Pacific Heat gets the Acid Test in Starlet
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Pacific Heat, who has won her two starts by a combined 18 ¾ lengths, will stretch out and step up in class in the Grade I, $300,000-guaranteed Starlet Saturday at Los Alamitos.
Restricted to 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles, the Starlet is the eighth of nine races and will be immediately preceded by the $100,000 King Glorious, a one-mile event for 2-year-olds bred or sired in California.
Post time Saturday is 12:30 p.m. Approximate post for the Starlet is 4 p.m while the King Glorious is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
The seventh day of the Winter meet also includes a Los Alamitos cap giveaway – one per paid admission while supplies last.
Trained by Peter Eurton for owners Sharon Alesia, Mike Burns, Taylor Legan and Ciaglia Racing LLC, Pacific Heat is being supplemented to the Starlet for $7,500 – with an additional $7,500 required to start.
Purchased for $175,000 at the Barretts October sale last year, the Unusual Heat filly debuted at Los Alamitos Sept. 25, humbling five rivals by 13 ½ lengths.
Stretched from 5 ½ furlongs to seven-eights of a mile five weeks later, Pacific Heat, who is out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Hotlantic, rolled to a 5 ¼ length victory as the 7-5 favorite in the Golden State Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. She’s earned $140,000.
Hall of Fame trainers Bob Baffert and Jerry Hollendorfer, who combined to win the Starlet five times when it was run as the Hollywood Starlet (1981-2013) at Hollywood Park, will each have two representatives Saturday.
Baffert, whose most recent win in the Starlet came two years ago with Streaming, entered Pretty N Cool and Treasuring, while Hollendorfer, who has scored previously with Blind Luck (2009) and Killer Graces (2011), entered Stays in Vegas and Surfside Tiara.
Owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, Pretty N Cool is a double Grade II winner, taking the Sorrento Aug. 12 at Del Mar prior to capturing the Matron Oct. 18 at Belmont Park.
A gray daughter of Scat Daddy and the Rockport Harbor mare Stayclasssysandiego, Pretty N Cool is 3-for-5 with earnings of $344,000. She trailed at 3-5 in her most recent start in the Desi Arnaz Nov. 15 at Del Mar.
Owned by breeder J.G. Sikura’s Hill `n’ Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. and Ed McGhee, Treasuring was runner-up behind Lucky Folie in the Arnaz and broke her maiden at Los Alamitos by 7 ¼ lengths Sept. 19.
A Smart Strike filly out of the Storm Cat mare Teeming, Treasuring has one win in four attempts and a bankroll of $66,800. She will be ridden by Victor Espinoza, who won this race a year ago aboard eventual 2-year-old filly champion Take Charge Brandi.
Stays in Vegas returns to dirt after consecutive stakes wins on turf at Santa Anita (Surfer Girl) and Golden Gate Fields (Pike Place Dancer).
The City Zip filly out of the Broken Vow mare Double Jackpot is 4-for-5 for Jim Rome’s Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC and LNJ Foxwoods with earnings of $175,600.
Bred in Kentucky by Jim McCormack, Stays in Vegas is the only member of the Starlet cast with a victory around two turns and she’s done it twice. Both the Surfer Girl and Pike Place Dancer are run at one mile.
Fourth in the Arnaz, Surfside Tiara, who is owned by a parternship that includes her trainer, M Racing and Gatto Racing LLC, has two wins in five starts and earnings of $102,350. The daughter of Scat Daddy and the More Than Ready mare Starlight Tiara won the six-furlong Anoakia two races ago at Santa Anita.
Street Fancy, who was third at 16-1 in the Arnaz, is 1-for-2 with earnings of $43,200. Phil D’Amato trains the Street Sense filly out of the Cat Thief mare Bold Angel for Agave Racing Stable.
Patriotic Diamond scratched from last Saturday’s Soviet Problem Stakes in favor of this spot for Diamond 100 Racing Club LLC and trainer Patrick Biancone.
The California bred daughter of Hat Trick and the Whywhymare Patriotic Viva has yet to race outside the state bred ranks while winning twice in four starts. She’s banked $153,300.
Mama’s Sugar and Sutton’s Smile join Pacific Heat as supplementary entrants to the Starlet.
Trained by Peter Miller for Altamira Racing Stable and David J. Lanzman, Mama’s Sugar earned $31,200 for a 6 ¼ length debut victory Nov. 27 at Del Mar. Purchased for $25,000 at the Barretts March sale earlier this year, Mama’s Sugar is by Lookin At Lucky out of the Hold That Tiger mare Fast Tigress.
Owned by Turnley Farms Louisiana LLC and trained by D’Amato, Sutton’s Smile switches to dirt after four consecutive races on grass. The Paddy O’Prado filly out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Liberty’s Lyric is 1-for-5 with earnings of $63,690.
From inside out, the field for the Starlet: Treasuring, Victor Espinoza rides; 120 pounds; Street Fancy, Mike Smith, 120; Stays in Vegas, Alex Solis, 120; Pacific Heat, Joe Talamo, 120; Patriotic Diamond, Drayden Van Dyke, 120; Surfside Tiara, Rafael Bejarano, 120; Mama’s Sugar, David C. Lopez, 120; Sutton’s Smile, Santiago Gonzalez, 120 and Pretty N Cool, Martin Garcia, 120.
In the King Glorious, Xingontothebone and Glory Bound are the only two entrants with a local victory.
Trained by Walther Solis for owners Aaron Carillo and Jeffrey and Ronald Hauptman, the Time to Get Even colt out of the Unaccounted For mare So. African Queen graduated by 5 ½ lengths over this surface July 4.
He earned his second victory in his ninth start and pushed his earnings to $105,356 with a 27-1 upset in a state bred optional claimer Nov. 27 at Del Mar.
Glory Bound, who defeated $50,000 maidens in his initial Los Alamitos try Sept. 17, will be making his second start of the Winter meet for Highlander Racing Stable LLC and trainer Craig Dollase.
The son of Heatseeker and the Beau Genius mare Clouds of Glory finished third at the King Glorious distance Dec. 5. He’s won twice in five attempts and earned $41,636.
The most accomplished member of the field in terms of earnings is Found Money.
Owned by breeder Reddam Racing LLC and trained by Doug O’Neill, the Square Eddie colt out of the General Meeting mare Chanel My Belle has banked $229,100 while winning twice in six races.
He returns to California after finishing fourth in the Grade III Delta Jackpot last month at Delta Downs.
Second behind Xingontothebone last month, Viviendo El Sueno has one win in five starts and earnings of $74,200 for Z Racing LLC. Hollendorfer trains the gelding, who is by Old Topper and out of the Petionville mare Dreaming of Janet.
Tough It Out returns to dirt after breaking his maiden at Saturday’s distance on the Del Mar turf Nov. 12. D’Amato trains the Grazen gelding for owner-breeder Nick Alexander. Out of the Marquetry mare Mark Set Go, Tough It Out has earned $32,850 in three races.
Family Code is 2-for-6 with earnings of $84,680 for Charles Garvey and trainer Robertino Diodoro. The son of Desert Code and the Tactical Cat mare Yerevan Storm was third as the 9-10 favorite behind Xingontothebone after breaking from the rail.
Trainer Carla Gaines entered Record Highs, who has one win in four starts for owner-breeder Harris Farms Inc. The Heatseeker colt out of the High Brite mare Super High has banked $48,870.
The locally-stabled Swiss Minister makes his first start at his home track since finishing fourth behind Swipe in the Summer Juvenile Championship July 12.
Trained by Mike Harrington for owner-breeder Heinz Steinmann, the Lucky Pulpit colt out of the Swiss Yodeler mare Alpine Echo is 1-for-6 with a bankroll of $71,413.
Owned by breeder Debi and Tom Stull’s Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC and trained by Steve Miyadi, Turn Your Eyes has one win in four races. The son of Kafwain and the Touch Gold mare Silk Queen has earned $48,660.
Maidens Phantom Heat and Gosofar were also entered.
From inside out, the field for the King Glorious Stakes: Turn Your Eyes, Fernando Perez rides, 117 pounds; Swiss Minister, Alonso Quinonez, 117; Record Highs, Rafael Bejarano, 117; Viviendo El Sueno, Alex Solis, 117; Phantom Heat, Modesto Linares, 117; Family Code, Tyler Baze, 117; Tough It Out, Santiago Gonzalez, 117; Glory Bound, Edwin Maldonado, 117; Found Money, Mario Gutierrez, 121; Xingontothebone, Drayden Van Dyke, 119 and Gosofar, Martin Pedroza, 117.
Source: Los Alamitos Race Course
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