Del Mar

Stellar Wind’s next start hinges on turf workout

Steve Andersen|Jul 31, 2015

Shigeki Kikkawa Trainer John Sadler is unsure whether he wants to point Stellar Wind to the Del Mar Oaks on turf or the Torrey Pines at a mile on dirt.

DEL MAR, Calif. – A six-furlong turf workout at Del Mar on Sunday will determine the next start for Grade 1 winner Stellar Wind.

Trained by John Sadler for Kosta and Pete Hronis, Stellar Wind was a notable absentee from Saturday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, the top race of the summer meeting for fillies and mares.

Sadler said he is considering races such as the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks at 1 1/8 miles on turf or the $100,000 Torrey Pines Stakes at a mile on dirt.

“It depends on whether I want to stay on turf or dirt,” he said.

By Curlin, Stellar Wind has won 4 of 6 starts and earned $493,200. She was fourth as the 3-1 favorite in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 1 and rebounded to win the Grade 2 Summertime Oaks as the 2-5 favorite at Santa Anita on June 20.

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