Solomini likely to miss Robert Lewis Stakes

Solomini, disqualified from victory last month in the CashCall Futurity at Los Alamitos, was scheduled to make his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 3, $150,000 Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita on Feb. 3, but it looks like he’ll have to wait a couple of weeks for another spot after spiking a slight temperature Saturday.

“He was scheduled to work yesterday,” trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday morning, “but he got a little temperature yesterday. He’s going to miss about five or six days. Until then I was going to run him in the Lewis.”

Several trainers, including Baffert and Richard Mandella, said that some of their horses had spiked temperatures in recent days.

Peace may make stakes debut

The promising 3-year-old Peace, who won a two-turn maiden race in his third career start Dec. 30, could jump right into the Robert Lewis Stakes for his next start, trainer Richard Mandella said after Peace worked five furlongs in 1:02.60 under Smith on Sunday morning.

“I’m trying to size up his next start, either the Lewis or an allowance,” said Mandella, who described Peace – a son of Violence – as “kind of a lazy work horse.”

No excuses for Majestic Heat

Mandella offered no excuses for the dull try turned in by 6-5 favorite Majestic Heat on Saturday in the Grade 2 La Canada Stakes, in which she finished fifth behind the victorious Mopotism.

“She came back fine. We just had her out and she looked good,” said Mandella, who said that unless something unforeseen arose in subsequent days his inclination was to try again with Majestic Heat.

City of Light has strong work

Trainer Michael McCarthy was weighing his options Sunday after being impressed with a sharp working by Malibu Stakes winner City of Light, who went five furlongs in 59.20 seconds, an outstanding time over a track that was playing on the dull side. It was the fastest of 90 works at the distance Sunday.

“He worked so good, I don’t know what to do,” McCarthy said. “Still deciding whether to go one turn or two.”

City of Light, by Quality Road, won the seven-furlong Malibu on Dec. 26. He has never finished worse than second in five career starts.