Consistent Ultra Blend in B. Thoughtful

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Apr. 20, 2011) – Valentine’s Dancer winner Ultra Blend heads a field of eight entered in Saturday’s $125,000 B. Thoughtful Stakes for California-bred and –sired fillies and mares on the Gold Rush card at Hollywood Park.

Warren’s Got Game is by Ancient Art, out of the Elusive Quality mare Go for Quality, was bred by Benjamin Warren, is owned by Warren and Sally Valenti and trained by Jorge Gutierrez. She has two wins in 10 starts, earnings of $107,928 and is coming off a second in an Apr. 1 allowance.

West Ruler is by Tribal Rule, out of the Mr. Greeley mare West Greeley, was bred by James Wong, is owned by La Cresta Farm and trained by John Sadler. She has three wins in six starts, earnings of $92,760 and is coming off a second in an Apr. 2 allowance.

Excellent News is by Rahy, out of the El Baba mare Mstoyou, was bred by Harmony Farms and Gainsborough Farm, is owned by Kaleem Shah and trained by Bob Baffert. She has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $165,014 and is coming off a third in a Mar. 19 allowance.

Lady Railrider is by Ride the Rails, out of the Lord Carson mare Lady Evergreen, was bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams and trained by Steven Specht. She has nine wins in 25 starts, earnings of $515,800 and is coming off consecutive allowance wins. She was third in this race two years ago.

Ultra Blend is by Richly Blended, out of the Desert Classic mare Ankha, was bred by BnD Chase Thoroughbreds and Elven Adams, is owned by Nels Anderson and trained by Art Sherman. She has eight wins in 19 starts, earnings of $460,646 and is coming off a win in the Feb. 26 Valentine’s Dancer.

Chalula One is by Bertrando, out of the Phone Trick mare Call Mama, was bred by owners Ralph and Aury Todd and is trained by Richard Mandella. She has three wins in 10 starts, earnings of $182,000 and is coming off a fifth in the Mar. 19 Irish O’Brien.

Dani Reese is a Kentucky-bred by High Demand, out of the Event of the Year mare Cast of Characters, was bred by Hopewell Investments, is owned by Paul and Zillah Reddam and Doug O’Neill and trained by O’Neill. She has five wins in 12 starts, earnings of $169,164 and is coming off a third when claimed for $40,000 Mar. 25.

Warren’s Jitterbug is by Affirmative, out of the Peaks and Valleys mare Jitterbug Jan, was bred by owner Benjamin Warren and trained by Jorge Gutierrez. She has three wins in 17 starts, earnings of $239,238 and is coming off a third in the Dec. 12 Cat’s Cradle.