Noble Court, a 5-year-old by Stonewall Stallions’ Doneraile Court, returned to his stakes form of old on March 21st, taking the $71,000 Hernandez S. down the hill at Santa Anita.

Winner of the San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita as a 3-year-old, Noble Court has placed in multiple stakes since his graded stakes triumph before getting back into the winners’ circle in the Hernandez Saturday. He pulled clear strongly in deep stretch of the 6 ½-furlong heat on turf, crossing the line 1 ½ lengths clear in 1:12.16 on firm ground.

Trained by John Sadler, Noble Court moved his earnings to $275,778 and picked up his fifth win from ten career starts for owner Joy Ride Racing.