Rock Your World Packs Stretch Punch To Snare Pasadena Stakes Sponsored by:
Umberto Rispoli and Rock Your World win the Pasadena Stakes
He may be green as grass, but that s where his promising future lies. Rock Your World, who stretched out off an impressive debut, rallied powerfully late and left no doubt about who was best in Saturday s $100,000 Pasadena Stakes at Santa Anita, as he prevailed by a widening 2 ¼ lengths under Umberto Rispoli at the Arcadia, Calif., track. Trained by John Sadler, the 3-year-old colt by Candy Ride got a flat mile on turf in 1:34.39.
A joint second with favored Cathkin Peak, about 2 ½ lengths off pacesetter Commander Khai heading into the clubhouse turn, Rock Your World maintained his position up the backside and was one length off the lead three furlongs out with Cathkin Peak shuffled back a bit to his inside.
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Sharp Maiden Winner Rock Your World Tests Stakes Company In Pasadena Sponsored by:
Rock Your World, shown winning a maiden race at Santa Anita
Fresh off a big first-out maiden score sprinting, John Sadler s Rock Your World stretches out and rates top billing among six sophomores going one mile on turf in Saturday s $100,000 Pasadena Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.
Proven at the distance, Phil D Amato s rapidly improving Irish-bred Cathkin Peak, a winner of the one mile turf Eddie Logan Stakes Dec. 27, and John Shirreffs Red Flag, a disappointing fourth in the Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity Dec. 19, both rate huge chances and figure to be well backed in a short but very competitive field.
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