Berkeley, Calif. (April 29, 2018)- Pulpit Rider and Hardboot, two Southern California invaders who shipped to the Bay Area for the stakes doubleheader at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday, successfully defeated their respective Cal-bred divisions in the Campanile Stakes and Silky Sullivan Stakes, respectively.
Pulpit Rider, bred and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams and trained by Mike Puype, stalked the pace before finishing fast in the final furlong to nail Lavadia in the $100,00 Campanile Stakes for California bred or California sired 3-year-old fillies. Pulpit Rider was ridden to victory by Corey Nakatani, who flew up from Southern California to ride the daughter of Lucky Pulpit. Pulpit Rider, winner of The California Oaks at Santa Anita two starts ago, improved her record to 4-0-1 from 9 lifetime starts.
In The Silky Sullivan for California bred or California sired 3-year-olds, Hardboot pulled off a 10-1 upset for jockey Juan Hernandez and trainer Michele Dollase, the sister to fellow Southern California trainer Craig Dollase. Hardboot sat off the pace before rallying down the outside of the track for the victory, earning the $57,000 winner’s share of the Silky Sullivan purse. Hardboot is owned by Silver Creek Stables and was bred by James Man.
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