ARCADIA, Calif. (Apr. 11, 2018) – Sensational Star Stakes winner Tough Sunday faces a field of mostly stakes winners in Saturday’s $100,000 Thor’s Echo Handicap for Golden State Series eligible at Santa Anita.
Edwards Going Left is by Midnight Lute, out of the Broken Vow mare Dypsy, was bred by Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte, is owned by Hronis Racing and trained by John Sadler. He has seven wins in 12 starts, earnings of $429,390 and is coming off a third in the Mar. 10 Triple Bend.
Tough Sunday is by Grazen, out of the General Meeting mare Sunday Dress, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Steve Miyadi. He has five wins in 18 starts, earnings of $333,838 and is coming off a win in the Mar. 11 Sensational Star.
Image of Joplin is by Southern Image, out of the Bernstein mare Sensitive Soul, was bred by Dahlberg Farms, is owned by Pender Racing and trained by Michael Pender. He has 10 wins in 39 starts, earnings of $281,157 and is making his first start since a third in a Dec. 7 optional claimer.
Smokey Image is by Southern Image, out of the Free House mare Special Smoke, was bred by C Punch Ranch, is owned by Irvin Racing Stable and is trained by Carla Gaines. He has six wins in 18 starts, earnings of $528,601 and is coming off a third in the Mar. 11 Sensational Star.
Grazen Sky is by Grazen, out of the Sky Mesa mare Sky Marni, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Hronis Racing and trained by John Sadler. He has four wins in 27 starts, earnings of $446,011 and is coming off a fifth in a Mar. 18 optional claimer.
Make It a Triple is by Misremembered, out of the Level Sands mare Thunder Sands, was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, is owned by RadarRob Racing and trained by Keith Craigmyle. He has four wins in 14 starts, earnings of $101,485 and is coming off a Mar. 17 optional claiming win.
B Squared is by Square Eddie, out of the Ten Most Wanted mare Silar Rules, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. He has three wins in 14 starts, earnings of $287,128 and is coming off a sixth in the Mar. 11 Sensational Star.