A potential showdown between Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion Amazombie
and electrifying Grade III Daytona Stakes winner Caracortado in next
Saturday’s Sensational Star Stakes was scotched Sunday morning when Bill
Spawr said he would “look around the country” for a race for Amazombie,
who was scratched from Saturday’s Palos Verdes Stakes, and if there
were no suitable races, he would run in the Grade II San Carlos Stakes
at seven furlongs on Feb. 25.
“I’m glad we didn’t run (in the Palos Verdes),’ Spawr said Sunday
morning. “We’ll look around the country for a race, but the plan now is
to run in the San Carlos.”
Amazombie, who has not run since winning the Breeders’ Cup Sprint
on Nov. 5, galloped a mile Sunday. Caracortado galloped a mile and
five-eighths for trainer Mike Machowsky.
The field for the Sensational Star: Luckaruck, Hector Berrios;
Ain’t No Other, Martin Garcia; Tamarack Smarty, David Flores; Compari,
Mike Smith; Caracortado, Rafael Bejarano; My Summer Slew, Alonso
Quinonez; Mega Heat, Joe Talamo; and Red Defense, Joel Rosario.