Broken Sword the one to beat in Tranquility Lake
DEL MAR, Calif. – Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has the horse to beat Sunday in the $90,000 Tranquility Lake Stakes. Broken Sword was second Aug. 2 in the Grade 1 Clement Hirsch but is eligible for this restricted stakes for older females since she hasn’t won a stakes race since Feb. 1.
In fact, Broken Sword has raced just once since Feb. 1 – in the Clement Hirsch. Hollendorfer gave her an extended vacation earlier this year after she finished fifth as the 6-5 favorite in the Grade 2 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita in January.
“She just wasn’t doing well,” Hollendorfer said. “She ran a great race last time, and she’s done very well since.”
The Tranquility Lake, at one mile on Polytrack, drew 14 runners, with four placed on the also-eligible list. Other prominent entrants include Oscar Party, a second-level allowance race winner here July 25, and Magic Union, freshened since a dull try in the Grade 1 Vanity at Santa Anita on June 14 but a winner of her lone start on this surface one year ago.