ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2024) – California-bred stakes winners Big City Lights and See Through It are entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Palos Verdes Stakes at Santa Anita.
Big City Lights is by Mr. Big, out of the Exchange Rate mare Champagne Exchange, was bred by Bar C Racing Stable, is owned by William Peeples and trained by Richard Mandella. He has four wins in eight starts, earnings of $332,420 and is coming off a win in a Jan. 6 optional claimer.
See Through It is by Curlin to Mischief, out of the Chester House mare Crystal House, was bred by Edward Allred, is owned by Belico Racing and Lizbeth Medina and is trained by Genaro Vallejo. He has eight wins in 30 starts, earnings of $351,712 and is coming off a Jan. 19 allowance win.
Also entered is stakes winner The Big Wam, a Washington-bred son of California stallion Mr. Big, out of the Forestry mare Magnetic, bred by Keith Marks, owned by Michael Bello and Charles Bartlett and trained by Doug O’Neill. He has two wins in six starts, earnings of $168,420 and is making his first start since a fifth in an Oct. 1 optional claimer.