Rose of Malibu has right genes for Gaylord Memorial

The retired Grade 1 winner Shotgun Gulch won the first stakes race of her career in the E.L. Gaylord Memorial at Remington Park, and on Friday night, her half-sister Rose of Malibu will attempt to do the same.

“We’ve got a lot of hopes for her,” said C.R. Trout, who bred, owns, and trains Rose of Malibu.

The $50,000 Gaylord is for 2-year-old fillies over 6 1/2 furlongs. The nine-horse field includes Shes Our Fastest, the undefeated winner of the $50,000 Evangeline Downs Princess; and Laudation, a Kentucky invader out of the multiple Grade 2-winning mare Rite Moment.

Gaylord Memorial (Race 8)

KEY CONTENDERS

Rose of Malibu, by Malibu Moon
Beyers: 60-66

◗ She was a 1 3/4-length winner of her debut in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race Aug. 31 at Remington. She rallied from next to last in the field of 12 and covered the distance in 1:04.20.

“She didn’t break too good,” Trout said, “and that’s a bad thing with those sprinters. They kind of got away from her.

“The farther she goes, the better she’s going to be. She’s going to be good around two turns.”

◗ Rose of Malibu has made one other start, finishing second in an optional $75,000 claiming race Sept. 28 at Remington. It was over six furlongs, and after breaking last from the rail, Rose of Malibu rallied to finish 1 1/4 lengths back in the race that went in a quick 1:10.60.

◗ Richard Eramia has the mount from post 5.

“She’s just screaming for more ground,” Trout said.

Shes Our Fastest, by Oratory
Beyers: 61-57

◗ She is the lone stakes winner in the field, having rallied from off the pace for a 3 1/2-length victory in the Evangeline Princess in her last start Sept. 2. In her only other race, she was a 4 3/4-length maiden special weight winner at Evangeline.

◗ Shes Our Fastest has been training at Remington and worked a bullet half-mile in 46.80 seconds, the best of 81 moves at the distance Sept. 29.

◗ Shane Laviolette has the mount for trainer Scott Gelner.

Laudation, by Congrats
Last 3 Beyers: 46-41-65

◗ She is a half-sister to Moment Is Right, a multiple stakes winner and an earner of $228,445.

◗ Ramon Vazquez has the mount from the rail for trainer Steve Asmussen.