Aqueduct | Race 3 | Post Time 2:05 p.m. (ET)
Santa Anita
PARENTING
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: April 26, 6th
Finish: 1st by 2 3/4
Beyer: 89
Impressive debut by this 3-year-old Justify colt. Purchased for $750k at auction in April 2023, pressed pace, crushed. Dam is sibling to Grade 1 winner. The sky is the limit for Parenting.
This Saturday’s stakes racing is like the opening band on a seven-act bill. The headliners, in fact, aren’t coming out for another week.
Royal Heroine
This is the only graded race among the trio under consideration, and that, as much as an especially strong opinion, places it first on the weekly ledger.
RHINO
Trainer: Juan Landeros
Last race: April 19, 1st
Finish: 3rd by 2 1/2
Beyer: 72
Maiden gelding is ready to win a Cal-bred turf route after this solid effort second start back. Pressed fast pace, kicked away in lane, worn down by closers. Could be long gone next out.