated in

midpack early before putting in his winning run beneath Garrett Gomez,

eventually finishing 1 1/2 miles over the firm turf in 2:27 1/5. The

Julio Canani trainee paid

$5.40, $3.60 and $2.60 while keying $1 exotics worth $46.10 (exacta), $180.80

(trifecta) and $949.80 (5-9-10-1 superfecta).

Church Service (Pulpit), who was claimed for $50,000 in his prior race, made

a big move entering the lane and closed well to finish second as the 20-1

longshot. The runner-up was worth $15.80 and $7.60 while three parts of a length clear of

4-1 second choice On the Acorn (GB) (Inchinor [GB]). Show returned $3.20. Porfido

(Chi) (Mash One [Chi]) led at the top of the stretch but had nothing left late

in finishing fourth, capping the super at nearly 6-1. Pacesetter Sohgol (Ire)

(Singspiel [Ire]) was next and followed by Isipingo (Horse Chestnut [SAf]),

Rocket Legs (Dynaformer) and Sudan (Ire) (Peintre Celebre). Add Heat (Unusual

Heat), Niagara Causeway (Giant's Causeway) and defending champion Obrigado (Fr) (Enrique) were

withdrawn.