Daily Breeze (Torrance)

OUT OF THE GATE

- — Art Wilson

SANTA ANITA LEADERS Through Thursday JOCKEYS / WINS

Juan Hernandez / 33 Edwin Maldonado / 12 Frankie Dettori / 10 Tiago Pereira / 10 Two tied / 9

TRAINERS / WINS

Bob Baffert / 17 Doug O'Neill / 12 Philip D'Amato / 11 Steve Knapp / 11 Mark Glatt / 10

WEEKEND STAKES SANTA ANITA Saturday

• $100,000 Grade III Sweet Life Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 6 1/2 furlongs down the hillside turf course

Sunday

• $100,000 Lady of Shamrock Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 1mile (turf)

DOWN THE STRETCH

Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 opens today with Forte the 8-1 individual betting favorite among the 39individu­al betting interests along with the option of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” who are not listed. Pool 4, which includes $2 win and exacta wagering, will begin at 9 a.m. and close Sunday at 3p.m. Instant Coffee is 12-1and Verifying is 15-1. All Other 3-Year-Olds is 2-1. None of Bob Baffert's horses are eligible because his horses have been banned by Churchill Downs for this year's Derby.

• Forte, Arabian Knight, Instant Coffee, Cave Rock and Newgate comprise the top five in the National Thoroughbr­ed Racing Associatio­n 3-Year-Old rankings. Three of the five — Arabian Knight, Cave Rock and Newgate — are trained by Baffert. Rounding out the top 10are Rocket Can, Victory Formation, Reincarnat­e, Blazing Sevens and Havnameltd­own. Baffert has said he will keep Havnameltd­own around one turn and is not pointing the son of Uncaptured to the Derby. • Del Mar's summer meet will begin Friday, July 21 and run through Sunday, Sept. 10, track officials announced Thursday. The $1 million Pacific Classic, the centerpiec­e of the meet, will be run Saturday, Sept. 2. Last year's Pacific Classic was won by 2022 Horse of the Year Flghtline by a record 191/4 lengths. Del Mar's fall meet runs from Friday, Nov. 10through Sunday, Dec. 3. Tickets for the summer meet go on sale Friday, May 12at 10a.m.

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