DYNASTY OF HER OWN RULES SUPREME IN SUNDAY FEATURE
4-year-old filly Dynasty of Her Own sizzled on the lead and never looked back in the feature race last Sunday afternoon, an allowance for fillies and mares 4-years-old and upward. The daughter of Shanghai Bobby was sent off as the 1-2 heavy favorite and did not disappoint her backers, though she had to run hard every step of the five-and-a-half-furlong journey.
Under jockey Evin Roman, Dynasty of Her Own found herself in a 3-way battle on the lead in the early stages, setting blistering fast fractions of 21.65 and 44.34 alongside Ima Happy Cat and Square Peggy. She outkicked her two aforementioned spped adversaries down the lane, who were out of gas by the 3/16ths pole, and stayed on to beat hard knocker Gotham Desire and stakes winner Hollywood Hills, both who were closing from the back of the field.
“The margin of victory might not look that impressive, but it was the way she won that was impressive,” said winning trainer Jonathan Wong. “She’s all heart.”
Dynasty of Her Own is as versatile of a racehorse as you’ll find. She has already won at distances ranging from five-and-a-half furlongs to one mile and a sixteenth. Last year, she won the California Oaks in gate to wire style over the Golden Gate Tapeta and made a last-to-first move to the front in the Borderplex Stakes at Sunland Park over dirt.
“Honestly, I would love to have a shedrow full of horses like [Dynasty of Her Own],” said Wong. “She does anything you ask of her. She is good at going short and long. She trains forwardly all the time and loves to run. She’s just all racehorse.”
Wong noted that the $75,000 Camilla Urso Stakes, a five-furlong turf dash of Saturday, April 28, is a possible next target for Dynasty of Her Own.
DR. WYSONG BACK AT HOME AND READY TO ROLL
5-year-old mare Dr. Wysong was last seen on February 21 in the Spring Fever Stakes at Santa Anita, finishing a fast-closing third against California-bred stakes company. Trainer Isidro Tamayo was pleased with the effort.
“She ran a good race [at Santa Anita],” reflected Tamayo. “I think she’s a little better on turf, but she ran well against tough fillies.”
About one month after her stakes placing, Dr. Wysong is entered in the feature race this Saturday at Golden Gate: a first level allowance for fillies and mares on Tapeta. Nine contenders have entered to compete in the six-furlong contest.
“[Dr. Wysong] still has her [allowance] conditions,” said Tamayo. “It looks like there’s some speed in the race [on Saturday] for her to run into.”
Tamayo noted that Dr. Wysong has gotten better with time, and that he believes she has improved since the Tamayo team has been able to figure out her most effective running style, which is to sit off the pace and make one run. Tamayo also mentioned that Dr. Wysong has a quirkiness about her that makes her a project to work with in the mornings.
“She’s not the easiest mare to train,” said Tamayo. “She’s not nervous or crazy but she’s on her toes all the time. When she gallops you can’t take too much of a hold; you sort of have to let her do her own thing. In some of her workouts she’s gone [really slow]. That’s when she works by herself. When you work her in company, she’ll work a minute and change [quick time for the Tapeta].”
Other main contenders in Saturday’s feature race include speedy mare Ana Lisa, who won at this condition three weeks ago and, as a California-bred, can still win at this level once more. This Is the One, coming off a maiden win for white-hot trainer Steve Specht, faces winners for the first time and is a new shooter to the allowance conditions while Sheza Girly Girl possesses backclass and would be a major player if she can produce her best effort.
70 horses entered into a 9-race program this Saturday, which includes a trio of maiden special weight races, the featured allowance eight race, and Pick Six, Late Pick 5 and Late Pick 4 sequences that consists of good quality, competitive fields.
STRONACH 5 CARRYOVER OF $154,931 THIS FRIDAY
The Stronach 5 wager, an industry-low 12% takeout bet, has a carryover of $154,931.69 heading into Friday’s sequence. Punters will be able to play the wager through Laurel Park/Maryland Jockey Club (MJC).
The Stronach 5, a $1 minimum play every week, is a Pick-5 sequence featuring races from The Maryland Jockey Club (Laurel Park), Gulfstream, Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields. This week’s sequence goes as follows:
Leg A: Laurel Park Race 8 with an approximate post time of 1:30 PM PT
Leg B: Gulfstream Race 8 with an approximate post time of 1:48 PM PT
Leg C: Laurel Park Race 9 with an approximate post time of 2:03 PM PT
Leg D: Santa Anita Race 3 with an approximate post time of 2:08 PM PT
Leg E: Golden Gate Race 3 with an approximate post time of 2:25 PM PT
The last leg of the wager, Race 3 from Golden Gate, attracts eight maiden claimers at one mile on the Tapeta. All entrants are in for an $8,000 tag. The morning line favorite is even money shot Made in Karoo, shipping North for the Steve Miyadi barn after a third place finishing routing on dirt for a $28,000 tag at Santa Anita. The Gary Barber owned filly by Empire Maker has gone off favored in her last two starts against tougher and should benefit from the class relief she will find on Friday.
Another Southern California shipper, In the Wind, draws the inside post for trainer Carlo Vaccarezza. Southern California apprentice Alexis Centeno is named to ride. The daughter of turf marathoner Big Blue Kitten cuts back in distance and plummets in class after a double-digit length loss against maiden special weight foes on turf at ten furlongs. She wheels back in just one week for her third lifetime start.
Malibu Jewel is a local contender from the Jonathan Wong barn, slated to break from post position 2. She started her career in the Bay Area and returns after a pair of poor performances routing on dirt at Santa Anita. A filly by notable Kentucky stallion Malibu Moon, Malibu Jewel races on Lasix for the first time.
Rounding out the list of main contenders is Handcuffed, trained by Quinn Howey, who tries routing for the first time after a fourth-place finish against maiden $12,500 claiming sprinters. Two starts ago, she ran for an $8,000 tag sprinting and lost by three-quarters of a length, finishing ahead of a next out winner. Two full siblings to Handcuffed scored victories in route stakes races: 341k earner Handfull and 397k earner Weewinnin. In total, 5 of 7 winning siblings of Handcuffed have won going two turns.
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CLAIMS REPORT
Below is a list of claims from last week:
Thursday
No claims
Friday
Race 2: Hypersonic (New trainer Jack Steiner…new owner Leon Scott)
Race 3: Big City Bane (Jack Steiner…Randy Marriott and Jack Steiner)
Saturday
Race 1: Arouse N Go (Reid France….Francis Lagattuta and Reid France)
Race 2: Lil Awecim (Monty Meier…William Branch)
Race 5: Discernment (Jamey Thomas…Lester Hunsucker and Troy Thomas)
Race 7: Our Silver Oak (Blaine Wright…Chappell Alpine Farms LLC, Becker, Becker and Wright)
Race 8: Cheap Cheap Cheap (Jamey Thomas…Rob Smolich)
Race 8: Midnight Sunrise (Blaine Wright…Alten, Andersen Isetta and Wright)
Sunday
Race 2: Music Babe (Isidro Tamayo…Peter McGoldrick and John Tipton)
Race 3: On Ice (Owner/Trainer Reid France)
Race 6: Concur (Jonathan Wong…MJVET Stables, Hon Cheung Kum and Hsiu Mei Tsai)
Race 6: Toro de Toro (Jonathan Wong…Hon Cheung Kum and Hsiu Mei Tsai)
Race 8: Implicitly (Tim McCanna…Bob Newport and Maryellen Silva)
FINISH LINES: Sadie Bluegrass ran a respectful third in last week’s Sunday feature at Santa Anita: the $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes for California-bred filly and mare sprinters. Jonathan Wong trains the daughter of Grazen, who has amassed earnings of $147,080 since being claimed for $12,500 in March of 2020…The Race 1 exacta on Sunday was completed by Surely a Smile and Raelee, both trained by Victor Trujillo. Five races later, Reid France pulled off a training-exacta of his own, when his geldings Studly Perfection and Maxinamillion ran 1-2 in the sixth race…10-year-old mare Crimson Cloud has been retired from racing after her 59th lifetime start last Sunday. This week, she’ll head to her new home at Harris Ranch where she will be bred to Grade I winner and $1.2 million earner Majestic Harbor. Crimson Cloud, who won 8 races in her career and earned $164,498, was the last horse in training that was bred by longtime California breeder Kjell Qvale. The daughter of All The Gears was trained by Roger Hansen and co-owned by Roger and Mad Hansen Racing LLC…Happy birthday to jockey William Antongeorgi III and racing officials John Leon and Morgann Schlesser, all who celebrate birthday’s this week…One sharp handicapper took home over $128,000 on Saturday when hitting the Golden Pick Six jackpot. The carryover amount heading into Thursday: $3,912.