Santa Catarina Is Ready
Composure isn’t the only talented 3-year-old filly Bob Baffert trains for owners Bob and Beverly Lewis.
Santa Catarina, a $950,000 yearling purchase at Keeneland, isn’t as accomplished as her multiple-stakes winning stablemate, but she has ability and will make her 2003 debut in today’s second at Santa Anita.
A bay daughter of Unbridled, Santa Catarina has one win in five starts but was second or third in three consecutive Grade I races as a 2-year-old.
Gary Stevens will become the fourth rider for Santa Catarina, who will race coupled in the betting in the $56,000 optional claimer with Beautiful Treasure.
Race of the day: During, second to Atswhatimtalknabout in his first race around two turns on Feb. 20, races Special Rate at a flat mile in today’s fourth at Santa Anita. Special Rate is a half brother of Santa Margarita Handicap runner-up Sightseek and multiple stakes winner Tates Creek.
Who’s hot: Randy Goodman. The trainer won with six of his first 14 starters at Oaklawn Park.
Who’s not: Trainers Tim Martin and James McCoy. They began the Oaklawn Park meet a combined two for 59.
Exotically speaking: A pick all using Rich Musique and Shezasummerbreeze in the first, singling Santa Catarina in the second, Silver Yen in the third, During in the fourth and Master Of The Sea in the fifth, using Bluesthestandard, Out Of Mind and Bonus Pay Day in the sixth, Paga and Brocky’s Dream in the seventh and Lakeside Trail and Soldiers Quest in the eighth.
Winners: Previous day/meet total: 3/152. Money: Previous day/meet total: $11.20/$868.40. Total money bet: $944.