Coach Simon Callaghan patiently waited for his student’s day, who Medaglia d’Oro kid Ballet , will run a distance of more than 1 1/8 mile that she topped in her 3-year-old season.
That day until March 12 at Santa Anita . Park in her second race at the age of 4.
After stalking joggers into their home yard, Ballet Dance made the $101,000 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) 1 1/4-mile run, going to a 3 1/2-way win long.
“This is definitely the distance we’ve been waiting for,” said Callaghan. … Now as an older mare, she will thrive. “I think these longer distances – a mile and a half, a mile and a half – they would be right in her garage.”
The win was a pleasant bounce from Ballet Dancing’s last start, where she faded into the 7-5 favorites to finish 4 1/4 intervals behind the winner. sugar in an optional claimant on February 3 in Santa Anita.
Santa Ana features seven fillings and mares ages 4 and up, and a 16-1 . long track Annaghlasa stepped out of the gate forcefully and used that boom to stay ahead of the first mile, scoring fractions as :24.01, :47,22, 1:12.07 and 1: 36.70.
Ballet Dancing (9-2), with Flavien Prat in the iron, moves forward when the court begins to stretch and pulls away when the handling is stable, going a mile and a quarter in 2:01.25.
Callaghan said: “He was in a perfect position all the way. “Flavien just had (her) a comfortable track position. During the race, I was happy that she was there. And when I saw that nothing really happened, Flavien moved and I thought. , ‘Well, it’ll be quite difficult to catch her from here.'”
Temple of the Queen (5-1) and Duvet Day (5-1) made the top three. Favorite after time Australia Mia (3-2) go ahead and reach the final destination.
Ballet Dancing paid out $11.40 on a $2 winning bet.
This bastard is owned by Westerberg, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. She was bred in Kentucky by Ashview Farm and Old Oak Farm. She was purchased by MV Magnier at the September 2020 Keeneland sale for $800,000 from an Ashview Farm shipment.
Ballet dancing is outside of the Song of Unbridled’s mare Complete Living. The mare had six ponies, four of which started and three won, including Nyquist’s graded 5-year-old pony, who raked in over $291,000. Medaglia d’Oro stands in Darley for $100,000.
Ballet dance has a career record of 3-1-2 from nine starts with a career income of $191,060.
Santa Ana marks Ballet’s third-class share appearance. She finished fifth in Del Mar Oaks (G1T) and third in Honeymoon Stakes (G3T) last year.
