Bombay looks ready to win in second career start

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Despite a brutal winter in the Pacific Northwest that made it difficult for local horsemen to have their horses ready this spring, the average field size for the current Hastings meet of 7.2 starters per-race is respectable. Saturday’s card will pad the numbers with 60 horses entered in the seven races carded.

The most interesting race is a maiden special weight race for fillies and mares, race 6, where the Dino Condilenios-trained Bombay figures to be favored in the 6 1/2-furlong dash that drew 10 horses.
Bombay will be making her second start and she showed a lot of promise when she debuted going six furlongs at the same level April 30. With David Lopez aboard, she broke a step slow, had to steady slightly heading into the stretch turn, and after going wide on the turn she finished full of run to just miss behind Anstrum, who was stakes placed four times as a 2-year-old last year.

Condilenios, who won three races last Sunday, including the $50,000 George Royal with Modern for the third straight year, expects another good performance from Bombay,

“She’s a nice filly and she came out of her race in good shape,” he said. “I’ve always liked her but her last couple of works were a bit off so I wasn’t sure how she was going to run in her first start.”

Bombay has the breeding to be a decent horse. The 3-year-old filly has just one sibling and her full brother Stanz in Command is a multiple stakes winner.

David Lopez, who is the leading rider at the meet with 10 wins from 34 mounts, retains the mount.

KEY CONTENDERS

Bombay, by Second in Command

Beyer: 63

That was an impressive debut and considering that the past five years Condilenios is 3 for 8 and has a $3.62 return on investment with second-time starters running in maiden special weight races there is an excellent chance she will take a big step forward with a race behind her.

Eco Charge, by Forest Grove

Last 3 Beyers: 60-45-10

Trained by Cindy Krasner, she took the worst of it when she tried to get through along the rail at about the same spot Bombay steadied slightly. After checking sharply she regrouped and finished well to get up for third. With a bullet five-furlong work in tow, she could be ready for a big effort in her second start back.

Seagold, by Sungold

A first-time starter trained by Steve Henson, she has impressed the local clockers and being a half-sister to Red Doctober, an 11-time winner with $489,688 in earnings, she could have a bright future.