Baffert's Cruel Intention takes next step in Golden State Juvenile
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A pair of highly promising 2-year-old colts, Jerry Hollendorfer’s Galilean and Bob Baffert’s Cruel Intention, headline Saturday’s $200,000 Golden State Juvenile at Santa Anita. To be run at seven furlongs, the Golden State Juvenile has attracted a field of eight.
The Juvenile is a part of the lucrative Golden State Series, which is for eligible horses bred or sired in California.
CRUEL INTENTION
Owner: Jungle Racing, LLC, LNJ Foxwoods and Nexus Racing Club Trainer: Bob Baffert
A $200,000 Barretts April purchase, this California-bred son of Smiling Tiger dusted four state-bred rivals going six furlongs here on Oct. 13, in what was his first start. Off at 1-5, he ran like it, winning with the greatest of ease by 5 ½ lengths under Van Dyke, who is away on Saturday to ride at Churchill Downs. Out of the Pleasantly Perfect mare Perfect Feat, and obviously well connected, he’ll get a class test as he’s facing open company with Evin Roman aboard.
GALILEAN
Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds, Denise Barker and William Sandbrook
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
A $600,000 Barretts 2-year-old in Training Sale purchase this past April, Galilean pressed the early pace and went on to an impressive first-out win in the Barretts Juvenile Stakes versus open company going 6 ½ furlongs on Sept. 22 at Los Alamitos. A Kentucky-bred son of Uncle Mo, out of the El Prado mare Fresia, Galilean has had four works since he ran, three of them locally, the most recent a five furlong move in 1:01 flat on Oct. 27—which ranked 26th of 61 at the distance. Ridden by Van Dyke in his debut, he’ll be handled by Rafael Bejarano on Saturday.
THE $200,000 GOLDEN STATE JUVENILE
Race 10 of 11. Approximate post time 4:30 p.m. PT.
1. Oliver—Heriberto Figueroa—122
2. Luck’s Royal Flush—Gary Stevens—122
3. Our Silver Oak—Stewart Elliott—122
4. Galilean—Rafael Bejarano—122
5. I Belong to Becky—Eswan Flores—122
6. Whooping Jay—Angel Cruz—122
7. Listing—Martin Garcia—122
8. Cruel Intention—Evin Roman--122
Special early first post time for an 11-race card on Saturday is at 10:30 a.m.
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