SLOANE GARDEN READY TO FACE MALE COUNTERPARTS IN ROLLING GREEN
Multiple stakes-winning 4-year-old filly Sloane Garden will tackle males in her next start on Monday afternoon, the $50,000 Rolling Green Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward routing one-mile and a sixteenth on turf. Sloane Garden, who won the Golden Poppy Stakes in June and the Luther Burbank Stakes in August, is owned by Ron Charles and Sam Gordon. Regular jockey Kyle Frey is slated to ride in the Rolling Green.
“She’s doing great,” said trainer Manny Badilla. “She worked really well on Sunday. Ready to go.”
Badilla noted that Sloane Garden ran twice against males-in a pair of handicap races-as a maiden in Europe.
“She doesn’t know how to read a racing form,” joked Badilla. “Colts, geldings, fillies, mares…she’ll run against any of them. She’s a nice filly and we’re excited to run. I think she is up for the task.”
Other probables for the Rolling Green include last year’s second-place finisher Builder (trained by Isidro Tamayo), 2020 San Francisco Mile third-place finisher Camino Del Paraiso (O.J Jauregui), 2019 Silky Sullivan Stakes winner Irish Heatwave (Doug O’Neill), and Grade 3 winner Majestic Eagle (Neil Drysdale). Multiple stakes winners Anyportinastorm (Blaine Wright) and The Black Album (Peter Miller) are also possible. All possible and probables are subject to change.
The Rolling Green is the marquee race of the current summer meet at Golden Gate Fields. Live racing on the upcoming Labor Day Monday program, a special holiday racecard, begins at 1:15 PM PT. Entries and post positions will be drawn and published on Friday afternoon.
AMERICAN FARMER SET TO TAKE ON GRADED STAKES FOES IN DEL MAR DERBY
Robert Dupret Derby winner American Farmer races for trainer Steve Sherman and owners BKB Stables and Sherman in the Grade 2, $200,000 Del Mar Derby on Sunday at Del Mar. The 9-furlong turf contest is the premier grass race of the summer season for 3-year-olds each year at Del Mar.
“We’re giving it a go,” said Sherman. “It’s never easy to win a stake at Del Mar but he is doing really well and a couple of the top horses on the nominations list are in Kentucky for races there this weekend. We figured it would be a good chance to step up and see what he can do.”
In the Robert Dupret Derby, American Farmer stalked and pounced on the leaders turning for home. This was a change in running style for the son of Bluegrass Cat, and Sherman was impressed.
“I was a little surprised by the way he won the other day,” said Sherman. “I figured he’d sit off the pace and make one run like he always does. But it was nice to see him a little closer and kick on because it looks like he’s a little more versatile than he was earlier in his career. He’s gotten older, faster, and stronger. He’s growing up and knows the name of the game at this point. He knows what he’s supposed to do out there.”
Jockey Ricky Gonzalez, who recently moved to Southern California and was aboard American Farmer when he ran second in the El Camino Real Derby in February, has the mount in the Del Mar Derby. Post positions for the Del Mar Derby will be drawn on Thursday.
GOLDEN GATE FIRST POST MOVED TO 1:15 PM BEGINNING SATURDAY
Beginning Saturday, September 5, first post at Golden Gate Fields will be 1:15 PM. Golden Gate Fields continues to operate with essential personnel on-site at this time.
CLAIMS
The following is a list of claims at Golden Gate Fields last week:
Thursday
No Claims
Friday
Race 8: Eddie’s Princess (Trainer Ellen Jackson, Owner Alberto Ruvalcaba)
Saturday
Race 1: Regal Lady (Sammy Calvario, Sammy Calvario and David Angel Cota)
Race 4: Going to Shabooms (Bill McLean, Crosby, McLean, Planchon and Taylor)
Race 5: Conquest Lemonraid (Pablo De Jesus, Cindy Winschell)
Race 7: All American Hero (Andy Mathis, Bruno, Gezon, Jones and Mathis)
Race 8: T Bones Trick (Isidro Tamayo, Michael Fried)
Race 9: Glenroy (Duane Offield, David Kramer)
Sunday
Race 2: Tamarando’s Mine (Eddie Rich, Napoleon Lopez
DEL MAR WATCH LIST
The following is a list of local horses (and trainers) who are competing on Del Mar’s Closing Week programs:
Friday
Race 9: Pappy Boyington (Trainer Steve Miyadi, Ricky Gonzalez)
Race 9: Doc Adams (Steve Miyadi, Ruben Fuentes)
Saturday
Race 7: Thunder Woman (Bill McLean, Juan Hernandez)
Race 7: Daniel the Dreamer (Jonathan Wong, Flavien Prat)
Race 8: Rocky Tough (Bill McLean, Juan Hernandez)
Race 9: Mister McLean (Tim McCanna, Brice Blanc)
Sunday
Entries to be drawn Thursday.
Monday
Entries to be drawn Friday.
FINISH LINES: The Golden Pick Six jackpot wager has a carryover of $58,404 heading into Thursday afternoon while the Rolling Super High Five wager for Thursday’s second race has a carryover of $3,058…Happy birthday to Earl Baze II and Chester Bonnet, both whom celebrate birthdays this week…The Steve Sherman trained I’m So Anna finished second in last Sunday’s Generous Portion Stakes for California-bred 2-year-old fillies at Del Mar…Camilla Urso Stakes winner Tomlin ran second in Wednesday’s Unbridled Sidney’s Stakes on dirt at Churchill Downs. Now under the care of Michael Stidham, Tomlin improved her lifetime record to 5-2-5 from 17 starts, with career earnings of $243,020…Anothertwistafate worked a swift 1:12.40, the fastest of eight works at the six-furlong distance last Sunday morning, in preparation for his return to the races. Although he is nominated for the Rolling Green Stakes on Monday, he is more likely to enter into the Grade 3, $100,000 Longacres Mile on September 10 at Emerald Downs in Washington State.