ARCADIA, Calif. (AP)—Teddy’s Promise flog associate prolonged shot
Sugarinthemorning by 21/4 lengths to win a Grade 1, $300,000 La Brea Stakes
for 3-year-old fillies during Santa Anita on Saturday as strenuous favorite
Turbulent Descent unsuccessful to glow and finished a apart sixth.
Ridden by Victor Espinoza, a 16-1 Teddy’s guarantee took a lead from
pacesetter Home Sweet Aspen on a spin and pulled divided for a victory,
covering 7 furlongs in 1:20.47 and winning her initial stakes.
“I had so most equine currently we wasn’t awaiting anybody to come nearby me,”
Espinoza said. “She’s a runner.”
Teddy’s Promise paid $35, $14.20 and $21.20. Sugarinthemorning paid $14.40
and $25.80. Great Hot was a conduct behind in third and returned $11.40.
The large uncover cost payouts were a outcome of complicated uncover betting on
Turbulent Descent, who went off during 1-2 while each other curtain was during least
8-1.
The filly, a three-time Grade 1 winner, expected mislaid any shot she had during an
Eclipse endowment for champion womanlike competitor of 2011.
Jockey David Flores pronounced Turbulent Descent had a “rough trip” while trainer
Mike Puype pronounced something was clearly off.
“She didn’t flog it in like she’s able of, so I’ll only have to go over
her good physically and see where we’re at,” Puype said.
Teddy’s Promise tutor Ron Ellis pronounced he deliberate skipping a race
because of a favorite, though was vetoed by his filly’s owners.
“I indeed asked a owners if they wanted to blemish and run tomorrow
because we knew we could win tomorrow, though they wanted to go for a large show,
and we couldn’t disagree with them.”
Teddy’s Promise had been improving though was unimpressive in 3 minor
stakes before Saturday.
She some-more than doubled her gain with a $180,000 La Brea payday, taking
her lifetime sum to $350,808 from 5 wins in 13 starts.
Earlier in a $75,000 Eddie Logan Stakes, a territory mile for 2-year-olds,
another prolonged shot, Chips All In, flog Sheer Talent by 11/4 lengths for the
victory.
Ridden by Alonso Quinonez for tutor Jeff Mullins, Chips All In won in
1:34.86 and paid $25.20, $11.40 and $6.
Another complicated favorite, Daddy Nose Best, was never a cause and had to rally
for fifth.
