ARCADIA, Calif. (June 11, 2019) – Recent winner Fire When Ready and comebackers Smokey Image and Smiling Angelo are among the entries in Saturday’s $100,000 Thor’s Echo Handicap for Golden State Series eligible at Santa Anita.
Coil Me Home is by Coil, out of the Came Home mare Goodtobehome, was bred by owners GGG Stables and trained by Richard Baltas. He has two wins in nine starts, earnings of $122,769 and is coming off a third in a May 4 optional claimer.
Prodigal Son is by Square Eddie, out of the In Excess mare Stretchinthelimits, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. He has one win in five starts, earnings of $47,742 and is coming off a seventh in a June 7 optional claimer.
Tap the Wire is by Eddington, out of the Tapit mare Tap the Till, was bred by owners John or Allegra Ernst and is trained by Daniel Dunham. He has two wins in five starts, earnings of $95,493 and is coming off a fifth in a May 27 optional claimer.
Smiling Angelo is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Proud Citizen mare Citizen Bernstein, was bred by owner Ferro Family Trust or Flores and is trained by Phil D’Amato. He has two wins in four starts, earnings of $72,345 and is making his first start since an eighth in an Aug. 25 optional claimer.
Smokey Image is by Southern Image, out of the Free House mare Special Smoke, was bred by C Punch Ranch, is owned by Irvin Racing Stable and trained by Carla Gaines. He has six wins in 20 starts, earnings of $534,946 and is making his first start since a ninth in an optional claimer May 20, 2018. His last win came in the California Cup Derby Jan. 20, 2016.
Desert Law is by Desert Code, out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Treasure Chest, was bred by owner Harris Farms and is trained by Carla Gaines. He has four wins in 14 starts, earnings of $199,707 and is coming of a fourth in a May 11 optional claimer.
Fire When Ready is a Kentucky-bred son of California stallion Empire Way, out of the Slewdledo mare Armed N Dangerous, was bred by Dr. Mikel Harrington and Patricia Harrington, is owned by Ron Paolucci Racing and is trained by R.B. Hess Jr. He has three wins in nine starts, earnings of $124,065 and is coming off a win in a May 31 optional claimer.