ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2014) – Los Alamitos Mile Stakes winner Soi Phet is one of six California-breds entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade II City of Hope Mile Stakes at Santa Anita.
Big Bane Theory is by Artie Schiller, out of the Alysheba mare Shebane, was bred by owners Scott Gross and Mark Devereaux and is trained by Carla Gaines. He has three wins in 10 starts, earnings of $210,640 and is coming off a second in the Aug. 30 Harry Brubaker.
Poshsky is by Vronsky, out of the Bold Badgett mare Pincky’s Posh, was bred by Olde English Rancho & Berumen, is owned by Silver Ranch Stable and Wachtel Stable and is trained by Peter Miller. He has four wins in 13 starts, earnings of $162,710 and is coming off a sixth in the Aug. 23 Del Mar Handicap.
Soi Phet is by Tizbud, out of the Siberian Summer mare Summer Jersey, was bred by ARCHA Racing, is owned by Gerald Benowitz, Sandra Powell and Paul and Mathilde Viskovich and is trained by Leonard Powell. He has eight wins in 29 starts, earnings of $472,686 and is coming off a win in the Sept. 6 Los Alamitos Mile Stakes.
Pepper Crown is by Peppered Cat, out of the Crowning Storm mare Crown This Lady and was bred by owner and trained Alex Paszkeicz. He has seven wins in 15 starts, earnings of $238,233 and is coming off a Sept. 12 allowance win.
Graded winner Starspangled Heat is by Unusual Heat, out of the Runaway Groom mare Bel Air Belle, was bred by Madeline Auerbach, David Abrams & Vincenzo Loverso, is owned by Barry Abrams, M. Auerbach and Loverso and is trained by Barry Abrams. He has five wins in 37 starts, earnings of $464,697 and is coming off a fourth in the Sept. 28 John Henry Turf Championship.
Rock Me Baby is by Rock Hard Ten, out of the Tale of the Cat mare Barbara Orr, was bred by Mercedes Stable, is owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and is trained by Craig Dollase. He has six wins in 17 starts, earnings of $412,052 and is coming off a sixth in the Sept. 6 Los Alamitos Mile.