Cheekaboo wins Honeymoon Stakes by a head at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Cheekaboo won the $200,000 Honeymoon Stakes for 3-year-old fillies by a head in a three-way blanket finish Sunday at Santa Anita, where the temperature reached 103 degrees. Ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Cheekaboo ran 1 1/8 miles on turf in 1:46.86 and paid $49.60, $16.60 and $8.80 at 23-1 odds. Cheekaboo won the Grade 2 race that was the last of the spring meet before construction on a new turf course starts Monday.