General Consensus Works for Gamely

Trainer Paddy Gallagher and jockey Alex Solis, who combined to win the Gamely Stakes last year with Magical Fantasy, hope for a repeat with General Consensus in the $250,000 Grade I test for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf here May 29.

“I think a mile and an eighth will be a good distance for her,” said Gallagher Thursday after the 5-year-old mare worked seven furlongs in 1:26.80 on the lawn here.

General Consensus, in quest of her first added-money victory, has shown improvement during graded grass stakes at Santa Anita, finishing third behind Tuscan Evening in the Santa Ana Handicap and second by a length behind Tuscan Evening in their last starts in the Santa Barbara Handicap.

Tuscan Evening, named Horse of the Meet at Santa Anita after four straight graded stakes victories on turf, seeks her fifth straight triumph and first in a Grade 1 in the Gamely for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and jockey Rafael Bejarano.

Other probable starters include Cat by the Tale (Martin Garcia), Gotta Have Her (Tyler Baze), Medaglia d’Amour (Joel Rosario), Princess Haya (Joe Talamo) and Well Monied (Mike Smith).

Also nominated are Carribean Sunset, Éclair de Lune, Forever Together, Patti’s Regal Song, Rainbow View, Restless Soul, Sweet and Flawless, Third Dawn and Turning Top.