Free: Los Alamitos horses to watch for week of April 18
SUGARY, by Indygo Shiner
Trainer: Marty Jones
Last race: April 16, 3rd
Finish: 3rd by 6 1/2
Beyer: 57
This debuting 3-year-old filly broke slowly and finished well from behind a slow pace. Sired by Indygo Shiner and produced by a sibling to Grade 1 winner Tiz Flirtatious, she may want two turns.
STARSHIP SAMURAI, by The Pamplemousse
Trainer: Howard Zucker
Last race: April 16, 6th
Finish: 3rd by 3/4
Beyer: 52
A $50,000 maiden-claiming California-bred, he was best but lost position after another slow takeoff. He broke slowly in all four of his starts yet is worth one final try with a jockey switch.
AVANTI BELLO, by Include
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: April 16, 7th
Finish: 3rd by 4 1/2
Beyer: 83
This front-running California-bred set a fast pace in a statebred stakes and only tired late in a return to top form. He is eligible to a N2X and could be long gone out front.
TAMAN GUARD, by Midnight Lute
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Last race: April 17, 3rd
Finish: 1st by 4 1/2
Beyer: 85
Favored the first time out at 4-5, this gelding ran to the action. He shot to the front, set a fast pace, and won “ridden out” in a promising debut. He can go straight up the ladder.
ARROGATE, by Unbridled’s Song
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: April 17, 5th
Finish: 3rd by 3/4
Beyer: 78
Odds-on first out, this Unbridled’s Song colt should have parked. Off slowly and in traffic, trapped behind a slow pace, finished fast, galloped out in front. This was a big debut.