Skye Diamonds gets break before Breeders' Cup

Skye Diamonds, the dominant female sprinter in California this year, will not race again until Nov. 4 at Del Mar in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, a race in which she figures to be a leading candidate.

Skye Diamonds won the Grade 2 Great Lady M. Stakes at Los Alamitos in July and the Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap on Aug. 13 at Del Mar. Trainer Bill Spawr said earlier this week that he would prefer to give Skye Diamonds a lengthy break between starts as opposed to adding a race at Santa Anita in October.

“She’ll do well off that,” Spawr said of the break. “If we give her six weeks between races, she’s done well. She’s so professional.”

Skye Diamonds, a 4-year-old filly by First Dude, has won 9 of 16 starts and earned $509,150. She has won 6 of 8 starts since being claimed for $40,000 last August, a span that includes the Dream of Summer Stakes for California-breds at a mile on dirt at Santa Anita in late March.

Since being claimed, Skye Diamonds has earned $389,100 for owners Tom Acker, Allen Racing, Bloom Racing, and Jon Lindo.
This year, Skye Diamonds is unbeaten in four starts at 6 1/2 furlongs. The BC Filly and Mare Sprint is at seven furlongs.

“It’s a perfect distance, and she does well on this track,” Spawr said.