Last week, several Coolmore principals, coach Bob Baffert and track athlete Flavien Prat teamed up to win the La Canada Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita . Park with a talented old mare As time goes by . Now, they will be looking to successfully continue their holdings with a 3-year-old when Under the stars represent them at the $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) in Santa Anita on Jan.
Santa Ynez is a seven-segment race but is the official prep on Churchill Downs’ Road to Kentucky Oaks, providing qualifying scores on a 10-4-2-1 scale for the top four finishers. Baffert interns are not eligible for points, as Churchill Downs Inc. suspended him from his show until mid-2023.
Under the Stars, owned by Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith, owned by Coolmore, took three starts to get the first win but did so with form in one race. on December 11 at Los Alamitos . Racecourse. Early Thursday, she overcame her foes in the long haul to win three lengths, running six runways in 1:09.16.
Her win earned her an equivalent speed figure of 95 and similar fast numbers with other speed and performance metrics taking into account weight and ground loss.
Prior to that victory, she finished third twice, first in an early race at Santa Anita on October 31 and then a few weeks later in the Desi Arnaz Stock on November 13 at Del Mar.
Bred by Eaton, Under the Stars is by Pioneers of the Nile and out of the mare Storm Cat Untouched talent , the 3rd place winner who placed both the Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) and Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G2).
Untouched Talent is equally brilliant as a producer, producing winners of the 2012 Arkansas Derby (G1) and Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Runner-up of Brands (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) Bodemeister and class 1 is placed Attractive and deposit Himiko .
Under the Stars, who paid the price to give Baffert a seventh win in Santa Ynez and a third in a row in the race, snapped off the tracks.
Hybrid of George Krikorian Big switch was also very fast, having achieved a Number of 91 Equibase Speed when winning the Golden State Juvenile Fillies presented by PNC in Del March 5 November hybrid.
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Daughter of Boss , get out Moon Malibu mare Two moons , having previously won his August 20 debut at the Del for coach John Sadler. She is the winner’s half-sister Hollywood Hill , who is also in 3rd grade.
John Velazquez rides from post #3.
Two other sophomores with betting experience are Scott Herbertson Mimajoon (Fed Biz ) and Reddam Racing’s Awake At Midnyte (Nyquist ). Mimajoon captured the Golden Gate Debutante Stakes in her final start and is likely the Santa Ynez lead for coach Jonathan Wong. Awake At Midnyte is a personality girl who twice beat Under the Stars on her debut at Santa Anita on October 31 and then finished second in the Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T) on the pitch at Del Mar on November 27 for coach Doug O’Neill.
Big Shamrock and Ms. Mattie RED complete this field.
Item: Santa Ynez S. (G2)
Santa Anita . Park, Saturday, January 8, 2022, Race 8
- Level II
- 7f
- Dust
- 200,000 dollars
- 3 yo Fillies
- 4:00pm (local)
