Lukas Filly Wins Her Way to Shot at Santa Ysabel : Horse racing: Seaside Attraction is blossoming at Santa Anita after disappointing start in New York.

Seaside Attraction earned a spot in the restricted Santa Ysabel Stakes Feb. 12 with an impressive victory in Sunday’s third race at Santa Anita.

The daughter of Seattle Slew is a three-quarters sister to Gorgeous and was purchased for $1 million as a weanling by W.T. Young’s Overbrook Farm.

After two nondescript starts in New York in September, the 3-year-old has started to perform. Recipient of a perfect trip slightly behind pacesetter and even-money favorite Summer Matinee, she took the lead with about a quarter of a mile to run.

The official margin was 2 1/2 lengths and she completed the mile in 1:38 over a track that continues to be slow.

Trained by Wayne Lukas, Seaside Attraction broke her maiden at Hollywood Park early last month in her California debut, then was a well-beaten sixth in an allowance sprint Jan. 4. She bled in that race, however, and was treated with Lasix Sunday.

“The mental part has been the problem with her more than anything,” Lukas said. “She wasn’t as settled as we would have liked, but she’s come around.

“She ran a very professional race and Chris (McCarron) was impressed with her. She should be one of our better (3-year-old fillies).”

Lukas said Grand Canyon, who hasn’t been seen since he won the Hollywood Futurity, has been galloping for the past 10 days and is scheduled to have a work on or before Feb. 7.

“He hasn’t lost a lot,” said Lukas of the Fappiano colt, whose physical well-being has been the subject of rumors for several weeks. “He was only away 32 days.”

The original plan was for Grand Canyon to race in the March 17 San Felipe Handicap before the Santa Anita Derby, but Lukas says he is now considering the San Rafael Stakes two weeks earlier.