Royally bred Tamara , winner of the Del Mar Debutante (G1) on Sept. 9, returned to the work tab Sept. 27 for trainer Richard Mandella. With Hall of Famer Mike Smith in the irons, the daughter of Bolt d’Oro out of four-time champion Beholder went three furlongs in :36 at Santa Anita Park.
“It was an easy three-eighths,” Smith said. “She went around there nice and happy.”
Tamara is expected to make her next start in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov. 3, which would be her first try around two turns. This week Mandella said Tamara would likely skip the Chandelier Stakes (G2) here a week from Saturday and head straight to the Breeders’ Cup.
Tamara won her debut by 2 1/4 lengths when going 6 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Aug. 19. Wheeled back three weeks later in the seven-furlong Debutante, Tamara crushed 11 rivals by 6 3/4 lengths with Smith in the irons.
In other Breeders’ Cup news, the first wave of hopefuls trained by Steve Asmussen arrived at Santa Anita late Sept. 26. Accompanied by assistant Scott Blasi and enjoying an easy Wednesday morning in Santa Anita’s Breeders’ Cup barn were Echo Zulu , Clairiere , Gunite , and Society .
“We got in last night and everything went smooth,” Blasi said. “It was a long trip from Saratoga, but everyone seems to be settling in nicely.”
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