April 6, 2025 - Santa Anita, Race 7, USD $65,000, 6F
Dam: Bizzy Caroline
Owner: SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Masterson, Robert E., Ryan, Tom J., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
Breeder: Runnymede Farm LLC & CWC Investment 2, LLC (KY)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Goal Oriented (Not This Time), carrying powerhouse connections and a speedy work tab into his debut, made even-money look like a gift when he glided home a 3 1/4-length debut winner for trainer Bob Baffert and the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan Sunday evening at Santa Anita. The dark bay colt, a $425,000 Keeneland September yearling acquisition, trailed the field and was climbing up the backstretch, but once he got his mind on running, he made eye-catching progress, inhaling rivals on the far turn and storming to the lead with a four-wide move into the stretch. He strode home under a Juan Hernandez hand ride.
Goal Oriented is out of multiple graded stakes winner Bizzy Caroline (Afleet Alex), who is a half-sister to turf champion Lady Eli (Divine Park). Barren in 2023 and with a dead foal in 2024, Bizzy Caroline was bred back to Up to the Mark last year.
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