Puype Supplements Halo Darlin to Chandelier for $6,000
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Songbird would turn out to be the 3-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Chandelier Stakes on Jon White’s morning line, but that hasn’t deterred Mike Puype from supplementing maiden winner Halo Darlin at a cost of $6,000 to the race for 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles.
A California-bred daughter of Lucky Pulpit owned and bred by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams, Halo Darlin won at first asking, beating state-breds by five lengths going six furlongs Sept. 2 at Del Mar.
“She broke her maiden nicely and you don’t know about the other fillies,” Puype said. “They’re all untested two-year-olds going a route. I never felt going into her first race that Halo Darlin could sprint a lick. I always felt she was a router.
“The Chandelier is a Grade I, it’s for $300,000, and if she can make the distance, she’s going to run a good race. It would be a life-changing dollar amount added to her value if she does, so you’ve got to take a shot.”
The field for the Chandelier, race eight: Pretty N Cool, Martin Garcia, 4-1; Halo Darlin, Tyler Baze, 12-1; Vieja Luna, Juan Leyva, 15-1; Yodelsong, Fernando Perez, 20-1; Songbird, Mike Smith, 3-5; Sheeza Milky Way, Rafael Bejarano, 12-1; Land Over Sea, Mario Gutierrez, 9-2; Jade Princess, Victor Espinoza, 9-2; and Right There, Kent Desormeaux, 20-1.
Source: Santa Anita Park
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