Stakes next for Gamine. But which one?

ARCADIA, Calif. – Gamine will head to a stakes race next following her impressive debut win against 3-year-old maiden fillies Saturday at Santa Anita, trainer Bob Baffert said.

Gamine had been all the rage leading up to the race. Santa Anita’s racing office made the race go despite a small field to try and move her along toward grander opportunities after failing to fill the race for its originally scheduled day in the condition book six days earlier.

Where and when that next race will be won’t be determined quite yet.

“She did what she was supposed to do,” Baffert said. “I wish she’d have been able to run a week ago. It’s a little late. I don’t know what I’ll do now.”

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The most-obvious local spot is the Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks on April 4, which is the next stop for Donna Veloce, winner of the Santa Ysabel Stakes on Sunday for trainer Simon Callaghan.

But there are opportunities out of town, like the Ashland at Keeneland and Fantasy at Oaklawn.

Gamine, by Into Mischief, was a $1.8 million 2-year-old purchase by owner Michael Lund Petersen.

Warren’s Showtime has options

The Santa Anita Oaks could be next for Warren’s Showtime. Trainer Craig Lewis said three races, all on April 4, are under consideration following her victory in the listed China Doll for 3-year-old turf fillies Saturday.

Because she is a California-bred, Warren’s Showtime could run in the $200,000 Evening Jewel, a dirt sprint. Because she is a multiple stakes winner on turf, the Grade 3, $100,000 Providencia is an option.

“Or we could run in the big race,” Lewis said, referring to the Grade 2, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks.

“Those are the three options. We’re in no rush right now.”

Warren’s Showtime is by the red-hot sire Clubhouse Ride out of Grade 1 winner Warren’s Veneda, both trained by Lewis.

“It’s very rewarding to have trained the sire and the dam and now her,” he said.

San Simeon moved to Sunday

Wet weather was forecast in Southern California for much of the week, which caused adjustments to Santa Anita’s schedule.

Friday’s card was canceled earlier in the week, before even being drawn. In addition, one of the stakes originally scheduled for Saturday, the Grade 3, $100,000 San Simeon Stakes for turf sprinters, was announced on Tuesday as being pushed back to Sunday’s card in the hope of having a turf course less impacted by the rain than if it was run on Saturday. And then on Wednesday afternoon, the San Simeon was postponed anew, to March 21, an indication that more wet weather is expected.

Saturday’s scheduled feature is the Grade 1 Beholder Mile for older females on dirt. Only eight races were carded for Saturday, all on dirt.

Sunday's originally scheduled feature, the Irish O’Brien for California-bred female turf sprinters, has been postponed by one week, to March 22.

◗ Damascus Castellanos, a labor business leader, has been appointed to the California Horse Racing Board, it was announced late Tuesday by the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom. According to the press release, Castellanos, 53, has been a business representative for the Teamsters for nearly 20 years.

Castellanos is on the board of the California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation, and many members of his family have been involved in racing.