Eurton Has Solid Pair for Twilight Derby
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Peter Eurton
Peter Eurton has two 3-year-olds entered in the Oct. 30 Twilight Derby (G2T) at Santa Anita Park that should appreciate the grassy mile and an eighth, as each closed from far back to win at shorter distances over Del Mar's turf course this summer.
They are Stayincotai , an Irish-bred colt owned by C R K Stable, and Seven Wonders , a son of the late Pioneerof the Nile owned by a partnership.
"They both won at a mile and a sixteenth so I think a mile and an eighth should suit them," Eurton said.
Stayincotai has not raced since Aug. 7 when finishing fifth while rank in the La Jolla Handicap (G3T), while Seven Wonders will be making his stakes debut in this, his fourth start.
"I came back with Stayincotai in a couple weeks (from his prior race on July 23), which wasn't a good idea as it turned out, so we kind of freshened him up for this," Eurton said. "This is one of the last 3-year-old races you can catch all year and Seven Wonders did not get the best of trips last time, so we're hoping he does Saturday."
Seven Wonders broke his maiden in his second start a Del Mar with a 95 Equibase Speed Figure before closing to finish fifth in an allowance optional claiming contest going 1 1/16-miles Sept. 5 at Del Mar.
Miller Set to Spring Victory in Autumn Miss
Peter Miller has two fillies with dissimilar styles in Saturday's Autumn Miss Stakes (G3T) for 3-year-old fillies at a mile on turf, Pammy's Ready , a narrow runner-up in the Oct. 1 Unzip Me Stakes at Santa Anita and grade 3 winner Tezzaray .
Tezzaray gets up to win the 2021 Jimmy Durante Stakes at Del Mar
Vying for Santa Anita's training title as is his wont, Miller is optimistic about their chances in the Autumn Miss, which drew a full field of 12.
"I feel good; they're both doing really well," Miller said. "They're in good form and I expect them to run good races. Pammy's Ready can either go on the lead or track; she's versatile.
"Tezzaray will probably be sitting mid-pack. She has a new rider in Jose Valdivia Jr, but he's breezed her the last couple weeks and got to know her."
Santa Anita Park, Saturday, October 29, 2022, Race 7Entries: Twilight Derby (G2T)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Seven Wonders (KY)
Hector Isaac Berrios
124
Peter Eurton
15/1
2
2Go Joe Won (KY)
Jose Valdivia, Jr.
124
Paula S. Capestro
12/1
3
3Perfect Flight (KY)
Ramon A. Vazquez
124
Peter Miller
6/1
4
4Handy Dandy (FL)
Umberto Rispoli
124
Peter Miller
6/1
5
5Cabo Spirit (KY)
Joe Bravo
124
George Papaprodromou
4/1
6
6Stayincotai (IRE)
Victor Espinoza
124
Peter Eurton
12/1
7
7Degree of Risk (KY)
Drayden Van Dyke
124
Eoin G. Harty
12/1
8
8Speaking Scout (KY)
Juan J. Hernandez
124
H. Graham Motion
3/1
9
9War At Sea (KY)
Mike E. Smith
124
Ronald W. Ellis
5/2
Santa Anita Park, Saturday, October 29, 2022, Race 10Entries: Autumn Miss S. (G3T)
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Nadette (FR)
Umberto Rispoli
122
Neil D. Drysdale
6/1
2
2Tezzaray (GB)
Jose Valdivia, Jr.
122
Peter Miller
10/1
3
3Pammy's Ready (KY)
Ramon A. Vazquez
120
Peter Miller
5/1
4
4Gracelund Gray (KY)
Mario Gutierrez
120
Peter Eurton
8/1
5
5Lucky Girl (IRE)
Ryan Curatolo
122
George Papaprodromou
20/1
6
6Helens Well (IRE)
Tiago Josue Pereira
120
Philip D'Amato
20/1
7
7Lady Clementine (GB)
Joe Bravo
120
George Papaprodromou
20/1
8
8Rhea Moon (IRE)
Juan J. Hernandez
120
Philip D'Amato
6/1
9
9Gold Dragon Queen (KY)
Ricardo Gonzalez
120
Librado Barocio
30/1
10
10Cairo Memories (KY)
Mike E. Smith
124
Robert B. Hess, Jr.
8/5
11
11Gimme Mo Baby (KY)
Edwin A. Maldonado
120
George Papaprodromou
12/1
12
12Kitty Kitana (GB)
Hector Isaac Berrios
120
Philip D'Amato
12/1