Del Mar: Eda is primed for Rancho Bernardo Handicap

The fast filly Eda gets an ideal distance on a track she likes and only six rivals Sunday in the 52nd edition of the Grade 3, $125,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap covering 6 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar.

Eda, who is conditioned by Bob Baffert and will be ridden Sunday by Juan Hernández, is owned by the Baoma Corp, which is the nom du course of Charles Chu of North Andover, Mass. She has been to the post nine times so far, winning seven of them including her last six straight.

Although sprinting has proven to be her best game, the 4-year-old daughter of the fast horse Munnings has twice stretched out to 1 1/16 miles and come away a winner, including the Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos in December 2021. She has run and won sprinting twice this year, most recently in the Great Lady M (G2) at Los Al on July 4.

Lady T, a 4-year-old daughter of Into Mischief, came back running July 27 at Del Mar under Mike Smith in her first start in nearly six months. She bested an allowance field sprinting and has trained well for conditioner John Shirreffs.  

Kirstenbosch comes out of a two-turn try against Grade 1 company in the Clement L. Hirsch at Del Mar on Aug. 5. The 4-year-old by sprint champion Midnight Lute is trained by John Sadler, who has won the Rancho Bernardo seven times, including the last two runnings with the now-retired Edgeway.