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ARCADIA, Calif. -- Theres something about Santa Anita and long-distance runners that brings out the best in trainer Brendan Walsh.The Walsh-trained Scuba on Friday galloped to a 4-1/4-length victory in the Grade 2, $200,000 Marathon Stakes at Santa Anita. Two years ago, also at Santa Anita, Walsh won this same race with Cary Street.Its nice to win it again; this is where you want to be isnt it? Walsh said in the Santa Anita winners circle.Walsh said he called on his experience with Cary Street when he decided to send Scuba on marathon distances after going shorter didnt work. The Marathon win was Scubas third straight. He won the Grade 3 Greenwood Cup at 1 1/2 miles in September at Parx Racing, and the Temperence Hill Stakes going 1 5/8 miles at Belmont in October, before Fridays victory.Walsh said after the Greenwood Cup that Scuba just seemed like he got so much confidence from getting his head in front and hes gotten better and better. Going into this, his last two works were unbelievable.Breaking from the rail under Kendrick Carmouche -- who was riding his first dirt race ever at Santa Anita -- Scuba scurried to the front, but was soon confronted by Hard Aces and Blue Tone. Scuba was actually third for a few strides entering the far turn the first time, but Carmouche held his rail position.Though the stretch the first time, Scuba was back on even terms with Hard Aces, who was being smooched to by Santiago Gonzalez, which got Scuba on the muscle, according to Carmouche.He was wanting to get on the muscle and wanted to go, I kept talking to him easy, easy not yet, not yet, Carmouche said. By the time we turned down the backside, he fell back into my hands and I knew it would be a race from there.Scuba opened his advantage at the three-eighths pole and was never seriously threatened from there to the wire. Hard Aces finished second by 1-1/2 lengths over Blue Tone, who nosed out Melmich for third. Melmich was followed, in order, by Quick Casablanca, Cowboy Rhythm, Tale of Verve, Sammy Mandeville, and Estrechada.Scuba, a 5-year-old gelding by Tapit, covered the 1-3/4 miles in 2:58.20 and returned $6 as the 2-1 favorite. Scuba is owned by the DARRS Inc. stable of David Ross.Its been great with this team that weve had with this horse, Ross said. We finally found his niche. I cant thank Brendan enough. Kendrick is such a patient rider, this is a race that requires patience. He just did a terrific job.Chauncey Gardner-Johnson Saints Jersey . It says Pocklingtons lawyer filed the appeal Friday in a California court. CTV Edmonton also says Pocklington gave a $100,000 cash deposit as part of the conditions of his bail, and that he will be out on bail until his appeal is heard. Marshon Lattimore Youth Jersey ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Marshon-Lattimore-Jersey/ . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. Sam Mills Saints Jersey . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. Erik McCoy Jersey . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim.MOSCOW -- Officials overseeing World Cup preparations in the southern Russian city of Sochi say construction work on the citys stadium has finished on time.The stadium held the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics, but has yet to host a soccer game because it needed extensive modifications to remove a temporary roof and increase capacity from 40,000 to 47,700.Sochi is one of four host cities for next years Confederations Cup, a World Cup warmm-up tournament.ddddddddddddRegional officials also say 150 Cossacks will be drafted in to help with Confederations Cup security. Cossacks, a paramilitary group dating back to Czarist times, attracted criticism when they provided security at the Sochi Olympics and used whips to break up a performance by opposition punk group Pussy Riot. ' ' '