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The deck was stacked against Misremembered in the seven-furlong Malibu Stakes on Dec. 26, opening day of the Santa Anita winter meet.

Clutch Player, the Bob Baffert-trained Kentucky Derby prospect, died Monday after contracting a form of pneumonia over the weekend, the trainer said.

The first two legs of the Strub Series for 4-year-olds were a disaster for Arson Squad. He was wiped out at the start of the seven-furlong Malibu on Dec. 26, got the wind knocked out of him, lost position, and finished eighth.

The winter racing season begins Tuesday at Santa Anita, where neither holiday cheer nor Brother Derek's $1.5 million bankroll are relevant in a seven-furlong sprint that is the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes, the traditional opening-day feature the day after Chris

When jockey Alex Solis's best 3-year-olds both entered Tuesday's seven-furlong, Grade 1 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita, he had to choose one or the other - Brother Derek or Arson Squad.

On opening day of the Santa Anita winter racing season, nothing comes easy.

Minus a decent night of sleep, Julie Krone was buzzing through the Santa Anita stables on Friday morning, a day after she became the first woman rider to win a Grade 1 stakes in California, aboard Debonair Joe in the $200,000 Malibu Stakes.