Dubai-raced Lindo Amor pointing to Del Mar

ARCADIA, Calif. – Lindo Amor, third in two stakes at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai this year, has joined trainer Paulo Lobo’s stable and will have his American debut during the Del Mar summer meeting.

The Del Mar meeting runs July 19 to Sept. 4.

Lindo Amor was second in a Group 1 race in Argentina in 2016. In Dubai this year, Lindo Amor was third in the Group 3 Firebreak Stakes in February and 10th in the Group 3 Burj Nahaar on March 4, with both races at a mile on dirt.

Lindo Amor worked six furlongs in 1:15.40 on Friday, the fourth work at Santa Anita for the 5-year-old since late May. An Argentine-bred by Dynamix, Lindo Amor has won 3 of 11 starts.

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In other workouts on Friday, American Gal worked five furlongs in 59.20 seconds, the fastest of 40 works at the distance. She is unraced since a second in the Grade 1 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos last December.

American Gal was trained by Bob Baffert last year but joined Simon Callaghan’s stable this year after briefly being trained by Doug O’Neill. Callaghan said on Friday that American Gal will be considered for two races at 6 1/2 furlongs next month – the Grade 2 Great Lady M. Stakes at Los Alamitos on July 8 or the Grade 3 Victory Ride Stakes at Belmont Park on July 9.

Donworth, unraced since finishing third in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic in April 2016, worked six furlongs in 1:12.60. O’Neill said Donworth is a candidate for the Grade 3 Precisionist Stakes, a $100,000 race at 1 1/16 miles on June 24.

American Freedom, second to Arrogate in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes last August, worked a half-mile in 46.60 seconds for Baffert. American Freedom was fifth behind Cupid in the Gold Cup at Santa Anita on May 27.