Refreshed after she ran faster at Santa Anita . Park on the 26th of December American Oaks (G1), a grass-court race, Go global reappears April 9 at the $200,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (G2T) at the Southern California oval theater.
Oddly good for the first seven that started last year for Phil D’Amato, Mehmas obediently returned to her favorite surface as she headed a field of five old mandrakes and mares a mile across the turf. A six-out winner of her eight started last year, all stakes, since her US debut in the six-round Sweet Life Stakes (G3T) match in February. In 2021, Going Global’s victory consists of five scored wins, topped by Del Mar Oaks (G1T) at the one-mile and 1/8th on the triple-court starting August 21.
As the then-winner of the Goldikova Stakes presented by PNC (G2T) at a mile on the pitch on November 6, she was the 4th-5th favorite in American Oaks, but faltered before the surface. , on sixth, beat 15 1/4 lengths on a 1 1/4 mile fast wet surface.
Owned by CYBT, Michael Dubb, Saul Gevertz, Ray Pagano and Michael Nentwig, Going Global, who has had a win from four starts from Ireland at age 2, has two wins in three tries per mile on yard and the score was 7-1-0 in 12 starting overall with earnings of $649,292. She has 4-5 odds on the morning track for Saturday’s race and only faces four opponents.
Hronis Racing’s Park Avenue , who tried grass for the first time and responded to the best race of her career, scoring 2 3/4 in a mile and allowance for eighth ground on March 20, withdrawing short a long way and evaluate the big opportunity with riding Juan Hernandez back for coach John Sadler. A pony bred from Kentucky on Quality Road out of Charlie India mare Remarkable she looks to win from her first bet.
D’Amato will also be represented by hybrid Irish emerging Excelerina . Undefeated in three starts in Ireland, she has a pair of strong wins on the track at the one-mile and 1/8th, most recently a first conditional on 11 March and in the match. Debuting in the US, she earned her first special weight class win on February 6.
A 4-year-old owned by CYBT, Gevertz, Nentwig and Jeremy Peskoff, Excelerina leads 2-1-0 in five starting games with earnings of $84,713.
Benowitz Family Trust, Convergence Stables, Madaket Stables, Wonder Stables, and Mathilde Powell’s Avenue de France judged a nasty chance on her third consecutive ranking attempt during the course. She finished sixth, beating 3 1/2 lengths in the Buena Vista Stakes (G2T) by a mile on the grass on March 5. She then finished third, beating one half length, in January 29 Megahertz (G3T).
“Last time, she went a little too far,” coach Leonard Powell told Santa Anita in public. “She’s closed, but it’s too late. She’s got too much work to do.”
Godolphin’s Javanica complete this field.
A few previous races on the card, Lucky girl topped the $100,000 Providencia Stock presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G3T) at 1/8 mile on the lawn. Six second-year fillings are entered.
Panic Stable’s lucky girl won the one-mile Lady of Shamrock Stakes as a teenager on January 30 and returned to win the one-mile China Doll Stakes on January 6. 3.
She is one of three entries from the inventory of coach Richard Baltas, who also runs Sterling Crest and Golden Dragon Queen .
Eleuthera , Cairo Memories and Sixteen Palaces complete this field.
Item: Royal heroine S. (G2T)
Santa Anita . ParkSaturday, April 9, 2022, 7th Circuit
- Level IIT
- 1m
- Turf
- 200,000 dollars
- 4 yo & up Fillies and Mares
- 3:17 pm (local)
Item: Providencia S. Presented by the Alliance for Post-Pure Care (G3T)
Santa Anita . ParkSaturday, April 9, 2022, Race 5
- Level IIIT
- 1 1/8 minutes
- Turf
- 100,000 dollars
- 3 yo Fillies
- 2:05pm (local)
