Grade I winner Ever a Friend will return to Santa Anita's hillside turf course searching for his first stakes win in more than two years in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 17.

He scored 11 in the first quarter to help the Condors build a lead and sealed the win at the end, going 5-for-6 from the free-throw line in the last 32 seconds to hold off any Simeon comeback.

The game reached a fever pitch in stoppage time when Alexander Sorloth netted a decisive goal in the 96th minute, sealing a remarkable away win. In the post-match press conference, Simeone made a ...