Look Forward Outlasts Artisma To Earn Top Oaks Points In Santa Ynez
01/05/2025 06:05 PM
The Fasig-Tipton Santa Ynez Stakes offered points–10-5-3-2-1–towards the GI Kentucky Oaks, and it was Look Forward (Bolt d'Oro–Troublesome by, Into Mischief) who found the wire in time to take home the loot and the opening leg of the filly series at Santa Anita on Sunday afternoon.
A filly in the care of trainer Ben Cecil before he sadly passed away last fall, Look Forward was transferred to Michael McCarthy–a one-time Cecil assistant. The bay was the runner-up in the GII Starlet to close out her juvenile year and coming into the Santa Ynez she was marked as the 8-5 favorite.
Rolling out of the gate, Look Forward tracked up the backstretch from third behind Silent Law (Tiz the Law) and with her cue by the top of the lane she seized the lead. Artisma (Munnings) had not thrown in the towel and that filly came with a run in the final jumps. Look Forward held the advantage though and she got to the wire first.
The final running time was 1:25.42.
Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. Sales History: $285,000 '23 KEESEP.
O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-Woods Edge Farm, LLC & Ballyfair Bloodstock (Ky); T-Michael McCarthy.
#5 LOOK FORWARD ($5.40) and @_MGutierrez_ win the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at @SantaAnitaPark and earn 10 points toward the :cherry_blossom: Kentucky Oaks. Congratulations to the @mwmracing team and owner Reddam Racing. Another stakes winner by @SpendthriftFarm's Bolt D'oro. pic.twitter.com/NVHjH1zxoK
— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 5, 2025
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