Skye Diamonds, Constellation square off again in Rancho Bernardo
A field of five was entered Thursday for Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Rancho Bernardo Handicap, a 6 ½ furlongs sprint for older fillies and mares on the main track.
It’s the 46th running, and it’s been 10 years and 10 different winning trainers since the Rancho Bernardo was won back-to-back by Bob Baffert with Behaving Badly in 2005-06. Jerry Hollendorfer, who won it last year with Tara’s Tango, has a chance for consecutive scores with Constellation. In her last start, the Great Lady M Stakes at Los Alamitos on July 8, the 4-year-old daughter of Bellamy Road was second to probable Rancho Bernardo favorite Skye Diamonds.
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Trainer Doug O’Neill entered Munny Spunt, a 3-year-old daughter of Munnings who won a $32,000 claiming event at the Rancho Bernardo distance here on July 29. She was claimed for $25,000 in June out of a runner-up finish at six furlongs.
“We know she likes the course, so we thought we’d take a shot and see what happens,” O’Neill said.
The field from the rail: Rockport Babe (Mario Gutierrez), Bendable (Mike Smith), Skye Diamonds (Tiago Pereira), Constellation (Flavien Prat) and Munny Spunt (Drayden Van Dyke).
Source: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club