Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for week of June 12-15, 2025

BOTTLE OF ROUGE
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: June 12, 2nd
Finish: 2nd by 6
Beyer: 58
Debut 2-year-old filly by Vino Rosso raced greenly taking dirt, wide on turn and into lane, finished well behind odds-on stablemate. This was a better-than-it-looked debut.

FANCY FACTS
Trainer: Mike Puype
Last race: June 12, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 2 1/2
Beyer: 63
Debut 3-year-old filly bet from 12-1 program odds to 2-1 starting price, sped to lead, took heat, tired. Puype-trained maidens typically race into shape. This debut was okay.

DESERT GATE
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: June 13, 2nd
Finish: 1st by 2 1/4
Beyer: 86
Debut 2-year-old bet to odds-on, ran accordingly. Pressed pace, kicked away with a big number. Omaha Beach colt legitimate favorite second time out in stakes race.

ACKNOWLEDGEMEPLZ
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: June 13, 2nd
Finish: 2nd by 2 1/4 lengths
Beyer: 80
Debut 2-year-old shot to lead, set pace inside, no match for winner, but finished more than five lengths clear of third. Bucchero colt will be tough vs. maidens next time out.

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THE PADRE
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: June 13, 7th
Finish: 2nd by 1/2
Beyer: 85
Three-year-old Euro import ran super in U.S. debut in entry-level allowance turf mile. Lagged, rallied wide, smoked final quarter in 22.95 seconds. Promising colt for Del Mar summer.

DRULINER
Trainer: Craig Lewis
Last race: June 14, 7th
Finish: 4th by 5 1/4
Beyer: 41
Debut 2-year-old broke last, trailed, picked up steam into stretch, finished with run. Clubhouse Ride colt is from stable that races maidens into shape. Follow for sure.

HERO OR ZERO
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: June 15, 8th
Finish: 1st by 6 1/2
Beyer: 76
Debut 2-year-old colt by Pavel pressed pace, won ridden out, solid speed figure by June juvenile. Graduation Stakes for Cal-bred 2-year-olds Aug. 8 at Del Mar makes sense.

NO JOKE ANTARES
Trainer: Sean McCarthy
Last race: June 15, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 6 1/2
Beyer: 58
Cal-bred 2-year-old by Practical Joke not quick, saved ground mid-pack, took dirt, angled outside, finished well, and galloped out in front of the field in a solid debut.

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