Quality Response was hammered down to 1-5 favoritism off a 'TDN Rising Star'-worthy debut romp at Del Mar Sept. 1 and ran to the money with a dominant score in this four-horse affair. Racing three-wide early, the $200,000 KEESEP buy caboosed the compact field through an opening half-mile in :45.91. Way out in the center of the track turning for home, the bay proved far too good for this group despite her wide journey, coasting clear under a hand ride from Joe Talamo to win for fun. Convoluted was the runner-up.
“First time out I didn't know if she was completely ready,” said Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. “I was hoping she would run like she did today. [Jockey] Joe [Talamo] rode her with a lot of confidence. It's going to keep getting tougher and tougher as she goes along, but she's shown the quality is there and she's very well bred. It's just nice to come down to Los Alamitos. I love it down here. It's good to be back and win a stakes.”
The winner hails from the family of European champion Rainbow View (Dynaformer) and MGSW & MGISP sire E Dubai (Mr. Prospector). Quality Response is the most recent foal out of Argue, who was bred to Alternation earlier this term. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
PHONE CHATTER S., $75,000, Los Alamitos, 9-19, (C), 2yo, f,
6 1/2f, 1:16.71, ft.
1–QUALITY RESPONSE, 122, f, 2, by Quality Road
1st Dam: Argue, by Storm Cat
2nd Dam: Verbal, by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Words of War, by Lord At War (Arg)
($200,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Karl
Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman; B-Stone Farm
(KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Joseph Talamo. $43,500. Lifetime
Record: 2-2-0-0, $80,100. 'TDN Rising Star'
2–Convoluted, 120, f, 2, Distorted Humor–Sweet Lips, by Kris S..
($55,000 Wlg '17 KEENOV; $43,000 2yo '19 OBSAPR). O-Slam
Dunk Racing & Michael Nentwig; B-Tony Holmes & Distorted
Humor Syndicate (KY); T-Peter Miller. $15,750.
3–Aqua Seaform Shame, 118, f, 2, Kantharos–Chandeleur, by
Repent. ($25,000 Ylg '18 OBSWIN; $75,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP).
O-Calvin Nguyen; B-Green Key Farm (FL); T-Richard Baltas.
$10,500.
Margins: 5HF, 1, HF. Odds: 0.20, 8.70, 17.50.
Also Ran: Mean Sophia. Scratched: Paid Informant.
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