Grade 2 Winner One More Bid Dies During Training

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One More Bid (middle) wins the 2022 Mathis Mile Stakes at Santa Anita Park

Grade 2 winner One More Bid died unexpectedly during morning training Nov. 30 at Santa Anita Park. The California Horse Racing Board reported online that the cause of death is currently "pending."

California Racing Partners, part-owners of One More Bid, took to the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to post their tribute to the gelding. The group wrote "Today, we bid a heartfelt farewell to our beloved One More Bid. His spirit, grace, and unforgettable presence will forever gallop in our memories. Thanks for the memories and the joy you brought us. Rest in peace, champ."

One More Bid, a 4-year-old son of California Chrome  , had been unraced since a fifth-place finish in the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) in January. He had recorded one workout recently, breezing three furlongs in :36 3/5 at Santa Anita Nov. 17 for trainer Ryan Hanson.

Running for the partnership of Hanson, California Racing Partners, and Ciaglia Racing, One More Bid scored his finest victory in the Dec. 26 Mathis Mile Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita a month after breaking his maiden. In the Mathis Mile, he fought gamely between horses to prevail by a nose over graded stakes winner Balnikhov  and Sumter  in a thrilling photo finish.

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Unraced at 2, One More Bid sold to Matthew Dohman at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita 2-Year-Old in Training Sale for $55,000 from the Pike Racing consignment.