ARCADIA, Calif. (May 18, 2017) – Graded winner Cheekaboo is among the entries in Sunday’s $125,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Santa Anita.
Pacific Heat is by Unusual Heat, out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Hotlantic, was bred by Harris Farms & Donald Valpredo, is owned by Alesia, Burns Racing or Ciaglia and is trained by Peter Eurton. She has four wins in seven starts, earnings of $380,840 and is coming off a second in an Apr. 16 optional claimer.
Roo’s Valentine is by Vronsky, out of the Cindago mare Black Valentine, was bred by owner Kretz Racing and is trained by Kristin Mulhall. She has four wins in 14 starts, earnings of $275,555 and is coming off a second in the Mar. 26 Dream of Summer.
Shehastheritestuff is by Unusual Heat, out of the Bold Badgett mare Strut Your Stuff, was bred by Old English Rancho, is owned by Day, Day or DiPietro and is trained by Patrick Gallagher. She has three wins in nine starts, earnings of $137,368 and is coming off a fifth in an Apr. 9 optional claimer.
Smoove It is by Square Eddie, out of the Distorted Humor mare Smoove, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has five wins in 30 starts, earnings of $395,565 and is coming off a third in the Apr. 22 Mizdirection. She was eighth in this race last year.
Ticaboo is by Rocky Bar, out of the Chester House mare Miss Pravda, was bred by owner Triple AAA Ranch and is trained by Phil Oviedo. She has four wins in 11 starts, earnings of $109,047 and is coming off three consecutive allowance wins at Turf Paradise.
Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Top Notch is by Old Topper, out of the Royal Anthem mare El Sierra Tahoe, was bred by owners George and Mary Clare Schmitt and is trained by Jeff Bonde. The $50,000 purchase at the Northern California Yearling Sale has two wins in 13 starts, earnings of $99,692 and is coming off a fifth in the Mar. 26 Dream of Summer.
Moonless Sky is by Bold Chieftain, out of the Chief’s Crown mare Curtsy, was bred by Willow Tree Farm, is owned by Pappas Racing and is trained by Eddie Truman. She has two wins in six starts, earnings of $72,010 and is coming off an Apr. 28 starter’s allowance win.
Cheekaboo is by Unusual Heat, out of the Souvenir Copy mare Sandy Cheeks, was bred by Madeline Auerbach, Richard Rosenberg and Barry Abrams, is owned by Alesia, Burns Racing and Ciaglia Racing and is trained by Peter Eurton. She has three wins in 16 starts, earnings of $314,235 and is coming off a fifth in a May 7 optional claimer.
Desert Steel is by Desert Code, out of the Cozzene mare Lujien Lujien, was bred by Harris Farms, is owned by Eclipse Thoroughbreds, or Bamford or House and is trained by Simon Callaghan. She has four wins in 18 starts, earnings of $293,124 and is coming off an eighth in the Apr. 22 Mizdirection.