Unlike in the 5th of March Buena Vista Stakes (G2T), when things could go wrong in fact happened with B4 Farms’ Canoodling daughter of the Nile Pioneer had everything running smoothly on May 1 Wilshire Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita . Park when she gets ahead leading to a convincing 1/4 length win.
In Buena Vista, trainer Mike Puype experienced a trainer’s nightmare when the little dog got through the gate before the race started and had to be reloaded. That was not the case in Wilshire, when Canoodling jumped smartly and took the lead on the first turn. Under the confident guidance of Juan Hernandez, Canoodling scored the first-half goal: 23.08, half a mile in: 46.86 before heading the lane 1 1/2 length ahead through six grooves. at scale 1: 10.88.
Hernandez continues Canoodling to perform missions down the lane like Eddie’s New Dream and Roses of England late bid. Their challenge came very short, as Canoodling hit the ropes alone for 1 hour 34.90 on a firm turf.
“It was a breakout race for us today,” said Puype. “She ran great. She had to run real fractions and keep it going and she did.
“Winning the Megahertz (G3T) for the first time, she stole it with an easy pace. No easy pace today. said to Juan, “You ride her the way. you see fit. If she breaks, you go, if not, do what you have to…Ride her like she’s the best horse in the race,” and he did.”
Canoodling is a 7-2 second choice in a field of eight fillings and mares of three or more and pays $9.60, $4.80 and $3.60.
“I worked with her once a couple of weeks ago and she did a great job,” Hernandez said. “I told my agent she did a great job and she did a good job that day. I told him I wanted to ride her and yes we won today. .”
Canoodling took the second place bet and won the fourth overall, bringing her career milestone to 16-8-1-2. With the winner’s share of $60,000, she increased her earnings to $342,023.
The only California-bred in the field, Eddie’s New Dream came in third, about three times out of the lead at the top of the lane, and finished well to hold off late-charge British Rose by half length to win second coin.
The Canoodling was bred by Stonehaven Steadings in Kentucky, who then consigned it as an avid creature at the 2020 Keeneland September Sale, where she sold it to Lori Owens for $180,000. She is the third pony of Harlan’s Holiday’s Miz Kella mare, she is the sister of 2-year-old male champion Shanghai Bobby. Miz Kella has a 2 year old child who has not been appreciated by Uncle Mo and yearning longing by Street Sense .
Video: Wilshire S. (G3T)
