CALIFORNIA OAKS FIELD DRAWS A QUARTET OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ENTRANTS
A field of ten 3-year-olds fillies has been assembled for the $50,000 California Oaks, the feature race at Golden Gate Fields this week. The California Oaks, a one-mile and a sixteenth contest on the Tapeta, is the seventh of nine races on the Saturday card. Post time for the race is 3:45 PM Pacific Standard Time.
A quartet of Southern California shippers make for interesting additions to the 2018 ‘Oaks. Mapit, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, and Dr. Ann, conditioned by Doug O’Neill, race against winners for the first time after recent maiden scores at Santa Anita, while Consolida makes her United States debut for trainer Paddy Gallagher. Tinabud, the fourth Southern California entrant, comes into the ‘Oaks fresh off a starter optional claiming win at Santa Anita. She is trained by William E. Morey, who has strings in Northern and Southern California on a year-round basis.
Local fillies that figure to get support in the wagering include Aniva Bay and Divine Mercy, the top two finishers in an allowance race in December, and Bornonvalentineday, who has won two straight races for trainer Tim McCanna. Sweetsongofthenile, a recent maiden special weight winner, is another local entrant. Arwan and Royal Lookin were each supplemented into the race by their connections and complete the field of 10.
$50,000 California Oaks
Horse (Trainer/Jockey)
#1 Sweetsongofthenile (Ed Moger Jr./Eddie Martinez)
#2 Arwan (Jose Bautista/Silvio Amador)
#3 Dr. Ann (Doug O’Neill/Saul Arias)
#4 Consolida (Paddy Gallagher/Julien Couton)
#5 Aniva Bay (Blaine Wright/Ricky Gonzalez)
#6 Tinabud (William E. Morey/William Antongeorgi III)
#7 Mapit (Jerry Hollendorfer/Juan Hernandez)
#8 Bornonvalentineday (Tim McCanna/Frank Alvarado)
#9 Divine Mercy (Steve Sherman/Rocco Bowen)
#10 Royal Lookin (Ricardo Perez/Catalino Martinez)
FINISH LINES: Francisco Duran is one win shy of 1,500 career trips to the winner’s circle while William Antongeorgi III is four wins away from 1,000 career victories…After 23 days of live racing this Winter/Spring meet, Abel Cedillo holds a 24-22 win-lead over Antongeorgi in the jockey standings. Juan Hernandez sits in third with 20 wins…Jonathan Wong sits atop the trainer standings with 18 wins, three more than Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer….Two Northern California shippers won their respective races at Santa Anita last weekend; Laynee (owned by Michael Jawl and trained by Andy Mathis) won an allowance race for 3-year-old fillies on Friday while Kochees (owned by Scott Herbertson and conditioned by Jonathan Wong) defeated ten other rivals in an 8k claiming race on Sunday…Happy birthday to Abel Cedillo, Maryellen Silva, Jamey Thomas and Jacqui Navarre, all whom celebrate birthday’s this week…To all Golden Pick Six players: there is a $11,221 carryover heading into Thursday’s card. Good luck!