Newgrange Tops has confirmed stake in Santa Anita

Two-time high school bet winner, coach Tim Yakteen’s Newgrange headed an evenly matched group of six one-mile sophomores and one sixteenth on June 11 $100,000 Verified Shares (G3) at Santa Anita . Park.

The winner of the January 1 (G3) Sham Stakes in his second career kickoff, Newgrange was later transferred to Oaklawn Park where he had an impressive 1/2-length win at the Southwest Stakes (G3) as a 3-2 favorite.

Then, favorites 4-5 out of 11 fields in Rebel Stakes (G2) at the same mile and a span of sixteen, Newgrange first tasted defeat when he went empty-handed during the long drive home. sixth finish, defeated 4 1/4 length.

Inactive since Rebel, Newgrange, one of four Original Confirmed Participants trained by now-suspended Bob Baffert, will start for the first time for Yakteen and rank highest paying in a tight call as he looks for a fourth win in his fifth start.

Newgrange, a 2020 graduate student at Keeneland September 2020 for $125,000 from a Brookdale Sales shipment, is Violence get out Empire Maker mare Bella Chianti. Newgrange has an income of $555,334 and is owned by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan, Golconda Stable and Siena Farm. He will be ridden from 5th place by Edwin Maldonado.

A first time winner in 10 long runs 6 1/2 first time here on March 26 with Baffert, High connection was then sent off as the 3rd-5th favorite in a 1 1/16 mile option race on May 8, but he was defeated apparently by his steady friend running first Armagnac . He will start a second for coach Sean McCarthy. Juan Hernandez goes from column number 3.

A $290,000 Ocala Breeders Sales March 2 Year-Ols in Training Purchased a year ago, High Connectivity is by Curlin stallion Link and stay out Forest camp The legend of the mare forest. It is owned by Prince HRH Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud.

Never a factor in his six-feathered turf debut on February 25, hopper switched to seven long feathers on May 7 and the result was a solid 2 1/4 win. With Hernandez attached to High Connection, Hopper, in his second start for McCarthy, will stretch for the first time and be ridden by Abel Cedillo from post 1. He’s owned by Lanni Bloodstock, SF Racing and Madaket Stables.

An impressive first-time winner with six trophies in Los Alamitos December 11, year Doppelganger who was purchased for $570,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Selected Yearlings Sale, was undefeated in the next four starts, all of which were graded bets.

In the first start for Yakteen, Doppelganger (Into Mischief ) has never been threatened in the Arkansas Derby (G1), finishing fourth with eight lengths at 7-1 and in his most recent game he was sixth, beating 10 lengths in Pat Day Mile Stakes presented by LG&E and KU (G2) at Churchill Downs May 7th.

The Doppelganger will be ridden by Drayden Van Dyke for the first time. Owned by the same ties as Newgrange, he won and finished in second place after five starts and made $190,700.

The field is completed by the bet winner Quick Drawing Munnings and Pioneer Papa .