California-bred
Rousing Sermon, beaten only a neck by Liaison despite rallying six wide in the
Grade I CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park on Dec. 17, worked four furlongs
Sunday in 47.40 for next Saturday’s Grade II Robert B. Lewis Stakes for
3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.
"He
went real nice, so we’re all ready to go,” Hall of Fame trainer
Jerry Hollendorfer said.
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The
Lewis, with a purse of $200,000, is a major steppingstone to the Grade I,
$750,000 Santa Anita Derby at 1 1/8 miles on April 7.
Also
expected for the Lewis are two Bob Baffert trainees, the aforementioned Liaison
and Sky Kingdom, a son of Empire Maker who was
fourth in the CashCall, and Norfolk Stakes winner Creative Cause, who is
trained by Mike Harrington and will be ridden by Joel Rosario.
Joe
Talamo, who was aboard Rousing Sermon in the CashCall, rides again in the
Lewis.