ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2020) – Defending champion and graded winner Just Grazed Me is entered in Saturday’s $100,000 California Distaff Handicap for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Santa Anita.
Nardini is by Acclamation, out of the Tribal Rule mare Ismene, was bred by Stephen Ferraro, is owned by Legacy Ranch and trained by Andy Mathis. She has three wins in six starts, earnings of $81,026 and is coming off a consecutive allowance wins.
Smiling Shirlee is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Grand Slam mare Whobetterthanus, was bred by Premier Thoroughbreds, is owned by Brown Jr., Klein or Lebherz and is trained by Jeff Bonde. She has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $286,220 and is coming off a fifth in the Aug. 28 Tranquility Lake.
Althea Gibson is by Grazen, out of the Bertrando mare Hey Cowboy, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Phil D’Amato. She has two wins in four starts, earnings of $86,200 and is coming off a Sept. 27 optional claiming win.
Just Grazed Me is by Grazen, out of the Cuvee mare Fairway Road, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Phil D’Amato. She has six wins in 13 starts, earnings of $434,332 and is making her first start since a fifth in the May 25 Monrovia Stakes.
Fantasy Heat is by Unusual Heat, out of the Broken Vow mare Assure, was bred by Paula Capestro Bloodstock & Woodbridge Farm, is owned by Drummond, Riso or Schwartz, et al and is trained by Mark Glatt. She has three wins in 10 starts, earnings of $181,882 and is coming off a second in a Sept. 25 optional claimer.
Gypsy Blu is by Papa Clem, out of the In Excess mare Salty Fries, was bred by Legacy Ranch, is owned by Hailey or Wood and trained by Mark Glatt. She has five wins in 17 starts, earnings of $234,559 and is coming off a fifth in an Aug. 23 optional claimer. She was third in this race last year.