ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 14, 2018) – Graded stakes winner Miss Sunset is entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Santa Anita.
Barbara Beatrice is by Grazen, out of the Decarchy mare Showtime Apollo, was bred by Philip D’Amato, is owned by Queen Bee Racing or D’Amato and is trained by D’Amato. She has five wins in 17 starts, earnings of $338,534 and is coming off a second in the Jan. 27 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint.
Desert Steel is by Desert Code, out of the Cozzene mare Lujien Lujien, was bred by Harris Farms, is owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bamford or House and is trained by Simon Callaghan. She has five wins in 19 starts, earnings of $342,264 and is making her first start since a win in a June 25 optional claimer.
Starlite Style is by Unusual Heat, out of the Lucayan Prince mare Always in Style, was bred by Old English Rancho or Riggio, is owned by Robert Riggio and is trained by Hector Palma. She was second in this race last year.
Miss Sunset is by Into Mischief, out of the Trippi mare Tuscan Sunset, was bred by Premier Thoroughbreds & Alan Klein, is owned by Klein or Lebherz and is trained by Jeff Bonde. She has eight wins in 14 starts, earnings of $678,735 and is coming off a win in the Feb. 25 Spring Fever.
How About Zero is by Square Eddie, out of the In Excess mare Too Much Excess, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. She has three wins in 12 starts, earnings of $343,950 and is coming off a win in the Jan. 27 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint.
Cuddle Alert is by Bedford Falls, out of the Gilded Time mare Tee Dee, was bred by Carol Lingenfelter, is owned by Saldana or Urbina and is trained by Reed Saldana. She has seven wins in 33 starts, earnings of $371,514 and is coming off a second in the Feb. 25 Spring Fever. She was fifth in this race last year.