Sweet Azteca Too Much for Rancho Bernardo Foes

[Wandering Eyes]

The top two where never in any doubt, and that's how they ran with Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca) coming out on top in the GIII Rancho Bernardo Stakes at Del Mar.

Locking horns with Formula Rossa (Vekoma) right from the jump, the fillies rolled through fractions of :21.82 and a half in :43.81, and were still at each other's throats entering the lane. The grey eventually overpowered her determined rival to win by open lengths in 1:15.44. Chismosa (Clubhouse Ride) came on to be third.

Sweet Azteca also won the 2024 running of this race.

The victress was last seen July 5 winning the GII Great Lady M Stakes at Los Alamitos over MGISW Kopion (Omaha Beach).

Sunday, Del Mar
RANCHO BERNARDO H.-GIII, $98,000, Del Mar, 8-24, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:15.44, ft.
1–SWEET AZTECA, 126, m, 5, by Sharp Azteca
                1st Dam: So Sweetitiz (MSW, $180,480),
                                by Grand Slam
                2nd Dam: Sweetitiz, by El Prado (Ire)
                3rd Dam: Tizsweet, by Cee's Tizzy
O/B-Pamela Cee Ziebarth (KY); T-Richard Baltas; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 9-7-0-1, $667,200. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Formula Rossa, 117, f, 3, Vekoma–Fay Na Na, by Majestic Warrior. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($130,000 Ylg '23 KEEJAN; $270,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT). O-Muir Hut Stables LLC; B-Greathouse Equine, LLC & Glencrest Farm, LLC (KY); T-Mark Glatt. $20,000.
3–Chismosa, 119, m, 5, Clubhouse Ride–You Can Dream, by Cat Dreams. O/B-Jaime R. Renella (CA); T-Rafael DeLeon. $12,000.
Margins: 3HF, 2 3/4, 6 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 1.70, 11.90.
Also Ran: Donttellourwives. Scratched: Visually.
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SWEET AZTECA ($2.80) and @JJHernandezS19 throw down in the $100,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) at @DelMarRacing for trainer Richard Baltas and owner/breeder Pamela Ziebarth.

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