Bally’s Charm Romps in Snow Chief Stakes

After sustaining an injury last weekend that forced her to take off some of her mounts, Jessica Pyfer came back strong to receive the $150,000 Snow Chief Stakes awarded by City National Bank on May 28. on the train Bally’s Charm .

Last year’s Eclipse Award-winning apprentice racer was kicked by a horse in the lawn, but trainer Jeff Mullins believes she’ll be 100% back in time to ride Bally’s Charm in the lucrative race for hybrids California at Santa Anita . Park.

“I had a driver ask me if I might need someone, but I said Jessica would be great,” Mullins commented. “She knew him, she was always with him, and she worked with him every time. I will not do that. “

Rising above as a 2-1 second pick in field six, Bally’s Charm galloped ahead and performed a leisurely pace: 24.11,:49.45 and 1:13, 60. Unconstrained in the bend, gelding widened his path and rolled down the lane under Pyfer’s left-handed prompting. The pair hit the string 4 1/2 lengths ahead and hit 1 1/8 mile on solid grass in 1:50.21.

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“I don’t even know how much we won, but he always just had something else,” said Pyfer, who recorded her first bet win as a laner.

“I’m so lucky to be here and able to ride these types of horses and I just hope we can keep moving forward from this,” she said. “I want to be here, I want to be the winner of the circle, and I love this game. “

A hybrid of Red Baron’s Barn and Vaya Con Suerte, Bally’s Charm boosted her earnings to $191,340, registering her third win from six trips to the post. He is by Charmant’s Whip out of Arch mare Ballydonnell Drive winning.

The $100,000 Crystal Water bet kicked off the card. Ridden by JJ Hernandez, favored Carmelita’s Man regroup from the back of the herd to win 3/4 of the length ahead of pacesetter Jimmy blue jeans . Black racers T. Lawrence and Ann Jett, coached by Dean Peterson, raced a mile on solid grass in 1:37.26. 5 year old son of Mucho Macho Man —Camerlita was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises and Robert Traynor.

Despite beating the California feeling Brickyard Ride in Triple Bend Stakes (G2) on Sunday, Tigre di Slugo couldn’t have been better than third Desmond Doss and Fast trendy in the US$100,000 of Thor’s Echo Stakes. Under the guidance of JJ Hernandez, Desmond Doss soon chased the leaders in third place before hitting a long shot within three points to make it 3 1/4. He stops the timer at 1:09.70 for six grips on a quick mainline stretch. 6 year old son of Grazen —Malley Girl is a hybrid of Nick Alexander and was coached by Steven Miyadi.

Big switch riot 4 and a half paragraphs in the $150,000 Melair Stakes. Field 6 favorite heavyweight, Big Switch was booked early before taking command at the six-feathered marker under the fisherman JJ Hernandez, taking the lead with every stride to touch. rope at 1:44.87 for a 1 1/16-mile on the main road. Trained by John Sadler, Big Switch is a dark bay or a brown 3-year-old Boss and out of Malibu Moon mare Two Faced Moon. Before that, she won the Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes introduced by PNC when she was 2 years old.

Alice Marbles justifies her 1-2 odds with 3/4 of the tally length in the $100,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes for the elderly and mares a mile on the turf. A tight runner-up to Brooke Marie last time in the Monrovia Stakes (G2T) before open company, the Nick Alexander cross-dog was bumped not once but twice during the race — first at break, and once again when the track turns into the distance. Grazen’s resilient daughter, with no room to run at the beginning of the ramp, found her way among the horses and flew home to win Sassyserb in 1:37.67. Coached by Phil D’Amato, jockey JJ Hernandez aboard Alice Marble, the fifth winner in a remarkable Saturday for the top Santa Anita racer.

Video: Crystal Water S. (BT)

Video: Thor’s Echo S. (BT)

Video: Snow Chief S. presented by City National Bank (BT)

Video: Melair S. (BT)

Video: Fran’s Valentine S. (BT)