Los Vinegrette Stakes
The fiftteenth race on the card this week in California is the Grade II, Los Vinegrette Stakes; a mile long race held over the dirt track. The race is open to three year old fillies with a purse up for grabs of $200,000. The weather here in California has been cool and pleasant, but rain is in the forecast. However, only brief shows are expected early in the day and you can probably expect the track to dry out and be listed as fast before post time. A full field of fourteen fillies has drawn into this years Los Vinegrette Stakes, lets take a look at each of the competitors.
Breaking from the rail is Star Of The North (Seeking The Gold x Northern Dancer x Seattle Slew) and is owned and trained by snappa5 . This chestnut homebred has had a total of seven lifetime starts, five of these starts being finiches on the board. The fillies most recent start came here in California during the Grade III Santa Jezebel Stakes where she came from mid-pack to rally for a fifth place finish. Her most recent win came just the start before in the Grade II Mistaken Soda Henity Stakes where she came from far off the pace toward the back of the pack to win by two lengths with a spreed figure recorded of ninety-two.
In the number two slot is Quiet Sheikh (Quiet American x Sheikh Albadou (GB) x Valid Appeal) and is owned by lawyerron . This chestnut filly has had a total of eleven lifetime starts including three wins, a place and two shows. This talented fillies most recent start came overseas in Argentina during the Linda’s Capote Challenge where she began the race at near dead last in the pack, but rallied for third just two and a half lengths off the leader. The fillies most recent victory came three starts prior as a two-year old here in California during the eight and a half furlong Cavalcade Cup Juvenile Fillies Owner Restricted Stakes, where she again came from the far reaches of the pack, this time to win by two lengths with a speed figure of eighty-seven.
Next is Ouraki (Ouragain x Miswaki x Green Dancer) and is out of the graded race-winning dam Silver Bag. This chestnut filly is trained by funster and has had a total of ten lifetime stasrts, six of these being finishe on the board for the chestnut homebred. The fillies most recent start was out in Texas during the Grade III Broadside Stakes, eight furlongs over the turf, where she began the race at the back of the field and never fired, finishing a disappointing eleventh. Her most recent win came last year as a two year old over in Dubai during an allowance caliber race where she stalked the front runners for the majority of the race, taking over in the last strides to win by one-fourth of a length with a speed figure of seventy-eight.
Following will be You’re A Towel (Elusive Quality x Saint Ballado x Mill Reef) and is out of the dam Sparky Saint. This bay filly is trained and owned by watershed and has been lightly raced with a total of five livetime starts, four of these five have resulted in finishes on the board the the impressive filly has career earnings approaching the one million dollar mark. The fillies most recent start came here in California late last year in the eight and a half furlong Movieland Starlet where she started at the far back of the field but worked her way forward in the latter part of the race, finishing third. Her most recent win came just two starts prior, in the Grade I Frickazee Stakes, where, true to form, she came form the back and won by two and three-fourth lengths with a speed figure of eighty-five.
Longshot Solar Powered (IRE) (Vinnie Roe (IRE) x Dancing Brave x Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE)) is next and owned by corza3 . This chestnut filly is one of the lesser raced fillies in this field with only two lifetime starts, with one of these being a win. The fillies first career start came last year as a two-year old in Denmark where she came from further back in the field, but never fired and finished a well-beaten ninth. Her next race, and only other race, came earlier this year, also in Denmark, during another maiden special race where she stalked the leaders for most of the race, gradually inching up on them and winning by one and three-fourth lengths. Saturday this filly will make her move from maidens straight up to graded stakes races. We’ll see if she’s up for the challenge.
Kentucky-bred Prado Queen (Medaglia D’Oro x Danzig x Diablo) is next and is out of the race-winning dam Danzig’s Queen. This light grey filly is trained and owned by lazysranch and has a total of nine lifetime starts. The fillies most recent start came in the Queen Nine Challenge where she was aiming to go wire to wire but got caught in the end by late chargers and ended up finishing fourth, three lengths back. Her most recent win came mid-season last year during an allowance caliber race in Florida where she did manage to go wire to wire with a speed figure recorded of seventy-six.
Jdawg11 owned Pure Life (IRE) (Bachelor Duke x More Than Ready x Mr. Leader) and out of the race-winning dam Young And Ready is next in the field. This bay filly has a total of seven lifetime starts. Her most recent start came in nearby Arizona during the Dynathe Turk Handicap where she broke mid-pack and finished just in the money at fifth. Her most recent victory came in her second start of her two-year old season, in a maiden special weight in Montana, where she started out just a nose behind the leader and took over the lead early, winnign by one and three-fourth lengths with a recorded speed figure of seventy-seven.
Next is My War Hero (War Chant x Hay Halo x Nureyev) and is trained by lrh This bay filly has a total of seven lifetime starts, inclduing three wins and two places. The most recent stasrt for this three-year old homebred came in the Abercrombe Girl Memorial where she stalked the leader for most of the race, gained the lead in the final strides, but was nipped at the wire, finishing second. Her most recent win came three starts before during the eight furlong, Grade II Dutchess of New York Stakes, where she again stalked the leader for part of the race, taking over the lead in the stretch, and this time maintaining it, winning the race by one length with a speed figure of eighty-six.
In the ninth post position is Tahuna (Offlee Wild x Danzig x Buckpasser) and is out of the race-winning dam Wishbone Ash. This bay homebred filly is trained by Imstable and has a total of seven lifetime starts. Of there starts there are two wins, two places, and one show. The most recent start for the filly came in The Victory Cat Special Allowance where she stalked the leaders early, gradually picking them off one by one to win by two and one-fourth lengths with a recorded speed figure of ninety.
Following will be edenridge trained Tactical Rat (Tactical Cat x Red Ransom x Mill Reef) and is out of the graded race-winning dam Rubbing From Rat. This chestnut filly has had a total of ten lifetime starts and of these has won five of them. The fillies most recent start came just a few weeks ago in the Grade II Yanta Snez Stakes, where she started out well, running just behind the leader, but faltered coming into the stretch and started falling back, finishing eighth. Her most recent win came just the start before, in Florida, during the Grade II Boca Stakes where she began the first few furlongs stalking the leader but quickly took command and won by two and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure recorded of ninety-seven.
Beautiful Woman (AUS) (Beautiful Crown x Lucence x First Consul), owned and trained by hillprice is next on the card. This chestnut homebreed has also been very lightly raced with only two starts, one of these being a win and the other a place. The fillies first race came last year as a two-year old in Texas where she stalked the pace early, gained the front spot and won by three and three-fourth lengths. Her next start was over in Nevada in an eight and a half furlong allowance caliber race where she again stalked the pace early but came up short, finishing second, beaten by one and three-fourth lengths. This filly, too, makes her first step into gradted stakes company this weekend.
Favorite, All The Riches (Saint Liam x Dubai millennium (GB) x Green Desert) is next and is trained and owned by flagdown . This striking roan filly has had a total of six lifetime starts and an impressive four of these have been wins with only two starts yielding off the board finishes. The most recent start for this homebred filly came here in California in the Grade III Santa Jezebel Stakes where she came from near the back to win by two and a half lengths with a speed figure of ninety-five.
Next is fleet1 trianed Ruby Belle (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS) x Rubiano x Blushing Groom (FR)) and is out of the race-winning dam Magesterial Groom. This light grey homebred has had a total of seven lifetime starts including two wins, two places and two shows. Her most recent start came here in California during an allowance caliber race where she came from near the back of the pack, moved up to fourth in the final turn and moved on to win by half a length over the rest of the field with a speed figure of eighty-six.
Breaking from the far outside post position is Saujon (Ecton Park x Scorpion x Capote) and is out of the stakes-winning dam Ojai Scorpion. This bay homebred is trained by fortywait and has a total of nine lifetime starts, six of these being wins. The fillies most recent start came over in Arizona during the eight and a half furlong Dynathe Turk Handicap where she broke towrd the back of the pack and began to gradually pick off horses at the very beginning, eventually winning by one and a half lengths over the rest of the filed with a speed figure of ninety-one.