From Los Alamitos Publicity
CYPRESS, Calif. (June 23, 2023) — A trio of multiple stakes-winning California-breds, including Grade I winner Fun to Dream, are among the 17 fillies and mares nominated to the $200,000-guaranteed Great Lady M. Stakes.
A Grade II at 6 ½ furlongs, the Great Lady M. will be run for the 10th time at Los Alamitos Tuesday, July 4. The other Cal-breds nominated are Rose Maddox and Chismosa.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who has won the Great Lady M. four times – Fantastic Style (2015), Marley’s Freedom (2018-19) and Gamine (2021) – has four nominees, including Fun to Dream.
A 4-year-old daughter of Munnings owned by Baoma Corporation, Eda has won six of eight, including the Grade I Starlet here in 2021 and the 2022 Santa Ysabel.
Owned and bred by Baffert, his wife Jill and Connie Pageler, Fun to Dream, a 4-year-old gray daughter of Arrogate, is also 6-for-8 with graded wins coming in the Grade I La Brea last Dec. 26 and Grade II Santa Monica 40 days later.
Rose Maddox is by Grazen, out of the Unusual Heat mare Heat the Rocks, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Steven Miyadi. She has five wins in 15 starts, earnings of $327,782 and is coming off a second in the May 28 Fran’s Valentine.
Chismosa is by Clubhouse Ride, out of the Cat Dreams mare You Can Dream, was bred by owner Jaime Renella and is trained by Rafael DeLeon. She has three wins in five starts, earnings of $209,000 and is coming off a third in the May 28 Melair Stakes.
Entries for the Great Lady M. will be taken Friday, June 30.