THERE ARE THOSE WHO DARE TO DREAM Connie Pageler has never wanted the limelight. So it wasn’t surprising that when her fi lly Fun to Dream won the Betty Grable Stakes at Del Mar recently and a television reporter approached her for a post-race interview, she politely demurred. Fortunately for Pageler, the big gray 3-year-old California-bred daughter of champion Arrogate is trained by Hall of Fame conditioner Bob Baffert, no stranger to post-race interviews. Baffert also bred Fun to Dream in partnership with Pageler, and Baffert’s wife, Jill, is the co-owner. “I don’t like to be in the spotlight—I prefer being in the background,” Pageler said. “I don’t like doing interviews. Britney (Eurton) wanted to interview me (for FanDuel TV), and I told her no, please interview Bob instead. I’m always afraid I’ll say something stupid.” Baffert took over from there. But if Fun to Dream—now a two-time stakes winner with four victories from five lifetime starts and earnings of nearly $250,000—continues her present trajectory, the 67-year-old Pageler will likely have to come... ...
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