CALI DUDE & SQUARE DEAL HEAD COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 13 IN FRIDAY’S $200,000 GOLDEN STATE JUVENILE

By Mike Willman —-

Cali Dude; Zoe Metz

RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED HORSES

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2018)—A visually impressive first-out maiden winner, West Point Thoroughbreds’ Cali Dude rates top billing among a field of 13 California-bred or sired colts and geldings going seven furlongs in Friday’s $200,000 Golden State Juvenile at Santa Anita.

Along with Cali Dude, Square Deal, a stakes winning son of Square Eddie, Pas de Panique, a dark bay or brown colt by Smiling Tiger, Tap Back, a close third to Square Deal two starts back, trainer Mark Glatt’s Chipper and several others all figure prominently at seven furlongs.

CALI DUDE

Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds
Trainer: John Sadler

A $95,000 Fasig Tipton Santa Anita 2-year-old in Training Sale graduate, Cali Dude is by the red hot sire Clubhouse Ride. Although he was dispatched at 10-1, he completely dominated 10 rivals when breaking his maiden by 1 ¼ lengths going 6 ½ furlongs here on Oct. 5. A winner in nearly gate to wire fashion, his gallop out into the Club House turn was perhaps even more impressive than his win. With $200,000 on the line Saturday, the Golden State Juvenile looks like a great spot, but look for Cali Dude to do some big things when he stretches out for Sadler.

SQUARE DEAL

Owner: Arnold Zetcher LLC & Qatar Racing Ltd.
Trainer: Simon Callaghan

By California’s top stallion Square Eddie, Square Deal finished first in both the 5 ½ furlong Graduation Stakes (subsequently dq’d and placed third) and the six furlong I’m Smokin Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 2 and Aug. 30. Most recently fifth, beaten three length going five furlongs on turf in the Speakeasy Stakes here on Oct. 6, he’s likely the horse to beat as he returns to the main track while retaining the services of Flavien Prat. A $230,000 Barretts Select Yearling Sale purchase, he has earnings of $80,300.

THE GOLDEN STATE JUVENILE WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDER

Race 4 of 10 Approximate post time 12 noon PT

Club Aspen—Jorge Velez—122
Cali Dude—Ruben Fuentes—122
Tap Back—Victor Espinoza—122
Dapper—Geovanni Franco—122
Doc Tommy—Joel Rosario—122
Totally Tiger—Rafael Bejarano—120
Chipper—Evin Roman—120
Great Ulysses—Javier Castellano—122
Pas de Panique—Abel Cedillo—122
Rookie Mistake—Mario Gutierrez—120
Square Deal—Flavien Prat—124
Papster—Tyler Baze—120
Shady Empire—Edwin Maldonado—122

Special early first post time for a 10-race card on Breeders’ Cup Day One, Friday, is at 10:30 a.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

Photos by Zoe Metz

ABOUT SANTA ANITA PARK
Santa Anita Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, and is one of North America’s top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is North America’s premier supplier of virtual online horseracing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.

ABOUT THE STRONACH GROUP
The Stronach Group (TSG) is a world-class entertainment and real estate development company with Thoroughbred horse racing at the core. The company’s mission is executed through the distinct but interconnected pillars of Racing and Gaming, Entertainment, Technology and Real Estate Development. TSG is dedicated to delivering the best in class Thoroughbred horse racing content and operations. The company holds some of the greatest brands in the industry including, Southern California’s Santa Anita Park, “The Great Race Place”; South Florida’s Gulfstream Park, home to the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series and retail destination, The Village at Gulfstream Park; Pimlico Race Course, home of the legendary Preakness Stakes, Laurel Park and Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland; Oregon’s Portland Meadows; and the San Francisco Bay Area’s, Golden Gate Fields. TSG is a leader in digital and mobile wagering technology through its subsidiaries AmTote and Xpressbet and is a major distributor of horse racing content to a global audience through Monarch Content Management. The award winning Adena Springs is the breeding and training facility of The Stronach Group with stables in Kentucky, Florida and Ontario.