Missed putt memorialized in horse name

DEL MAR, Calif. – There has to be a story behind the name Worse Read Sanchez, a 2-year-old who debuts in race 3 on Sunday at Del Mar for trainer Doug O’Neill and owner-breeder Paul Reddam, right?

Yep, there is.

According to O’Neill and one of his owners, Dave Kenney, the name sprouted from a caddy’s misread of a Reddam putt at Sherwood Country Club near Thousand Oaks, Calif.

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“Nice read, Sanchez,” Reddam reportedly said, laughing, after the ball broke opposite of the read.

Reddam purposely said Sanchez to add to his feigned exasperation, as the caddy’s last name is Suarez.

◗ Acclimate, last of 14 in the Breeders’ Cup Turf earlier this month, worked five furlongs in 1:01 on the Del Mar main track on Friday morning in preparation for the Grade 2 Hollywood Turf Cup one week later. Nominations for all next week’s Turf Festival races – including the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby and Grade 1 Matriarch – were scheduled to be released late Friday.