ARCADIA, Calif. – Accomplished in stakes on turf and dirt in a lengthy but disrupted career, There Goes Harvard, winner of Saturday’s Grade 3 San Marcos Stakes at Santa Anita, could appear in a diverse list of races at Santa Anita this spring. One short-term option is the Grade 3 San Luis Rey Stakes at 1 1/2 miles on turf on March 22. Later in the spring, the Grade 2 Hollywood Gold Cup at 1 1/4 miles on dirt is a possibility and a race the 7-year-old horse won in 2022. “He’s so versatile,” co-owner Aron Wellman said Sunday morning. “To have a contender three years later to be in contention for the same race is pretty cool.” Wellman runs Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which co-owns There Goes Harvard with Gary Barber. :: Playing Santa Anita? Get the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances, Picks, and Clocker Reports available now. Between the win in the 2022 Gold Cup and the San Marcos Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on turf, There Goes Harvard lost eight starts and twice was given lengthy layoffs, once for a serious illness. Trained by Michael McCarthy throughout his career, There Goes Harvard returned to racing last May and was winless in five starts in 2024, including a second in the Grade 2 John Henry Turf Championship at 1 1/4 miles on turf Sept. 29 at Santa Anita. The win on Saturday has left hopes for a career-best year from There Goes Harvard in 2025. He equaled his career-best 100 Beyer Speed Figure in the San Marcos. “Hopefully, he stays healthy and we can pick our spots,” McCarthy said. There Goes Harvard’s runner-up finish in the $750,000 John Henry Turf Championship was worth $150,000, recouping some of the money the Eclipse partnership and Barber paid when they bought There Goes Harvard last August in a private deal. The San Marcos Stakes was There Goes Harvard’s first start since a 10th-place finish at 66-1 in the Breeders’ Cup Turf on Nov. 2 at Del Mar. “We were overly ambitious in the Breeders’ Cup, but we ran against some of the best turf marathoners in the world,” Wellman said. “It was gratifying to see him comeback” on Saturday. There Goes Harvard is not expected to start in the Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap at 1 1/4 miles on March 1 since the Eclipse partnership has the 4-year-old colt Locked under consideration. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Locked won the Grade 2 Cigar Mile on Dec. 7 at Aqueduct and was second by 6 1/4 lengths to White Abarrio in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational at 1 1/8 miles on Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park. Locked has yet to start at 1 1/4 miles. While the purse of the Santa Anita Handicap is far below past levels, the race still holds meaning for a Southern Californian such as Wellman, who has attended races at Santa Anita since his childhood. “It’s still the Big Cap,” he said. “The timing is good and the appeal is a Grade 1 at a distance we think he’ll appreciate. To bring a horse of his caliber to the race is an honor.” :: Santa Anita Clocker Reports are available every race day. Access now. There Goes Harvard was McCarthy’s second stakes win of the young year. Later this spring, he hopes to start the filly Accuracy in stakes for fillies and mares on dirt, possibly in Kentucky. The easy winner of two allowance races last October and November at Santa Anita and Del Mar, Accuracy finished fifth by 6 1/4 lengths behind Kopion in the Grade 1 La Brea Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at seven furlongs on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita. McCarthy said Sunday that Accuracy will not start in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile for fillies and mares on March 8 at Santa Anita. “I backed off of her a little bit,” he said. “She won’t work for another week or two.” :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.