A field of 11 has been entered for Sunday’s $250,000 San Antonio H. (G2) at
Santa Anita, and LUNDY’S LIABILITY (Brz) (Candy Stripes) and TOTAL IMPACT (Chi)
(Stuka) will share highweight duties of 119 pounds.
The latter, a champion in his native Chile, captured the Hollywood Gold Cup
(G1) last summer and finished out the year with close runner-up finishes in the
Goodwood Breeders’ Cup H. (G2) and Fayette H. (G3) before a fourth in the Japan
Cup (Jpn-G1). After a slight break, the seven-year-old chestnut made his
seasonal bow in the San Pasqual H. (G2) over the track, running second once
again, and will have Victor Espinoza back in the saddle for Saturday’s event.
Lundy’s Liability scored in the U.A.E. Derby (UAE-G2) last season then took a
more than six-month break before returning in the Goodwood. The Bobby Frankel
charge was the winner in that one by a head over Total Impact and will look to
fill that same position here as well.
Other contenders in the San Antonio include CASTLEDALE (Ire) (Peintre Celebre),
who came back from a 14th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1) to run a good
third in the San Fernando Breeders’ Cup S. (G2) in his four-year-old debut last
out, and Grade 2 hero STAR CROSS (Arg) (Southern Halo), who seeks to improve on
his runner-up finish in this race last year.
The field for the 1 1/8-mile San Antonio, with riders and weights, is GO BOB
(Arg) (Bordeaux Bob), Mike Smith, 113; Castledale, Jose Valdivia Jr., 116;
SKUKUZA (Lord Avie), Garrett Gomez, 112; Star Cross, Pat Valenzuela, 113; ASONG
FOR BILLY (Unbridled’s Song), Gary Stevens, 114; TRULY A JUDGE (Judge T C),
Martin Pedroza, 118; Lundy’s Liability; Total Impact; OUTTA HERE (Dehere), Kent
Desormeaux, 113; EPICENTRE (Kris S.), Rene Douglas, 115; and CONGRATS (A.P.
Indy), Tyler Baze, 116.