Laura's Light takes them all the way in Blue Norther Stakes

ARCADIA, Calif. – Laura’s Light is proving dangerous when left alone on the lead.

At Del Mar on Nov. 30, Laura’s Light led by at least a length to the final turn before she was caught by Alms in the Grade 3 Jimmy Durante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at a mile on turf, finishing a good second at 24-1.

In Sunday’s $83,604 Blue Norther Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, no one could catch Laura’s Light. Ridden by Abel Cedillo, Laura’s Light set her own pace and prevailed by 3 1/4 lengths over 9-2 Croughavouke, finishing a mile on turf in 1:35.18.

“My idea was to break and go,” Cedillo said. “They let me take an easy lead.”

The Peter Miller-trained Laura’s Light ($7) was a lukewarm favorite in the field of nine. She earned a Beyer Speed Figure off 80.

Cedillo rode Laura’s Light for the first time in the Durante. He was impressed by the filly’s stretch run on Sunday.

“Last time, she got a little tired, but not today,” he said.

Laura’s Light set a modest pace of 23.73 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 47.54 for a half-mile in the Blue Norther, the final stakes of 2019 at Santa Anita.

Croughavouke finished a half-length in front of 21-1 Blue Sky Baby, who was second to the final strides. Parkour finished fourth, followed by Guitty, Little Bird, Lighthouse, Overjoyed, and Madame Bourbon.

Laura’s Light, by Constitution, has won 2 of 3 starts and earned $87,320. She races for Gary Barber, who acquired her after a maiden race