ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 12, 2016) – California Cup turf Classic winner What a View led all the way to score a win in Saturday’s $400,000 Grade I Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes at Santa Anita.
What a View is by Vronsky, out of the Manilla mare Oceans N Mountains, was bred by Old English Rancho, Patsy Berumen & Sal Berumen, is owned by Finish Line Racing, Ellwood Johnston Trust or Bermen et al and is trained by Kenny Black.
“He’s in the skybox, up there cheering for us.”,” co-breeder Judy Johnston said of her late husband, Buddy.
He has five wins in 11 starts, earnings of $532,148 and was coming off a win in the Jan. 30 California Cup Turf Classic.
“We’ve had some issues with his feet and I just wanted to keep him on the grass,” said Black. “There were some really tough horses in here: Bolo, Bal a Bali and Om, so we knew we were going to have to run big to win.”
“He was loaded turning for home,” said jockey Kent Desormeaux. “He was enjoying himself and I think he enjoyed the soft ground. The time is incredible because the turf has a tremendous amount of give in the ground. For him to put that number up on the clock, he’s a real racehorse.