The chance to win 1st place is why trainer Bob Baffert and his clients have four participants in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1), a seven-mile dirt race. for 3-year-olds on December 26 at Santa Anita . Park attracted a school of eight.
One of those candidates is a classified multi-stakes winner Midnight Memories ‘s daughter own , who came to La Brea with a 3rd one-mile win and 2nd place win at 8 1/2. When Baffert was asked why he had put the baby on a seven-mile test, the answer quickly came.
“Gee, one. We need more grade 1,” he said. “I’m very disappointed to see less for next year. In fact, they need more ranked stakes because there aren’t enough. They want to win ranked bets and compete at the top.”
Midnight Memories is a hybrid product for longtime partners Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman and Karl Watson. The Dirty is the only graded bet winner to date for Mastery, a tier 1 winner trained by Baffert and currently standing at Claiborne Ranch. This chubby girl is a La Brea senior at 122 pounds and will be ridden by Ramon Vazquez.
The “last name” referred to by Baffert in relation to shares is classified as the US Classified Shares Commission, which annually reviews and adjusts the classified status of races depending on quality. of the fields that the race was (or did not) attract. For 2023, AGSC downgraded five races from 1st to 2nd: Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct race track; Woodward at Belmont Park; Clark shares at Churchill Downs; Starlet shares at Racetrack Los Alamitos; and, Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita. One race has been upgraded: Stephen Foster will be in 1st place next year.
Overall, the number of US classified shares fell by 9 to 440.
Ganadora His 2022 campaign alternates with layoffs of six to 13 weeks. Baoma Corp. Advocacy’s daughter Quality Sugar who was purchased for $1 million at Keeneland’s September 2020 Annual Sale by bloodline dealer Donato Lanni. Dirty broke her maidenhood when it debuted on February 26 in Santa Anita at 6 and a half for Baffert and was later transferred to Sean McCarthy when Baffert served his suspension.
Back with Baffert in July, Ganadora got off to her most impressive start by winning the Dark Mirage Stakes by eight races a mile at Los Alamitos. She will be ridden in La Brea by John Velazquez, who has won this race twice for Baffert—in 2008 with Indian Blessing and in 2021 with Kale .
under the stars , the winning daughter of Pioneerof the Nile, who is owned by Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith; and, bet winner Happy dream daughter of Arrogate, adopted child of Baffert and Connie Pageler.
Under the Stars will jump off the tracks with a 122-pound load and be steered by Flavien Prat, while Fun to Dream will dash off pole 6 with a 120-pound load and with Juan Hernandez in the iron.
“All four are pretty close (in terms of likelihood),’ says Baffert. “We’re going to tell the riders to give it their best shot and hopefully one of them will get there. It’s a ride and a respite. It’s only been seven-eighths so there’s not much to think about. happening.”
Coach with a loaded La Brea hand pointed at Michael Caruso and Michael Dubb Spicy chili pepper like the horse to beat. Hot Peppers is the daughter of Florida’s top gentleman Khozan and coached by Rudy Rodriguez. The chubby girl won Victory Ride Stakes (G3) and Jersey Girl Stakes at the beginning of the year before finishing second in the Longines Test Stakes (G1) after Chi Town Lady . Hot Peppers join La Brea on Wednesday, September 2 in Prioress Stakes (G2) at Racecourse Saratoga. She will be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione.
Item: La Brea S. (G1)
Santa Anita . ParkMonday, December 26, 2022, Race No. 8
- Grade I
- 7f
- dust
- 300,000 USD
- 3 year old sister
- 2:35pm (local)
