Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted January 5, 2020 Journalists Share Posted January 5, 2020 In a matchup of three talented newly-turned-sophomore fillies from the Bob Baffert barn, it was the experience and the class of multiple Grade I winner Bast (Uncle Mo) that proved superior, as the 124-pound highweight sat off her stablemates and edged clear late to score an odds-on success in the GII Santa Ynez S. Sunday at Santa Anita. A debut second Aug. 11 at Del Mar, the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga buy added blinkers and dominated the GI Del Mar Debutante S. by 8 3/4 lengths 20 days later. A narrow victress of the GI Chandelier S. at 1-5, the bay ran well to be third in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies after disputing a sizzling pace over the dull Santa Anita strip. Gamely prevailing over Juvenile Fillies runner-up Donna Veloce (Uncle Mo) in the GI Starlet S. last out Dec. 7 at Los Alamitos, Bast was made a 3-5 favorite turning back to a sprint here and came away smoothly from the outside draw. Second choice, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Auberge (Palace) was off a step slowly from the rail, but recovered quickly and snuck through inside of third favorite and fellow Baffert ‘Rising Star’ Golden Principal (Constitution) to lead narrowly past a sharp :22.02 quarter while Bast kept watch from third. The Baffert trio started to separate from the other three entrants going by a :44.59 half-mile, and the barnmates had it to themselves at the top of the lane. Under the most pressure of the three, Bast appeared to have her work cut out for her, but Golden Principal was the first to wilt, leaving it to her and Auberge in the final furlong. Starting to do the better work outside the sixteenth pole, the favorite gradually inched clear from her rival to post a 1 3/4-length success. Sales History: $500,000 Ylg ’18 FTSAUG; Lifetime Record: MGISW, 6-4-1-1, $852,200. O-Baoma Corporation; B-BlackRidge Stables LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. The post Bast Best of Baffert Battle in Santa Ynez appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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