Santa Anita: Cash Call leads Baffert pair in Summertime Oaks

Cash Call, a dominant five-length allowance winner sprinting May 18 at Santa Anita, stretches in distance for her stakes debut Saturday in the Grade 3, $200,000 Summertime Oaks going 1 1/16 miles Saturday at Santa Anita.

Cash Call is one of the two still in the field for trainer Bob Baffert. After going winless in two starts as a 2-year-old, she received a six-month vacation before returning to earn her diploma April 25 at Santa Anita. Three weeks later she blew away the competition in that allowance race going six furlongs.

By McKinzie, Cash Call was bought for $600,000 at auction as a 2-year-old. She signaled her readiness for her stakes debut with a sizzling five-furlong bullet work in 58.60 seconds Sunday. Cash Call is 4: 2-1-1 with $94,080 in earnings for owner CSLR Racing Partners. Jockey Juan Hernandez, who has been aboard for all four previous starts, again has the call.

Our Moonlight, trained by Dean Pederson, was an eye-catching debut winner going six furlongs Dec. 27 at Santa Anita. She came back to be second by a length in six-furlong allowance when trying winners for the first time April 25.

By Tapit, Our Moonlight was bought for $325,000 at auction as a yearling. She is owned by Lawrence and Ann Jett. Jockey Tiago Pereira, who was aboard for both of her previous starts, again will ride Our Moonlight.

Baffert also has stakes winner Howin in the field Sunday. She was third in the Santa Ysabel (G3) going 1 1/16 miles in her most recent start March 2. Previously the $550,000 auction purchase by Gun Runner won her debut at a mile in October and was fourth in the seven-furlong Santa Ynez in January, both at Santa Anita. Drayden Van Dyke will ride her for the first time.