Seven Sorrentos for Baffert

Pretty N Cool | Benoit photo

The bettors pounded Pegram, Watson and Weitman's Pretty N Cool (Scat Daddy) into 2-5 favoritism for Wednesday's GII Sorrento S. at Del Mar on the strength of a powerful, 4 1/2-length debut success over a sloppy Del Mar strip July 19, and the gray made it two on the bounce here with a facile success. Beaten for speed, the $160,000 Keeneland September graduate was content to lay second as Undisputed (Street Boss) set the pace while racing well away from the inside to the entrance to the turn. Asked for a bit of run by Martin Garcia leaving the three-furlong marker, Pretty N Cool was soon all over Undisputed, who looked to perhaps have some sort of problem and dropped tamely away. Pretty N Cool went further clear in upper stretch and was never in serious trouble for the balance, scoring by about two lengths over Gomo (Uncle Mo). One True Kiss (Warrior's Reward) was third. The win was a record seventh in the Sorrento for trainer Bob Baffert. Connections' Executiveprivilege (First Samurai) was his latest winner in 2012.

“She broke right out of there, then the ground came out from under her,” explained winning jockey Martin Garcia. “But she recovered right away. I saw how fast that filly up front was going (Undisputed) and I didn't want to go with her, so I took a hold. I can do what I want with this filly. When I asked her she went to the front. I stayed busy on her. She needed this race. It'll set her up for her next one. She's going to be a really good filly.”

Added Baffert, “We thought that she could run and she's shown it. I liked what she did today. That one horse (Undisputed) must have bolted. She was going pretty fast. But Martin (Garcia) knew what he was doing. He got her settled and then she came running.”

The winner's dam, a stakes-placed half-sister to GISW Sean Avery (Cherokee Run), has a yearling filly by Blame and foaled a filly by Lemon Drop Kid this season. She was bred back to Scat Daddy.

Wednesday, Del Mar
SORRENTO S.-GII, $200,250, DMR, 8-12, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:16.94, ft.
1–#@PRETTY N COOL, 119, f, 2, by Scat Daddy
1st Dam: Stayclassysandiego (SP), by Rockport Harbor
2nd Dam: Latin Lynx, by Forest Wildcat
3rd Dam: Senita Lane, by Ascot Knight
($160,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Karl Watson, Michael E Pegram & Paul Weitman; B-Nancy C Shuford (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Martin Garcia. $120,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $162,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.[bullet ad=”hillndale-lanni-purchased”][bullet ad=”elmtree-salesgrad”][bullet ad=”kbif-g2g3″]
2–Gomo, 119, f, 2, Uncle Mo–Gentle Audrey, by Elusive Quality. ($75,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR). O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-John Liviakis (KY); T-Doug F O'Neill. $40,000.[bullet ad=”war-horse-place-born-raised”]
3–One True Kiss, 119, f, 2, Warrior's Reward–True Kiss, by Is It True. ($110,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-J Kirk & Judy Robison; B-Pat Murphy (KY); T-Peter Miller. $24,000.[bullet ad=”grovendale-consigned-by-james-b-keogh-grovendale-at-keesep-14″]
Margins: 2 3/4, 2 1/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 19.90, 17.60.
Also Ran: Right There, Uptown Twirl, Undisputed. Scratched: Sooner Time, Stays in Vegas.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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