Hot Rod Charlie deserves spotlight at Santa Anita

Hot Rod Charlie was voted the Vox Populi Award for his valiant runner-up finish in the Belmont Stakes. A Grade 1 winner in the Pennsylvania Derby, the 3-year-old colt from Doug O’Neill’s stable tries to finish 2021 and kick-start his 4-year-old campaign in 2022 with a victory in Sunday’s Grade 2 San Antonio Stakes at Santa Anita.