ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 15, 2017) – Defending champ Smoove It leads a deep field entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Santa Anita.
Chaulk O Lattey is by Silic, out of the Bertrando mare Business Model, was bred by Nadine Anderson, is owned by Brazeau Thoroughbreds, Little Red Feather Racing or Anderson and is trained by Richard Baltas. She has four wins in 12 starts, earnings of $238,523 and is coming off a seventh in a Mar. 4 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 13 starts, earnings of $255,555 and is coming off a win in a Feb. 10 optional claimer.
Enola Gray is by Grazen, out of the More Than Ready mare Unsung Heroine, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Phil D’Amato. She has five wins in eight starts, earnings of $449,100 and is coming off a win in the Jan. 28 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint.
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 16 starts, earnings of $272,779 and is coming off a third in the Jan. 28 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint.
Lily Kai is by Unusual Heat, out of the Northern Afleet mare Amadamprez, was bred by owner Donald Dizney and is trained by Michael Machowsky. She has three wins in 14 starts, earnings of $160,113 and is coming off a fifth in a Jan. 1 optional claimer.
Bert’s Melody is by Bertrando, out of the Tale of the Cat mare Unchanged Melody, was bred by owner Oakcrest Stable and is trained by Sean McCarthy. She has four wins in 12 starts, earnings of $231,893 and is making her first start since a win in the May 28 Fran’s Valentine. She was fourth in this race in 2015.
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 28 starts, earnings of $377,265 and is coming off a fourth in the Feb. 19 Spring Fever. She won this race last year.
Cuddle Alert is by Bedford Falls, out of the Tilded Time mare Tee Dee, was bred by Carol Lingenfelter, is owned by Saldana or Urbina and is trained by Reed Saldana. She has six wins in 21 starts, earnings of $229,000 and is coming off a win in the Feb. 19 Spring Fever.
Emmy and I is by Heatseeker, out of the Elusive Quality mare Priceless Gem, was bred by owner Gene Tenbrink and is trained by Steve Specht. She has three wins in 14 starts, earnings of $101,060 and is coming off a second in a Feb. 24 claimer.
Late ‘n Left is by Lucky Pulpit, out of the Grand Slam mare Royal Grand Slam, was bred by Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams, is owned by Zolotas, Romo-Zolotas or Hamilton and is trained by Anthony Saavedra. She has five wins in 13 starts, earnings of $137,905 and is coming off a second in the Feb. 19 Spring Fever.