California Diamond Shines in SA Juvenile

California Diamond | Benoit

California Diamond was let go at 6-1 here despite a convincing debut victory against fellow Cal-breds here June 17 when racing under the colors of Dickman Legacy Ranch LLC. Breaking sharply, the dark bay was soon outsprinted and settled to track in a two-wide third through a swift first quarter in :21.68. Floating way out to the center of the track turning for home, he surged past co-favorite Green With Eddie in the final strides to score. Silver Assault, who was slowest away from the stalls and spotted the field several lengths early, got up for third. “He's very game this horse,” said winning trainer John Brocklebank. “We were a one horse barn there for a little while. California Diamond is now owned by Twin V Farm. Twin V Farm is [my brother] Jeff and [my wife] Vicki Brocklebank. We started that a few weeks ago. We just like to sell horses, period. We love California Diamond, but he is for sale. He's already entered into the Barretts [Del Mar Paddock] sale [July 23], I entered him last night actually. Today he was sharper than in his last out. He trained sharp all week. We didn't do a whole lot with him after his first win. Luis Mendez, my assistant, has done a great job with him.” The winner has a yearling half-sister named Smiling Pretty (Smiling Tiger). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

SANTA ANITA JUVENILE S., $125,345, SA, 7-9, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03.54, ft.
1–#CALIFORNIA DIAMOND, 122, c, 2, by Harbor the Gold
1st Dam: Carrie's a Jewel (SP, $151,840), by Slewdledo
2nd Dam: Hurry Home Helen, by Marfa
3rd Dam: Helen's Leader, by Mr. Leader
($35,000 Ylg '15 WASSEP; $42,000 RNA Ylg '15 BAROCT;
$60,000 RNA 2yo '16 BARMAY). O-Twin V Farm; B-Stormy B.
Hull (CA); T-John Brocklebank; J-Edwin A. Maldonado. $75,000.
Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $108,600.
[bullet ad=”havens-bloodstock”]2–Green With Eddie, 122, c, 2, Square Eddie–Marquis
Diamond, by Yonaguska. O/B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA); T-Doug
F. O'Neill. $25,000.
3–Silver Assault, 122, c, 2, Maclean's Music–Spooky Minister,
by Deputy Minister. ($52,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-Harvey Clarke
& Paul Braverman; B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc (KY);
T-Jerry Hollendorfer. $15,000.
[bullet ad=”blackwood-graduate-2″][bullet ad=”bridlewood-farm-training-graduate”][bullet ad=”hill-n-dale-bred-raised-and-sold”]Margins: 3/4, 2HF, NK. Odds: 6.60, 2.20, 2.60.
Also Ran: Secret House, Rebel War, Right Hand Man.

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