Stable Notes

• HONOUR THE DEPUTY SET FOR GRADE III TOKYO CITY CUP

• BENCH POINTS EYES SANTA ANITA DERBY

• ADVANCE WAGERING FRIDAY ON DUBAI WORLD CUP RACES

HONOUR THE DEPUTY BACK TO SQUARE ONE FOR TOKYO CITY CUP

Honour the Deputy has one disappointing performance on his six-race resume, and Dan Ward can readily explain that, a distant sixth-place finish in the Grade II Strub Stakes on Feb.

• SOUL CANDY ON COURSE FOR TOKYO CITY CUP

• GOMEZ AND AGENT RON ANDERSON PART COMPANY

• INDIAN WINTER EYES SANTA ANITA DERBY

VERSATILE SOUL CANDY SET FOR GRADE III TOKYO CITY CUP

Versatile Soul Candy, third in the Sunshine Millions Turf, fourth in the Santa Anita Handicap on dirt and a winner of the California Cup Classic on Hollywood Park’s synthetic Cushion Track, will attempt to call on his closing kick for a victory in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Tokyo City Cup for older horses at 1 ½ miles on dirt.

“He worked really nice on Sunday,” trainer Paddy Gallaghe

• ALL OPTIONS OPEN FOR THE FACTOR, INCLUDING SANTA ANITA DERBY

• WEDNESDAY RACING, FREE FRIDAYS AT SANTA ANITA NEXT WEEK

• JOHN SHEAR IMPROVING AFTER ACT OF HEROISM

THE FACTOR IN GOOD SHAPE AFTER REBEL ROMP

It was water, water everywhere at Santa Anita Sunday morning as the heavens unleashed yet another winter storm, but it did not rain on Bob Baffert’s parade.

The Hall of Fame trainer was basking in the glow of The Factor’s devastating win in Saturday’s Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, and said that all options were open for the colt’s next race.

• ROSARIO GOES FOR THE GOLD IN SUNDAY’S SAN LUIS REY

• GOMEZ WORTHY OF WOOLF AWARD, FORMER WINNER STEVENS SAYS

ROSARIO HOPES TO ADD TO MONEY LEAD IN SAN LUIS REY STAKES

Joel Rosario hopes to add to his lead in the national purse earnings race Sunday when he rides Dahoud in the Grade II, $150,000 San Luis Rey Stakes for older horses. The mile and a half race is scheduled to be run on turf.

Through March 17, Rosario’s mounts had earned $3,351,330 compared to runner-up Ramon Dominguez at $3,180,049.

• GOMEZ GAINS RESPECT WITH GEORGE WOOLF AWARD

• SUTHERLAND OPTIMISTIC IN SAN LUIS REY STAKES

• IT TIZ NEEDS BETTER LUCK IN SATURDAY’S SANTA ANA

• TEENAGE SHOWVIVOR WINNER TELLS ALL

WOOLF AWARD HOLDS SPECIAL MEANING FOR GARRETT GOMEZ

Ron Anderson has a realistic view on what it takes to win Santa Anita’s George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.

• WOOLF WINNER GOMEZ SET WITH HAIMISH HY IN SAN LUIS REY

• CHALULA ONE RETURNS IN IRISH O’BRIEN AFTER 18-MONTH ABSENCE

HAIMISH HY IN GOOD SPOT FOR SUNDAY’S GRADE II SAN LUIS REY STAKES

Class told in the San Luis Obispo Stakes when the two horses that looked far superior on paper finished one-two.

• SAN FELIPE ROMP PUTS ‘PEGASUS’ FIRMLY IN DERBY PICTURE

• SANTA ANA DISTANCE MORE SUITABLE FOR ÉCLAIR DE LUNE

• $1 MILLION HORSESHOE PITCH AT SANTA ANITA SATURDAY

SANTA ANITA DERBY NEXT STEP FOR PREMIER PEGASUS

In an episode that rivals the best of Horatio Alger’s heartwarming rags-to-riches stories, Premier Pegasus thrust himself into the Triple Crown picture big time Saturday with a breathtaking 7 ¾-length victory in the San Felipe Stakes, the West’s final major steppingstone to the Grade I, $1 million Santa Anita Derby on April 9.

Beyond that lies the $2 mil

• CASSIDY HOPES ‘LILLY’ BLOOMS IN SUNDAY’S CHINA DOLL

• FIVE-DAY RACE WEEK STARTS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23

• CHOICE IN WIDE OPEN SAN FELIPE IS OPEN TO DEBATE

SINGAPORE LILLY SET FOR U.S. DEBUT IN CHINA DOLL STAKES

Jim Cassidy has high hopes for a European import that makes her U.S.

• JOCKEY RACE UP FOR GRABS BUT ROSARIO EYES BIGGER GOAL

• QUINONEZ EYES UPSET IN SATURDAY’S SAN FELIPE STAKES

• KEITH CARD, OWNER/BREEDER OF CALIFORNIA FLAG, DEAD AT 83

ROSARIO ON SWITCH, RUNFLATOUT IN PURSUIT OF NATIONAL EARNINGS TITLE

Rafael Bejarano and Joel Rosario are neck and neck for riding honors at Santa Anita. With 30 days left in the 76-day session, they were in a flat-footed tie through Thursday with 64 wins each.

Another title would be nice for Rosario, but his agent is not preoccupied with winning it.

• BAFFERT FOCUSES ON DERBY PICTURE IN SAN FELIPE STAKES

• TOUGH TEST FOR ALWAYS A PRINCESS IN SANTA MARGARITA

JAYCITO, AWESOME PATRIOT CARRY BAFFERT HOPES SATURDAY

It’s crunch time for Bob Baffert.