Dual Grade 1-winning juvenile Weemissfrankie, who finished fourth as the
favorite in Saturday’s Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet, suffered a condylar fracture
to her right front leg and was scheduled to undergo surgery Sunday, according to
trainer Peter Eurton.
Weemissfrankie stumbled at the start of the 1 1/16-mile race from post one
under Rafael Bejarano.
“It probably happened when she went to her nose at the start, and probably
got worse during the race,” Eurton said. “It didn’t get really bad until she got
back to the barn.”
Eurton said the Sunriver filly was scheduled to be vanned to Los Alamitos
Sunday morning and be operated on by Wayne McIlwraith.
“She only got beat 2 3/4 lengths on three legs,” said Eurton, marveling at
the courage of the filly, who was seeking to become only the second to sweep the
Del Mar Debutante, Oak Leaf Stakes and Starlet, all Grade 1s.
The mood was much different in the Jerry Hollendorfer stable, celebrating the
upset victory by Killer Graces in the Starlet.
“She was very happy,” assistant trainer Dan Ward said. “She was just dragging
the guy around this morning.”
Killer Graces gave Hollendorfer his second Starlet win in three years and is
expected to return at Santa Anita this winter. Jose Miranda, assistant to
trainer Ron McAnally, said that Starlet runner-up Charm the Maker also returned
in good shape.