Grade 1 queen COCOA BEACH (Chi) (Doneraile Court) covered five
furlongs in :59 2/5 for trainer Saeed bin Suroor in advance of Friday’s Ladies’ Classic (G1). The dark bay five-year-old, who was last seen running
third to champion Zenyatta (Street Cry [Ire]) in the Lady’s Secret S. (G1), was
clocked in splits of :12 2/5; :25, :37 1/5 and :48 2/5 before galloping out six
furlongs in 1:13.
Prix Jean Prat (Fr-G1) scorer LORD SHANAKILL (Speightstown) traveled
three-quarters in 1:11 4/5, clocking splits of :36 and :59 3/5, for next
Saturday’s Turf Sprint.
Spinaway S. (G1) runner-up BEAUTICIAN (Dehere), fifth in the
Alcibiades S. (G1) last out, worked four furlongs in :49 2/5 for trainer Kenny McPeek
in advance of the Juvenile Fillies (G1).
McPeek also sent out undefeated Jessamine S. victress HOUSE OF GRACE (Limehouse)
SMART SEATTLE
Fellow Graham trainee and Alcibiades fourth ZILVA (Successful Appeal)
Recent Summer S. (Can-G3) hero BRIDGETOWN (Speightstown) breezed five
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Phoenix S. (G3) hero FATAL BULLET (Red Bullet), second in last year’s
Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), traveled five-eighths in :59 1/5 for Reade Baker in
advance of another try in the six-furlong test on the same day.
Grade 1 winner SQUARE EDDIE (Smart Strike) negotiated six furlongs in
1:13 2/5 for Doug O’Neill. The three-year-old colt was sixth in the Ancient
Title (G1) in his return off a six-month break last out, and is pre-entered in
the Turf Sprint and Sprint, with preference given to the first race.
Multiple Grade 2 winner EVITA ARGENTINA (Candy Ride [Arg]) prepared
Evita Argentina’s stablemate, Grade 3 victor GET FUNKY (Straight Man),
Multiple stakes winner DANCING IN SILKS (Black Minnaloushe), a nose
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California Cup Juvenile Fillies winner LA NEZ (Storm Creek), third by
just a length in the Darley Debutante (G1) two back, went five panels in 1:01
4/5 for conditioner Eric Kruljac. Runner-up in the California Thoroughbred
Breeders’ Association in only her second career start while still a maiden, the
dark bay posted fractions of :12 4/5, :25 2/5, :37 3/5 and :50 3/5 ahead of the
Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Grade 3-placed NEKO BAY (Giant’s Causeway) covered a second-best-of-72
On Santa Anita’s firm turf, four-time Grade 1 heroine MAGICAL FANTASY
P. G. Johnson S. heroine TAPITSFLY (Tapit) negotiated five grassy furlongs under Aaron Gryder in
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Ack Ack H. (G3) scorer NOBLE COURT (Doneraile Court) went five-eighths
on the green in 1:00 1/5 for Sadler, getting fractions of :13 2/5, :25 3/5, :37 4/5 and :49
3/5. The bay five-year-old is expected to show up in the Turf Sprint.