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The only horses not trained by Bob Baffert in Sunday’s $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) are Spun Intended, a highly regarded maiden for trainer Mark Glatt, and Packs a Wahlop, a two-time stakes winner on turf for trainer Jeff Mullins.
The first full weekend of live racing action in 2023 features a pair of Kentucky Derby prep races – the Jerome Stakes from Aqueduct on Saturday and the Sham Stakes from Santa Anita on Sunday.
A near gate to wire maiden winner, Spun Intended will show plenty of speed in his first try around two turns
Ballycroy Bloodstock is ushering in renovations to their stallion facility by adding two stallions to their roster. freshman sire and multiple graded stakes winner Collusion Illusion and Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner and current third-crop sire Tamarkuz will stand at the Loretto, Ont., farm for the 2023 breeding season.
“He’s a very nice horse. I would say we would like to go to the Harlan’s Holiday and give him a shot in the Pegasus,” Joseph said.