Photo: Hollywood Park
Premier Pegasus will try to remain
undefeated when he faces five other 2-year-olds in the $100,000 Hollywood
Prevue Stakes Saturday at Hollywood
Park.
A Grade III at seven furlongs over
Cushion Track, the Prevue, which is the eighth of nine races, is a prep for the
$750,000-guaranteed CashCall Futurity Dec. 18.
There is also a grab bag giveaway
Saturday. Items are available – one per paid admission – while supplies last.
Post time is 12:30 p.m.
Owned and bred by trainer Myung
Kwon Cho, Premier Pegasus, a son of Fusaichi Pegasus and the Summer Squall mare
Squall Linda, wired six opponents in the Jack Goodman Stakes Oct. 23 during the
Oak Tree/Hollywood Park meet. This 1 ¾ length victory followed a debut score
July 24 at Del Mar, a race in which the Kentucky bred was
dismissed at 44-1. Premier Pegasus has earned $65,400.
High Level Jeff is also perfect in
two races. The son of Vindication and the Storm Cat mare Stormy Reply earned
his wins at Calder. He defeated maidens Oct. 10, then won an allowance over a
sloppy surface 18 days later.
After the Oct. 28 victory, a 75%
interest in High Level Jeff was purchased by J. Paul Reddam. The remaining 25%
is owned Steve Dwoskin, the colt’s former trainer. High Level Jeff is now in
the barn of Doug O’Neill. The Kentucky
bred has banked $34,320.
Industry Leader broke into the
game like a colt with a very bright future. The son of Cherokee Run and the
Seeking the Gold mare Dynamite Miss won by 2 ¼ lengths as the 11-10 favorite
Oct. 31. He’s owned by Dimitri Racing Stable LLC and Twilight Racing LLC and
trained by Kristin Mulhall. The maiden win on the final day of Oak Tree was
worth $22,800.
Contemplated was another debut
winner. Owned by breeders Pam and Marty Wygod and trained by John Sadler, the
Bertrando gelding out of the Prized mare Kinky Kinky won by three-quarters of a
length against California bred maidens Aug. 11
at Del Mar.
The win was worth $30,000.
Bob Baffert, who leads all
trainers with four Prevue wins, will try for another with Awesome Patriot.
An Awesome Again colt out of the
Cee’s Tizzy mare Tizamazing, Awesome Patriot was fifth in the Goodman after
winning at first asking Oct. 9. He’s earned $23,900 for Lanni Family Trust.
Baffert, who is six wins away from
2,000 in his career, collected his most recent Hollywood Prevue victory with
Massive Drama in 2007. His other wins came in succession between 1996-1998 with
In Excessive Bull (1996), Commitisize (1997) and Premier Property (1998).
A son of A.P. Indy and the Polish
Numbers mare Polish Nana, Northern Indy returns to Southern California after
defeating maidens by five lengths going a mile Oct. 28 at Golden
Gate. He was fourth on the turf versus maidens in his debut Oct.
11 during Oak Tree/Hollywood Park. He’s earned $19,080 for Highland Yard LLC
and trainer O J Jauregui.
From inside out, the field for the
29th Hollywood Prevue: Awesome Patriot, Victor Espinoza rides, 116
pounds; Industry Leader, Rafael Bejarano, 116; Contemplated, David Flores, 116;
High Level Jeff, Joel Rosario, 116; Premier Pegasus, Alonso Quinonez, 116 and
Northern Indy, Mike Smith, 116.