Naughty Rafaela Takes G2 Santa Barbara Handicap

23rd April 2007

Naughty Rafaela (Royal Academy -- Risamixa, by Linamix) got a stalking trip from David Flores, pulled clear at the sixteenth pole, and went on to capture the G2 Santa Barbara Handicap by a length on Saturday. The victory was the fourth in 11 starts for the five-year-old mare, who has earned more than $206,000 in her career.