ARCADIA – Lighting does strike twice. It’s just a long shot the second time.
Cabo Spirit and and jockey Abel Cedillo went straight to the lead and held it for the whole 1 1/4 miles to win the the $750,000, Grade II California Crown John Henry Turf Championship for trainer George Papaprodromou at 24-1 odds Saturday at Santa Anita.
It was a near copy of Balladeer’s gate-to-wire victory in the 2023 John Henry Turf Championship for Papaprodromou, the main differences being that last...