Baffert mulling options for Chasing Yesterday

ARCADIA, Calif. – Chasing Yesterday, the winner of the Grade 1 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos in December, worked six furlongs in 1:13.20 at Santa Anita on Wednesday.

Trained by Bob Baffert for Summer Wind Equine, Chasing Yesterday was entered in Saturday’s Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes at Fair Grounds, but will not be sent to that race. Baffert said on Wednesday that he is “thinking about some things” for Chasing Yesterday’s 2019 debut. He said one possibility is the Grade 3 Santa Ysabel Stakes at 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita on March 10.

The main goal for the spring is the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 3.

Baffert worked two of his leading 3-year-old colts on Wednesday – Game Winner, the champion 2-year-old male of 2018, and Improbable, who won the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity in December.

Game Winner worked five furlongs in 1:01.60, while Improbable worked six furlongs in 1:12.80. Improbable, unbeaten in three starts, worked six furlongs in 1:15 on Feb. 8. Wednesday was a busy morning for workouts at Santa Anita in advance of expected rain on Thursday.

Game Winner and Improbable are candidates for the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on March 9 or the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 16.