Terra's Angel might switch to dirt for Chandelier Stakes

Terra’s Angel, the upset winner of the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf on Sept. 4, is likely to switch surfaces and run in the Grade 1 Chandelier Stakes on dirt for 2-year-old fillies at Santa Anita on Sept. 30, trainer Dallas Keen said on Friday.

Keen said the Chandelier Stakes at 1 1/16 miles has appeal because the race is part of the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In program for the BC Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar on Nov. 4, providing a fees-paid berth for the winner.

Terra’s Angel won the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf at 19-1. After the race, Keen said the $100,000 Surfer Girl Stakes on turf at Santa Anita on Oct. 9 was a goal. A final decision on a race will be made later this month after Terra’s Angel has worked on the Santa Anita main track under jockey Sasha Risenhoover.

“Right now, we’re looking at the Chandelier,” Keen said. “I’ll let Sasha make that call as far as [whether] she handles the dirt.”

Owned by Johnny Evans and Terry Eoff, Terra’s Angel has won 2 of 3 starts and earned $96,420. She was third at 56-1 in the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs on dirt Aug. 5 in her California debut.

Keen said Terra’s Angel has thrived through early September.

“She’s never missed a bite of feed,” he said. “She’s an amazing little filly. I think she’ll take her track with her.”