Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted December 14, 2023 Journalists Posted December 14, 2023 Some trivia for you equine enthusiasts out there. Who is the only horse to have two graded stakes named after them? The answer is Bayakoa. The Ron McAnally trainee who won a pair of GI Breeders' Cup Distaffs has one at Oaklawn, while its counterpart takes place this Friday at Los Alamitos Racecourse. The Grade III event out West pits morning-line favorite and Arizona-bred Desert Dawn (Cupid) versus six others going 1 1/16 miles. The 4-year-old filly trained by Phil D'Amato is loaded with class, even though she has not gotten her picture taken since winning the GII Santa Anita Oaks over a year and a half ago. Still, her speed figures put her at the top of this group as she cuts back after running fifth in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff last month at Santa Anita. Opposing her is a filly whose last trip was a third-place finish in the GI Beholder Mile back in March at The Great RIP. Midnight Memories (Mastery) finished a position ahead of Desert Dawn in that race for trainer Bob Baffert. Clocking some awfully fast times these past few months, the dark bay could be fresh and ready to fire. One entry who could play spoiler is the other half of D'Amato's uncoupled entry, Turnerloose (Nyquist). A turf horse from Brad Cox's midst who traversed the Oaks trail and took home the GII Rachel Alexandra S. at 18-1, the 4-year-old appears fit and ready for duty as she gets back on the dirt. The post Desert Dawn Garners Favoritism In Friday’s Bayakoa S. appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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