Doinghardtimeagain Headlines Orange County
Doinghardtimeagain, who won
the Grade II Great Lady M. Stakes in her Los Alamitos debut July 12, heads a
field of six fillies and mares in the $75,000 Orange County Stakes Sunday at
Los Alamitos.
Scheduled for six furlongs, the Orange County is the eighth of nine
races. Post time is 2 p.m.
Supplemented for $1,500 – with an additional $750 to start – Doinghardtimeagain returns three weeks after being vanned off the track after trailing in the Solana Beach Handicap going a mile on turf at Del Mar.
Since that debacle, the 4-year-old Ministers Wild Cat filly out of the Conquistador Cielo mare Silver Hawk Lady has worked twice over Del Mar’s Polytrack for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
The California bred drilled five furlongs in 59 2/5 Aug. 30 and blew out three-eighths of a mile in 37 seconds Thursday morning.
In the Great Lady M., Doinghardtimeagain, who won her first Grade II in the 2013 Hollywood Oaks at Hollywood Park, prevailed by 1 ¼ lengths over Amaranth while covering 6 ½ furlongs in 1:15.59.
Owned by breeders Debi and Tom Stull’s Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, Doinghardtimeagain has won six of 15 and earned $709,266.
Another Hall of Fame trainer – Bob Baffert – will send out Tres Belle and Maker Or Breaker.
Owned by Kaleem Shah, Inc., Tres Belle hasn’t been seen since finishing last of seven in the Great Lady M.
Prior to that 15-length defeat, the 4-year-old War Front filly out of the Awesome Again mare Europe Again had won twice in a row (April 29 and May 24) at Churchill Downs.
Worse than second only once in five races on dirt, Tres Belle is 3-for-8 with earnings of $116,869.
Maker Or Breaker cuts back in distance in her first since finishing fourth of five in the Cypress Stakes July 6 at Los Alamitos.
Bred by owners Patti and Hal Earnhardt III, the daughter of Empire Maker and the Flying Chevron mare has won four of 10. The 5-year-old has banked $179,658.
Tribal Gal returns to Southern California for the first time in over a year for owner-breeder John Pendergrast and trainer Kory Owens.
A 4-year-old Tribal Rule filly out of the Western Fame mare Famous Gal, Tribal Gal has won seven of 18 and earned $256,505.
She is the only member of the Orange County field coming off a victory. The Arizona-bred scored a 13-1 upset in the Oak Tree Distaff June 28 at Oak Tree/Pleasanton.
Fifth at 45-1 in the Solana Beach, Wild in the Saddle returns to the scene of her latest victory for trainer Richard Baltas.
Owned by Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms LP, the Silic mare won an optional claimer by 1 ¼ lengths July 6 at Sunday’s distance. Out of the Wild Deputy mare Local Law, the 5-year-old is 6-for-30 with earnings of $171,958.
Trained by Mike Pender for Cunningham Stable, Tasty Treat will be making her 2014 debut.
Away since finishing fifth in the California Distaff Handicap last Oct. 12 on the Santa Anita turf, the 5-year-old daughter of Roar and the American Chance mare Vividora has won seven of 18 and has a bankroll of $335,874.
The Orange County will be the first start on dirt for Tasty Treat since she finished last of seven in a starter allowance over a muddy main track at Santa Anita Nov. 6, 2011.
From inside out, the field for the Orange County Stakes: Tribal Gal, Rafael Bejarano rides, 122 pounds; Doinghardtimeagain, Elvis Trujillo, 124; Maker Or Breaker, Martin Garcia, 122; Tasty Treat, Martin Pedroza, 120; Wild in the Saddle, William Antongeorgi III, 124 and Tres Belle, Victor Espinoza, 122.
Source: Los Alamitos