The program had an excellent result in the 4th at Hawthorne today, a $5K claiming race for three-year-olds and up at 5f, with its first two selections of #5 Purple Octopus at 4-5 and #4 El Mucho at 13-1. That was the order of the exacta but reversed with El Mucho on top. Both horses had to pass #6 Cupid’s War in the stretch, who led coming out of the far turn. El Mucho paid $29.60 for the win and the #1 exacta paid $38.30.
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