From Santa Anita Publicity
ARCADIA, Calif. — Rye, a late-charging son of English Channel, is likely to run against California-breds again in next Sunday’s $100,000 Crystal Water Stakes at a mile on turf after two straight races in graded events.
The five-year-old chestnut won the Unusual Heat Turf Classic against Cal-breds on Jan. 27 before running fifth in the Grade II San Luis Rey Stakes and third in the Grade III San Juan Capistrano, each at considerably longer distances than the Crystal Water.
“We’ll probably run mostly because it’s for Cal-breds,” trainer Bill Morey explained. “He’s won at a mile going back a few (on Aug. 11, 2016, at Del Mar), but of course he’ll need some help up front (pace-wise). You need some luck in all these races, right?”
Probable for the Crystal Water: Accountability, Gary Stevens; Anatolian Heat, no rider; Ashleyluvssugar, Flavien Prat; Camino Del Pariso, no rider; Fly to Mars, no rider; Rye, Kent Desormeaux; and Ward ‘n Jerry, no rider.