Baffert set to debut promising filly The Aurelia Factor

DEL MAR, Calif. – Bob Baffert already has had three impressive debut winners among his 2-year-old fillies at this meet, and he’ll look for a fourth on Saturday in race 6 when The Aurelia Factor makes her first start in a five-furlong race that drew a field of nine.

The Aurelia Factor has worked four times since arriving at Del Mar, with her last three works from the gate, including a five-furlong move in 59 seconds last Saturday.

“She’s quick,” Baffert said Thursday.

Baffert’s filly maiden winners at this meet include Chasing Yesterday, Der Lu, and Mother Mother.

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The Aurelia Factor, by The Factor, was a $250,000 purchase as a 2-year-old in training.

Of the nine runners in the race, seven are making their debuts, including Calf Moon Bay for Jerry Hollendorfer, who has had Calf Moon Bay at Los Alamitos with assistant Don Chatlos.

“She’s trained really well there,” Hollendorfer said of the daughter of Bodemeister.

Claudelle, a Candy Ride filly owned and bred by Jerry and Ann Moss, starts from the rail.

“Not a great post,” said trainer John Sadler.

Eoin Harty sends out Bev’s Humor, a daughter of Distorted Humor who is the first of two fillies Harty has set to debut here in the next week or so who did their early training at Arlington Park but then were sent west.