Favored Take Charge Brandi registered her second grade I win of the year and third graded victory in a row when she narrowly captured the $350,000 Starlet Stakes for 2-year-old fillies Dec. 13 at Los Alamitos Race Course.
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She's in the driver's seat already, but a win in the $350,000 Starlet Stakes (gr. I) Dec. 13 would mean the checkered flag in the juvenile filly Eclipse Award race for Take Charge Brandi.
Take Charge Brandi, the surprising winner of last month's 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), will return to California for the $350,000 Starlet (gr. I) Dec. 13 at Los Alamitos Racecourse.
Achiever's Legacy, dismissed at 9-1 as the longest shot in a four-horse field of 2-year-old fillies, rallied in the stretch to win the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes at Del Mar Nov. 16 under apprentice jockey Drayden Van Dyke.
Trainer Bob Baffert will be seeking a record 10th win in the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) when he sends out recent maiden winner Maybellene to battle a promising field of 11 other 2-year-old fillies Sept. 27.
| Trainer | Bob Baffert |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Rafael Bejarano |
| Owner | Natalie J. Baffert |
| Breeder | Colts Neck Stables LLC |
| Maybellene View Five-Cross Pedigree | Lookin At Lucky | Smart Strike |
| Private Feeling | ||
| Greathearted | Giant's Causeway | |
| Touch of Greatness |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2013 Hip 57 |
Yearling | Big Sky Stables | Three Chimneys Sales, agent | $140,000 |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| California Chrome |
| Bodemeister |
| Calculator |
| Upstart |
| Far Right |
| Buddy's Saint |
| International Star |
| Main Sequence |
| Hoppertunity |
