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Graded Winner Himika Makes Turf Debut In Saturday’s Sweet Life Stakes For 3-Year-Old Fillies Going About 6 ½ Furlongs On The Hillside Turf Course At Santa Anita

2/3/2026

GRADED WINNER HIMIKA MAKES TURF DEBUT IN SATURDAY’S SWEET LIFE STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES GOING ABOUT 6 ½ FURLONGS ON THE HILLSIDE TURF COURSE AT SANTA ANITA

ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 2, 2026)— Graded stakes winner Himika and Mohaven, a stakes winner versus California-breds, will try turf for the first time in a bulky 12-horse field set for Saturday’s Sweet Life Stakes Saturday for 3-year-old fillies going about 6 ½ furlongs on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita. Also looming in the lineup are recent Blue Norther winner La Ville Lumiere for trainer Michael McCarthy and Yours Sincerely, who steps up in class after a sharp allowance win for trainer Phil D’Amato.

Himika has raced exclusively on dirt in seven starts to date, A winner at first asking by six lengths in her June unveiling at Santa Anita, she came right back in her next start to win the GIII Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar. The daughter of Curlin last year also won the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita in October.

Himika kicked off 2025 with a fourth-place finish in the Santa Ynez going seven furlongs on Jan. 10. Owned by Baoma Corp and trained by Bob Baffert, Himika is 7: 3-1-0 with $228,822 in earnings. She will be ridden by Juan Hernandez, who has been aboard for all her victories.

Mohaven will be trying open company stakes and turf for the first time for trainer John Sadler. By Yaupon, Mohaven most recently won the Golden State Juvenile Fillies at seven furlongs by 1 ¼ lengths in October. She is 4: 2-2-0 with $182,750 in earnings for owner Legacy Ranch. Mohaven will have Hector Berrios aboard.

Yours Sincerely returns to the stakes ranks for trainer Phil D’Amato following a sharp allowance win going six furlongs on turf Jan. 11 at Santa Anita. The Irish-bred daughter of Cable Bay had previously earned minor shares in three straight stakes attempts—the GIII Jimmy Durante at Del Mar in November, GIII Surfer Girl at Santa Anita in October and Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf in September. Yours Sincerely is owned by Benowitz Family Trust, Madaket Stables, CYBT and partners. She’ll be ridden by Kazushi Kimura.

THE SWEET LIFE STAKES WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDER

Race 9 of 9 Approximate post time 4:35 p.m. PT

  1. Hypergamy – Emisael Jaramillo – 120
  2. La Ville Lumiere – Ricardo Gonzalez – 124
  3. Yours Sincerely – Kazushi Kimura – 122
  4. Soaring Angel – Tyler Baze – 120
  5. Light Won Up – Antonio Fresu – 120
  6. Himika – Juan Hernandez – 124 7, Struck By Her – Florent Geroux – 120
  7. Umbralle – Abel Lezcano – 120
  8. Bourbon and Ginger – Armando Ayuso – 120
  9. Mohaven – Hector Berrios – 124
  10. Famous Forza – Cesar Belmont – 120
  11. Total Val – Mirco Demuro – 120

First post Saturday is 12:30 p.m. PT.