SANTA ANITA LEADERS
(Through Thursday)
Jockeys / Wins
Juan Hernandez / 46
Flavien Prat / 41
Antonio Fresu / 38
Frankie Dettori / 28
Hector Berrios / 20
Umberto Rispoli / 20
Trainers / Wins
Doug O’Neill / 27
Mark Glatt / 22
Phil D’Amato / 22
Bob Baffert / 21
Steve Knapp / 19
WEEKEND STAKES
SANTA ANITA
Saturday
• $100,000, Grade III San Luis Rey Stakes, 4-year-olds and up, 1 1/2 miles on turf
Sunday
• $100,000 Sensational Star, California-breds, 4 and up, about 6 1/2 furlongs on turf
LOS ALAMITOS
Saturday
• $500,000, Grade I Los Alamitos Oaks, 3-year-old quarter-horse fillies, 400 yards
Sunday
• $225,000 El Primero del Ano Derby, 3-year-old quarter horses, 400 yards
DOWN THE STRETCH
• The San Luis Rey at Santa Anita on Saturday features 2023 winner Offlee Naughty and a rematch of February’s San Marcos Stakes 1-2-3 finishers Missed the Cut, Planetario and Balladeer. Going back up to 1 1/2 miles could help Planetario.
• The Los Alamitos Oaks on Saturday pits fastest qualifier Asscher against the Monty Arrossa-trained trio of Double Down 123, Southern Devine and Favorite City in a field of nine fillies.
• Los Alamitos-based trainer Paul Jones was named to the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame last weekend. Jones, second in career wins at Los Al behind Blane Schvaneveldt with nearly 3,900, has won the All American Futurity three times at Ruidoso (N.M.) Downs and the Champion of Champions at Los Al six times.
• Rained-out training sessions were a factor in Santa Anita running short fields this winter, as discussed here last week. Some help on future wet days will come from the installation of an $8 million all-weather training track. The new synthetic oval inside the turf course is expected to be ready for timed workouts in the coming weeks.
• Stay and Scam and regular jockey Mario Gutierrez have two wins and a close second and third in Santa Anita’s hillside turf sprints after earning his first stakes victory in Sunday’s Irish…
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