Brickyard Ride Eyes Back-to-Back Kona Gold Victory
Brick ride back to run on April 22 $100,000 Kona Gold Stakes (G3), looking to win the 6 1/2 run at Santa Anita . Park second year in a row.
The host team Alfred Pais had a short but harsh 2022, with a score of 4-0-0 after five starts. But after finishing fifth in the Triple Bend Stakes competition, the son of Ride Club took nine months off.
More than just racing on dirt roads, the 6-year-old Brickyard Ride returned last month in the San Simeon Stakes (G3T), finishing third.
Coached by Craig Lewis, Saturday’s race will be the third in the Kona Gold for Brickyard Ride. He’s second in 2021.
Trained by Doug O’Neill, anarchy enter the race with second place 2 1/4 length to mobile but 1/2 longer than the Brickyard Ride in San Simeon.
Second place in all three starts in 2023, son of twisted humor just like the Brickyard Ride, the Anarchist will also return to the dirt.
Also in this area is dawn journey who will start the fifth year with a winning pair and seconds.
8-year-old Good Journey is launching graded bets.
Rounding the field is Armagnac , positive And Trumped .
Item: Kona Gold S. (G3)
Santa Anita . ParkSaturday, April 22, 2023, Race 5
- Class III
- 6 1/2f
- dust
- 100,000 USD
- 4 years old and up
- 3:00pm (local)