Elite Empress Is Favored in Tonight’s Dash for Cash Futurity at Los Alamitos

Elite Empress, winner of four of her six starts, is favored in tonight’s $629,000 Dash For Cash Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course.

The Grade I stakes race, a 400-yard dash for 2-year-olds, will pay the winner $233,320. Elite Empress, who has the No. 9 post, is trained by Bob Baffert, who also has Classy Classanova running.

Especially Angelic, trained by Charlie Bloomquist, was the race’s fastest qualifier with a time of 19.87 seconds. The Dash For Cash Futurity will be the eighth race on the 10-race program.

The field, with jockeys and trainers, in post-position order: Nancys Got It (Terry Layton, Bob Gilbert), Fun Fashion (Jerry Nicodemus, Blane Schvaneveldt), Teller Queen (Steve Treasure, Gilbert), Especially Angelic (Roman Figueroa, Bloomquist), Mito Native (Lute Proctor, Bruce Bell), Classy Classanova (Danny Cardoza, Baffert), Sig Hanson (Kenneth Hart, John Clements), Our Special Girl (Henry Garcia, Marshall Ferrell), Elite Empress (Bruce Pilkenton, Baffert) and Smashington (James Lackey, Bob Gilbert).