Bob Baffert tops the trainers table here by some distance this year and has a strong hand in this Grade 3 sprint represented by both Fighting Mad and Mother Mother. The former ended last year with a facile success over a longer trip at this level while the latter was placed in a Grade 2 contest over 7f here in February but had earlier finished behind BELLAFINA (NAP). Simon Callaghan’s filly looks the one to beat if forgiven a poor comeback effort at Oaklawn as she went close in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mares Sprint and should have the measure of these if running up to that level. First Star has a bit to find with a couple of the above though still looks best of the rest.
Fighting Mad (USA) 9-4fav (8-8) Bit off rail,cleared, won at Del Mar 1m stks fst in Aug beating Hollywood Hills (8-8) by 8l, 7 ran.
First Star (USA) 1-2fav (8-10) Bit off rail,2nd best, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Der Lu (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m fst in Feb.
Mother Mother (USA) 6-4 (8-8) 4wd to turn,2nd best, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Hard Not To Love (8-12) at Santa Anita 7f stks fst in Feb.
Bellafina (USA) 7-5fav (8-5) Off slw,4w move,flatnd, 4th of 8, 10l behind Mia Mischief (8-10) at Oaklawn Park 6f stks fst in Apr.
Artistic Diva (USA) 11-1 (8-3) Last away, vied rail, 5th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Midnight Fantasy (8-3) at Oaklawn Park 5f stks fst in Feb.
Tomlin (USA) 7-2 (8-6) 2w,shifted in,rail run, won at Golden Gate Fields 6f fst in Mar beating Mother Of Dragons (8-6) by shd, 4 ran.
Hang A Star (USA) 20-1 (8-12) Waited,rail move,clr, won at Santa Anita 6f gd in Mar beating Rather Nosy (8-10) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Amuse (USA) 12-1 (8-8) Saved ground, weakened, 8th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Danuska's My Girl (8-8) at Santa Anita 6f stks fst in Apr.