Wide-Open Field for Wilshire

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Keyflower wins an allowance optional claiming race at Santa Anita Park

In what appears to be a wide-open contest among 11 fillies and mares going one mile on turf, trainer Leonard Powell’s Keyflower  rates a big chance as she shortens up a quarter of a mile May 1 in the $100,000 Wilshire Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.

An impressive one-mile turf allowance winner in her U.S. debut Feb. 19, Keyflower was off a bit slow and rank early in the March 26 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) while routing 1 1/4 miles, but in a big effort she was in contention turning for home prior to flattening out a bit late while running fifth, beaten by only 2 1/4 lengths.

A stakes winner in her native France, the 4-year-old Kheleyf mare races for the duo of Team Valor International and Gary Barber and will be ridden back by Abel Cedillo.

The John Shirreffs-trained England's Rose  is another one cutting back in trip after a disappointing sixth-place finish going 1 1/8 miles in the Jan. 1 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G3T). The English Channel mare was a stakes winner last October over the Santa Anita turf course.

Setting the pace on Sunday will be Godolphin's homebred Javanica , The multiple graded stakes-placed filly led in the April 9 Royal Heroine Stakes (G3T) at a mile before being overtaken by Going Global  late and finishing second by 1 3/4 lengths.

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Entries: Wilshire S. (G3T)

Santa Anita Park, Sunday, May 01, 2022, Race 9

  • Grade IIIT
  • 1m
  • Turf
  • $100,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 5:13 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Amy C (GB) Ryan Curatolo 122 Philip D'Amato 6/1
2 2Javanica (KY) Joe Bravo 122 Eoin G. Harty 7/2
3 3Canoodling (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Juan J. Hernandez 126 Mike Puype 9/2
4 4Quiet Secretary (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Tyler Baze 122 Ian Kruljac 20/1
5 5Keyflower (FR) Abel Cedillo 124 Leonard Powell 6/1
98 6Bye Bye Bertie (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate SCRATCHED 0 UNKNOWN -
6 7Stella Noir (KY) Drayden Van Dyke 122 J. Keith Desormeaux 15/1
7 8Carpe Vinum (KY) Ramon A. Vazquez 122 Philip D'Amato 15/1
8 9Eddie's New Dream (CA) Mario Gutierrez 122 Ben D. A. Cecil 6/1
9 10Miss Dracarys (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Mike E. Smith 122 Neil D. Drysdale 5/1
10 11England's Rose (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Victor Espinoza 124 John A. Shirreffs 6/1