12/30-1/1 (SA): La Brea (G1); Bobby Frankel (G2)
 

FRIDAY 7th (4:00) Blue Norther S.

1 Mile (Turf) | Fillies | 2 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $75,000

1 Evelyn's Dancer Gutierrez Mario 116 L
2 Byrama (GB) Nakatani C S 116
3 June Cleaver Bejarano R 116 L
4 Eva's Joy Smith M E 116 L
5 Lady of Shamrock Gomez G K 116 L
6 Batalha Sutherland C 116 L
7 Starship Flare Espinoza V 116 L
8 Assure Quinonez A 116 L
9 Coup de Coeur Rosario J 122 L

12/31 (SA): La Brea S. (G1), Eddie Logan S.
 

SATURDAY 7th (3:36) Eddie Logan S.

1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 2 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $75,000

1 Sheer Talent Gomez G K 116 L
2 Devil in Disguise Gutierrez Mario 116 L
3 Smart Ellis Espinoza V 116 L
4 Champions Gate Rosario J 118 L
5 Stoney Fleece Nakatani C S 122 L
6 Chips All In Quinonez A 118 L
7 Fear the Beard Berrios Hector I 116 L
8 Daddy Nose Best Leparoux J R 120 L
9 The Black Blanc B 116 L



SATURDAY 8th (4:07) La Brea S. (G1)

7 Furlongs | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Home Sweet Aspen Rosario J 118 L
2 Turbulent Descent Flores D R 123 L
3 May Day Rose Garcia M 118 L
4 Include Me Out Talamo J 118 L
5 Sarah's Secret Bejarano R 118 L
6 Sugarinthemorning Gomez G K 118 L
7 Great Hot (BRZ) Sutherland C 118 L
8 California Nectar Berrios Hector I 118 L
9 Teddy's Promise Espinoza V 118 L

SUNDAY 5th (2:34) Kalookan Queen H.

6 1/2 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $75,000

1 Burg Berg Smith M E 119 L
2 A Jealous Woman Berrios Hector I 115 L
3 Bella Diamante Nakatani C S 114 L
4 Excellent News Garcia M 116 L
5 Equitana (BRZ) Sutherland C 118
6 Rumor Gomez G K 118 L
7 Saint Isabelle Bejarano R 118 L
8 Big Tiz Rosario J 118 L
9 Pincelada Talamo J 116 L



SUNDAY 8th (4:07) Robert J Frankel S. (G2)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Bauble Queen Gomez G K 118 L
2 Celestial Kitten Smith M E 118 L
3 City to City Bejarano R 123 L
4 Turning Top (IRE) Flores D R 118 L
5 Whisper Louise (IRE) Espinoza V 118 L
6 Miss Mittagong Rosario J 118 L

If Bauble Queen progresses a little more with racing she should be a significant player in all the major turf stakes for older horses in CA (for what that's worth). With Cozi Rosie and the 3 Shirreffs fillies shelved and Malibu Pier recently retired, she's in line to take a big leap forward. The 9f and 10f distances of the majority of stakes should also be in her favor.

That was quite a performance from Turbulent Descent.

Yeah, no kidding. What happened there?

$138k of the $178k in the show pool was bet on her.:wf

From the #2 post going 7 wide on the turn. Not sure if she could have even won if she had gotten a better ride but coming in second was in her scope if she had.

She didn't run....but that was some game plan. Take her back to last and swing five wide? What were they thinking? It's not like she's slow.

Look, maybe she can't run anymore, though she could two months ago, but given the ride she had NO chance.

Could they have thought they she was THAT much better than the others that she could win going that route? Obviously if she runs back to the Test, she handles them no problem, but she hasn't always run that race.

It certainly wasn't the strongest Grade 1 every assembled out there, but did you envision her going off at 1/2?

Yes, I did. On paper, she should have crushed that field. Relatively speaking, the winner couldn't warm her up ( on paper ).

Like I said, she did no running....but she also was given little chance. You don't ride assuming your best. You put them in position to win, and she certainly has enough speed that she shouldn't have been where she was early. Nothing infuriates me more than aggressive passivity.

Yeah, the 6-1 ML on the winner was puzzling, to say the least.

I would find it hard to believe that Puype would have instructed Flores to ride her in that manner. Probably the jockey just getting cute.