Fast-improving Selcourt takes Santa Monica Stakes

ARCADIA — Selcourt was very good Saturday at Santa Anita. In fact, exceptional might be a better word to describe the 4-year-old filly’s 4-1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Grade II Santa Monica Stakes.
Not only did the daughter of Tiz Wonderful make short work of a small but talented field that included Paradise Woods and Skye Diamonds, she ran the 7 furlongs in a sizzling 1:21.00 — the fastest since Switch ‘s record time of 1:20.70 in 2011 and the fourth fastest ever i