Edwards Going Left, Surfing Star meet in Santa Anita's Tiznow Stakes
Easily the leading money earner in the field, Edwards Going Left, along with up and coming Surfing Star, headline Sunday’s $100,000 Tiznow Stakes, to be contested at one mile over the Santa Anita Park main track. Named for two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Tiznow, a California-bred son of Cee’s Tizzy who was bred and owned by Cee Straub Rubens and trained by Jay Robbins, the Tiznow has attracted a field of five older horses bred or sired in California.
The Tiznow is a part of the lucrative Golden State Series, which is sponsored by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
Owner: Hronis Racing, LLC
Trainer: John Sadler
Claimed out of his first start, a Cal-bred maiden $50,000 claimer on Feb. 9, 2017, this 5-year-old California-bred gelding by Midnight Lute has amassed $528,810 in 17 subsequent starts. Most recently second, beaten 1 ¼ lengths by Bob Baffert’s talented Ax Man in a seven-furlong classified allowance here Feb. 8, Edwards Going Left will try a flat mile for the second time in his career and is without question the class of the field. With an overall mark of 18-7-3-4, he has earnings of $528,810.
Owner: Nancy Barnhart, Roxana Foxx, Bruce Headley & Marsha Naify
Trainer: Bruce Headley
A lightly raced 4-year-old California-bred colt by Surf Cat, out of the Strong Hope mare Sister Esperanza, Surfing Star was bred by Old English Rancho and Bruce Headley. A gate to wire winner of his last two allowance starts, both at one mile, Surfing Star earned a Tiznow-best last out Beyer Speed figure of 96 in his most recent start on Nov. 4, a first condition allowance in open company. A first condition winner in similar fashion versus Cal-breds two starts back on Oct. 14, Surfing Star took both races by a combined nine lengths and appears more than ready for stakes competition. With three wins and a second from five starts, he has earnings of $114,325.
THE $100,000 TIZNOW WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDER
Race 5 of 9; approximate post time 3 p.m. PT
1. King Abner—Tyler Baze—120
2. Unusually Green—Mario Gutierrez—120
3.Surfing Star—Flavien Prat—120
4. Edwards Going Left—Joel Rosario—122
5. Shades of Victory—Ruben Fuentes—122