Gas Station Sushi likely to scratch from Del Mar Debutante

DEL MAR, Calif. – Gas Station Sushi, who would have been one of the top contenders in the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante on Saturday, likely will scratch after running a high temperature on Wednesday, and then not training Thursday morning, trainer Richard Baltas said Thursday.

Baltas said he would wait until Friday to put in a scratch for Gas Station Sushi. He initially said he was "95 percent" certain she would not run, then, as he kept talking, made it sound like it was closer to 100 percent.

"You have to do the right thing," he said. "We can wait for the Chandelier," he said, referring to the Grade 1 race for 2-year-old fillies at Santa Anita on Sept. 30. "It's a Win and You're In."

The Chandelier offers a fees-paid berth to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, to be held at Del Mar on Nov. 4.

Gas Station Sushi, by Into Mischief, won her lone start at Del Mar on Aug. 6. She received a Beyer Speed Figure of 85.