El Potente chases 3rd straight win in Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita
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Santa Anita / Benoit Photo
El Potente, who served notice with a dominant win in the Grade 3 Thunder Road earlier this month at Santa Anita, is part of a deep field of eight older turf horses signed on for the $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) on Saturday at Santa Anita.
Trained by Dan Blacker, El Potente drew off to win the one-mile Thunder Road by three lengths on Feb. 1, which earned a field-high 104 Beyer Speed Figure from Daily Racing Form. It was also the first stakes win for the consistent 6-year-old Temple City horse. Since being transferred to Blacker in 2022, El Potente has never missed the board in 10 starts and is 9: 5-2-1 on turf.
El Potente is owned by My Way Racing and will be ridden by Hector Berrios, who was also aboard for the Thunder Road. His overall record is 14: 6-2-2 with $248,796 in earnings.
Grade 1 winner Formidable Man and Mi Hermano Ramon both exit the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) on Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park.
Mi Hermano Ramon, trained by Mark Glatt, was fourth beaten 2 1/2 lengths in the Pegasus. Before that, the 5-year-old gelding by Creative Cause won the Seabiscuit (G2) at Del Mar in November and was second by three-quarters of a length to Johannes, a finalist for champion turf horse last year, in the San Gabriel (G2) in December at Santa Anita.
Mi Hermano Ramon is 11: 4-2-1 with $402,980 in earnings for owner Rancho Temescal Thoroughbred Partners or Red Baron’s Barn. He will have top rider Flavien Prat in the irons.
Formidable Man, trained by Michael McCarthy, set the pace in the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus before fading to last in a 12-horse field. The 4-year-old City of Light colt previously won the Hollywood Derby (G1) in November and Del Mar Derby (G2) in September, both at Del Mar.
Owned by William K. Warren Jr. and Suzanne Warren, Formidable Man is 11: 5-2-0 with $637,425 in earnings. He will be ridden by Umberto Rispoli.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Mi Hermano Ramon Creative Cause |
6.77 | Entered | ||
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| 2 |
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Air Force Red Air Force Blue |
6.54 | Entered | ||
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| 3 |
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El Potente Temple City |
6.47 | Entered | ||
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| 4 |
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Formidable Man City of Light |
7.37 | Entered | ||
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| 5 |
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Neat Constitution |
6.67 | Entered | ||
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| 6 |
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Zio Jo Nyquist |
5.34 | Entered | ||
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| 7 |
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Almendares Havana Grey |
6.23 | Entered | ||
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| 8 |
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Cabo Spirit Pioneerof the Nile |
6.60 | Entered | ||
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