Sahara Sky rallied from far off the pace to win the $200,000 San Carlos Stakes by three-quarters of a length at Santa Anita on Saturday.
Ridden by Joe Talamo, Sahara Sky ran 7 furlongs in 1 minute, 21. 28 second and returned $14.60 on a $2 win bet.
Capital Account was second. Comma to the Top was head back in third.
Comma to the Top set a fast pace, with Sahara Sky lagging far back in the field of eight. At the top of the stretch, Sahara Sky went four-wide and surged closer to the front.
''He got a good trip, and it was just about a perfect ride, you might say,'' Hall of Fame trainer and co-owner Jerry Hollendorfer said.
The victory, worth $120,000, increased Sahara Sky's career earnings to $356,680, with six wins in 14 starts.
The Lumber Guy, the heavy 9-5 favorite, finished seventh.
In the $75,000 Joe Hernandez Handicap for older horses, Unbridled's Note beat Chips All In by a nose to win.
Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Unbridled's Note ran 6-1/2 furlongs on the downhill turf course in 1:11.17 - 0.07 off the course record - and paid $3.60 to win as the 4-5 favorite.
''He's better with a little bit of a target, but the pace scenario just didn't pan out like I thought it would,'' Nakatani said. ''He ran a tremendous race either way.''
The 4-year-old Kentucky bred is trained by Steve Asmussen, whose stable has led the nation in races won five different times, was only 2 for 23 coming into Saturday.
Tale of a Champion was third, 3-3/4 lengths back of runner-up Chips All In.
The victory, worth $45,840, increased Unbridled's Note's career earnings to $457,581, with four wins in 10 starts.
