Post by Makers on Dec 10, 2015 8:10:58 GMT -5
Pacific Heat is a Starlet in the Making
Just how good is Pacific Heat? If the ease in which she won her first two races is any indication, the answer could be something quite special. We’ll learn a lot more on Saturday when the California-bred daughter of Unusual Heat takes a big step up in class to face other highly regarded juvenile fillies in the Grade 1 Starlet at Los Alamitos.
Despite the need to be supplemented to the Starlet for $7,500, with an additional $7,500 required to start, Team Pacific Heat had no trouble in deciding to pull the trigger and giving their budding star the chance to become a Grade 1 winner in only her third career start. Trained by Peter Eurton, Pacific Heat has already begun to make a name for herself on the West Coast.
Owned by Sharon Alesia, Mike Burns and Ciaglia Racing LLC, the two-year-old filly produced by the Stormy Atlantic mare, Hotlantic, became a stakes winner on October 29 in the Golden State Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. The final margin was a shade more than five lengths, but it sure appeared that rider Joe Talamo had a whole lot more filly in reserve, for the seven panel affair, if he needed it.
The dominating victory north of San Diego came as no surprise to those who witnessed her previous race five weeks earlier. Before that sublime performance against a full field of California bred or California sired fillies, Pacific Heat made the most of her career debut. On September 25 at Los Alamitos, the bay filly impressed the locals with a 13 ½ length blitzing of a 5 ½ furlong maiden affair in the race horse time of 1:03.15. It was the kind of debut performance that gets the railbirds buzzing, and the buzz only heightened after her trip at Del Mar.
The $175,000 Barretts yearling purchase signaled her readiness for the prestigious Starlet with a solid four furlong drill in :48.60, yesterday at Santa Anita. The Starlet will be run for only the second time at Los Alamitos.
Previously known as the Hollywood Starlet, and contested at the now-defunct Hollywood Park, the late season Grade 1 has a rich history of winners, which includes names like Althea, Very Subtle, Goodbye Halo, Serena’s Song, Sharp Cat, Excellent Meeting, and Blind Luck. In the first edition at Los Alamitos, Take Charge Brandi was a game winner of the Starlet, on her way to an Eclipse Award. With Songbird on the sidelines, there will be no opportunity for a championship this year, but in Pacific Heat, it could well produce a new starlet.
Contested at 1 1/16 miles, the Starlet will be the initial start beyond a sprint distance for Pacific Heat. Her pedigree suggests that the stretch out to two-turns will be well within her scope, though. The question then becomes -- is the California-bred miss ready for primetime against Grade 1 fillies? We’ll know the answer in six days, but having seen her first two races, it’s hard not to like her chances.
Just how good is Pacific Heat? If the ease in which she won her first two races is any indication, the answer could be something quite special. We’ll learn a lot more on Saturday when the California-bred daughter of Unusual Heat takes a big step up in class to face other highly regarded juvenile fillies in the Grade 1 Starlet at Los Alamitos.
Despite the need to be supplemented to the Starlet for $7,500, with an additional $7,500 required to start, Team Pacific Heat had no trouble in deciding to pull the trigger and giving their budding star the chance to become a Grade 1 winner in only her third career start. Trained by Peter Eurton, Pacific Heat has already begun to make a name for herself on the West Coast.
Owned by Sharon Alesia, Mike Burns and Ciaglia Racing LLC, the two-year-old filly produced by the Stormy Atlantic mare, Hotlantic, became a stakes winner on October 29 in the Golden State Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. The final margin was a shade more than five lengths, but it sure appeared that rider Joe Talamo had a whole lot more filly in reserve, for the seven panel affair, if he needed it.
The dominating victory north of San Diego came as no surprise to those who witnessed her previous race five weeks earlier. Before that sublime performance against a full field of California bred or California sired fillies, Pacific Heat made the most of her career debut. On September 25 at Los Alamitos, the bay filly impressed the locals with a 13 ½ length blitzing of a 5 ½ furlong maiden affair in the race horse time of 1:03.15. It was the kind of debut performance that gets the railbirds buzzing, and the buzz only heightened after her trip at Del Mar.
The $175,000 Barretts yearling purchase signaled her readiness for the prestigious Starlet with a solid four furlong drill in :48.60, yesterday at Santa Anita. The Starlet will be run for only the second time at Los Alamitos.
Previously known as the Hollywood Starlet, and contested at the now-defunct Hollywood Park, the late season Grade 1 has a rich history of winners, which includes names like Althea, Very Subtle, Goodbye Halo, Serena’s Song, Sharp Cat, Excellent Meeting, and Blind Luck. In the first edition at Los Alamitos, Take Charge Brandi was a game winner of the Starlet, on her way to an Eclipse Award. With Songbird on the sidelines, there will be no opportunity for a championship this year, but in Pacific Heat, it could well produce a new starlet.
Contested at 1 1/16 miles, the Starlet will be the initial start beyond a sprint distance for Pacific Heat. Her pedigree suggests that the stretch out to two-turns will be well within her scope, though. The question then becomes -- is the California-bred miss ready for primetime against Grade 1 fillies? We’ll know the answer in six days, but having seen her first two races, it’s hard not to like her chances.