Santa Anita: Saturday Stakes Previews

By Mike Willman —-

DeLEON RIDING HIGH WITH UNBEATEN CHISMOSA IN SATURDAY’S $175,000 GOLDEN STATE JUVENILE FILLIES AT SEVEN PANELS

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 26, 2022)—Unbeaten in three starts, trainer Rafael DeLeon’s Chismosa heads a field of seven 2-year-old fillies going seven panels in Saturday’s $175,000 Golden State Juvenile Stakes at Santa Anita.

A part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series, the Juvenile Fillies is for eligible fillies bred or sired in California.

By California’s Top Gun stallion Clubhouse Ride out of the Cat Dreams mare You Can Dream, Chismosa, whose most recent triumph came in the six furlong Generous Portion Stakes Sept. 5 at Del Mar, is owned by her breeder, Jaime Renella.

Away slowly in her five furlong debut versus statebred maiden fillies July 23, Chismosa recovered quickly and won going away by 1 ¼ lengths. Off at 6-1 in the CTBA Stakes going 5 ½ furlongs on Aug. 7, Chismosa hopped slightly at the break, was quickly into stride and came away for an impressive 3 ½ length score.

Off as the 2-1 favorite in the Generous Portion, she opened up by six lengths at the top of the lane and cruised to a 1 ¾ length win.

With Edgar Payeras riding back for the third straight time, Chismosa will be looking for her fourth consecutive win as she approaches the Golden State Juvenile Fillies with a tidy bankroll of $190,500.

Third, beaten four lengths by Chismosa three starts back in the CTBA Stakes at Del Mar, trainer Brian Koriner’s Sell the Dream comes off a pair of outstanding second place finishes versus open company in one mile turf stakes.

Second, beaten a half length by highly regarded Comanche Country in the Grade III Surfer Girl Stakes here on Oct. 9, Sell the Dream was second, beaten 1 ¼ lengths by the same filly in Del Mar’s Juvenile Fillies Turf on Sept. 10.

A first-out maiden winner going five furlongs on grass here June 10, Sell the Dream’s connections are hoping she can replicate her outstanding turf form going seven furlongs on dirt this Saturday when ridden for the first time by Hector Berrios .

A California-bred daughter of Munnings out of the Run Away and Hide mare Enayat Alsalam, Sell the Dream is owned by Edward Brown, Rusty Klein and Phil Lebherz.

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

Cholly—Tyler Baze—120
Chismosa—Edgar Payeras—124
Fun Money—Mario Gutierrez—122
Big Celebration—Edwin Maldonado—122
E Z Pharis—Kyle Frey—122
Sell the Dream—Hector Berrios—122
Cast Member—Ramon Vazquez—122

ROBISONS’ HOMEBRED GIVER NOT A TAKER RETURNS TO DIRT AND HEADS SATURDAY’S $175,000 GOLDEN STATE JUVENILE AT SEVEN FURLONGS

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 26, 2022)—A disappointing ninth going long on turf in his most recent start, Kirk and Judy Robison’s homebred Giver Not a Taker returns to a sprint versus statebreds on the main track Saturday as he heads a field of seven babies going seven furlongs in the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile at Santa Anita.

A part of the lucrative CTBA-sponsored Golden State Series, the Golden State Juvenile is for eligible California-bred or sired 2-year-olds.

A rollicking 7 ¾ length winner in a Cal-bred maiden special weight in his 5 ½ furlong debut Aug. 14, Giver Not a Taker then rallied for a most impressive 2 ¼ length win going six panels in the statebred I’m Smokin Stakes at Del Mar Sept. 9.

Off at 5-1 in his third start, the Grade III Zuma Beach Stakes at one mile on turf here Oct. 9, Giver Not a Taker was never a factor and checked in ninth, beaten 15 ½ lengths by Kentucky-bred buzzsaw Packs a Wahlop who is headed for the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Nov. 4 at Keeneland.

Providing there is no “Zuma hangover,” Giver Not a Taker, who is based at San Luis Rey Downs with Peter Miller, looms a potential standout on Saturday with regular rider Jose Valdivia, Jr. aboard.

Close in his first two starts sprinting, trainer Jeff Bonde’s Golf Drama took a big step forward in his third start, breaking his maiden going six furlongs at Los Alamitos by four lengths on Sept. 23. A chestnut colt by Smiling Tiger out of the Gotham City mare She’s So Vain, Golf Drama, who is owned by Rusty Brown and Mark Stanton, would appear to have ample upside as he approaches his fourth start with Tyler Baze up.

THE $175,000 GOLDEN STATE JUVENILE WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDER

Midnight Lightning—Hector Berrios—122
Passarando—Umberto Rispoli—122
Mystic Flyer—Juan Hernandez—122
Giver Not a Taker—Jose Valdivia—124
Ship and Scam—Mario Gutierrez—120
Golf Drama—Tyler Baze—122
Merit Song—Ramon Vazquez—120

First post time for a 10-race card that will include seven stakes on Saturday, is at 1 p.m.

SANTA ANITA TO OFFER $1 MILLION BONUS TO ANY SINGLE TICKET 20 CENT RAINBOW PICK SIX WINNER SATURDAY; 10-RACE CARD INCLUDES SEVEN STAKES

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 26, 2022)—With large, competitive fields the order of the day, Santa Anita will guarantee a $1 million bonus to a Single Ticket winner of the track’s 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six this Saturday. As the track embarks upon its penultimate Autumn Meet weekend, 10 races, including seven stakes will be offered.

Saturday’s Rainbow Six, with will be comprised of races five through 10, has attracted 53 entries, putting average field size for the Rainbow Six at just under nine runners per race.

Approximate post time for Saturday’s fifth race is at 3:08 p.m. PT. Saturday’s fifth, a one mile turf maiden special weight for 2-year-olds, has attracted a field of eight.

From there, races six through 10 are all stakes, with the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies at seven furlongs, going as race six with a field of seven.

The Grade II, $200,000 Twilight Derby, which drew a field of nine at a mile and one eighth on turf, has been carded as race seven.

Race eight is the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile, with seven horses set to go seven furlongs.

Saturday’s ninth race is the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes, with 10 three-year-olds and up set to go about 6 ½ furlongs down the hillside turf course.

Saturday’s card figures to end with a crescendo, as 12 sophomore fillies will go one mile on turf in the Grade III, $100,000 Autumn Miss Stakes.

With the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships set for Nov. 4 and 5 from Keeneland, Santa Anita’s 18-day Autumn Meet will close on Sunday, Nov. 6.

For entries and additional racing information regarding Saturday’s 10-race card, fans are encouraged to visit santaanita.com or to call (626) 574-RACE.
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