Three year old gelding for John Sadler made his U.S. debut in the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap for sophomores at a mile and a sixteenth on the lawn on Sunday. Off at 6/1 in a field of 8, he was covered up early by Rispoli and sat 7 lengths off the pace into and […]
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Two year old filly for Mike McCarthy made her debut on Sunday and ran too good to lose. Off at 20/1 in a field of 9 maiden special weights at five and a half on the main, she broke running under Rispoli from the rail and was sent hard to make the lead by the […]
Three year old filly for Len Powell faced stakes company for the first time on Saturday in the Grade 2 San Clemente at a mile on the turf for soph fillies. Off as the 2/1 choice in a field of 15, she broke OK under Rispoli and then was taken in hand and covered up […]
Two year old filly for John Sadler made her debut on Saturday in a Cal bred maiden special weight at 5/8 on the main. Off at 5/1 in a field of 10, she broke OK under Rispoli and stayed on the rail for most of the race and that was not the place to be […]
Three year old filly for Phil D’Amato made start #3 in Friday’s third, a mile on the turf for fillies and mares 3 and up maiden special weights. Off as the even money choice in a field of 12, she had a very rough trip under Rispoli and was off the board completely. She hopped […]
Three year old colt for Tim Yakteen tried two turns for the first time in his 6th career start and he passed the test with flying colors in the Pasadena stakes on Sunday at a mile on the turf for sophomores. Off as the heavy 3/10 choice in a field of just four, he lagged […]
Two year old colt for Tim Yakteen tried the turf for the first time in his 4th career start in a maiden special weight at ¾ on Saturday. Off at 7/2 from a morning line of 6/1 in an 11 horse field, he was bumped at the start but was quickly among the leaders under […]
Two year old colt for John Sadler tried the Grade 3 Cecil B. DeMille stakes on Sunday at a mile on the grass. Off at 9/1 in a field of 8 and coming off a maiden win, he made the running right from the start under Rispoli and battled through a quick opening quarter in […]
Four year old gelding for Bob Hess Jr. tried the second allowance condition on Sunday at six and a half on the main, 3 and up. He broke running under Rispoli and set the pace from the inside through fast fractions of 21.76 and 44.22 for the half. There were four across the track at […]
Two year old gelding for Todd Fincher made start #3 on Saturday in a maiden special weight at five and a half on the main. Off at 3/1 in a field of six “salty” runners, he challenged for the lead right from the get-go through solid fractions of 22.10 and 45.17 for the half. He […]
