The fleet-footed Dreamfyre, 2-for-2 sprinting on the dirt, tries a new surface and distance in the Oct. 8 $200,000 Surfer Girl Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park. Contested over a mile on the turf, the Surfer Girl is for 2-year-old fillies while the $200,000 Zuma Beach Stakes (G3T) is staged over the same conditions for 2-year-olds.
A daughter of Flameaway , a stakes winner on the turf himself, it appears the mile distance of the Zuma Beach will present the biggest obstacle to Dreamfyre as opposed to the surface change. Trained by Golden Gate-based trainer O.J. Juaregui, Dreamfyre captured her first two starts in dazzling gate-to-wire performances. In her last trip to post, she kicked clear by 3 1/2 lengths in the Aug. 12 Sorrento Stakes (G3) at Del Mar after setting demanding early fractions.
Closing into Dreamfyre's expected pace will be the Peter Eurton-trained Flattery. The late-running Flatter filly turned in powerful closing efforts to snare her first two outings, including a tally over Surfer Girl rivals Loterie and Angiolletta.
Undefeated Endlessly will attempt his third consecutive victory in the Zuma Beach. The Amerman Racing runner was an eye-catching winner of the Sept. 10 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes (G3T) over impressive Del Mar debut victor Boltage, who he faces again on Sunday.
Santa Anita Park, Sunday, October 8, 2023, Race 6Entries: Zuma Beach S. (G3T)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Mici's Express (CA) Tiago Josue Pereira 120 Steve R. Knapp 12/1 2 2Ngannou (KY) Antonio Fresu 118 Michael W. McCarthy 8/1 3 3Endlessly (KY) Juan J. Hernandez 124 Michael W. McCarthy 9/5 4 4Pour Dompter (FR) Hector Isaac Berrios 120 Philip D'Amato 5/2 98 5Rothschild (KY) SCRATCHED 0 UNKNOWN - 5 6Grand Mo the First (KY) Emisael Jaramillo 120 Victor Barboza, Jr. 8/1 6 7Ace of Clubs (KY) Edwin A. Maldonado 120 Doug F. O'Neill 15/1 7 8Formidable Man (KY) Umberto Rispoli 122 Michael W. McCarthy 6/1 8 9Boltage (KY) Ramon A. Vazquez 122 Richard E. Mandella 5/1
Entries: Surfer Girl S. (G3T)
Santa Anita Park, Sunday, October 8, 2023, Race 8
- Grade IIIT
- 1m
- Turf
- $200,000
- 2 yo Fillies
- 4:40 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Putt for Dough (CA) | Mario Gutierrez | 120 | Antonio C. Garcia | 30/1 |
| 2 | 2Flattery (KY) | Juan J. Hernandez | 124 | Peter Eurton | 3/1 |
| 3 | 3Dreamfyre (KY) | Hector Isaac Berrios | 120 | O. J. Jauregui | 4/1 |
| 4 | 4Buttercream Babe (KY) | Ramon A. Vazquez | 120 | Michael J. Maker | 8/1 |
| 5 | 5Loterie (IRE) | Tiago Josue Pereira | 118 | Philip D'Amato | 4/1 |
| 6 | 6Soho (KY) | Umberto Rispoli | 120 | John W. Sadler | 5/1 |
| 7 | 7Angiolleta (IRE) | Antonio Fresu | 122 | Doug F. O'Neill | 6/1 |
| 8 | 8Where's My Ring (KY) | Victor Espinoza | 118 | Val Brinkerhoff | 15/1 |
| 9 | 9Zona Verde (IRE) | Joe Bravo | 122 | Philip D'Amato | 15/1 |
| 10 | 10Sushi Sticks (CA) | Abel Cedillo | 122 | Michael W. McCarthy | 12/1 |
