Look Forward (Bolt d'Oro) was a nice first-out winner for the late Ben Cecil at Del Mar when she took she took her competition gate to wire while posting an 82 Beyer Speed Figure Nov. 8. Transferred to Michael McCarthy's care, she was then tested for class in the GII Starlet Stakes, stretching out to 1 1/16 miles at Los Alamitos Dec. 7. She dueled late into the race with GISW and eventual winner Tenma (Nyquist) and just yielded close to home when second by 1 3/4 lengths. Cutting back to seven furlongs and now firmly on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, Look Forward stayed close as pacesetter Silent Law (Tiz the Law) put up fractions of :22.14 and :44.98. Wide of that leader with plenty of momentum, the 8-5 favorite stuck a head in front past the quarter pole and was left with a determined run from Artisma (Munnings) to handle in the final sixteenth as the pair were separated by a just a head in a driving photo finish. With the win, Look Forward was awarded a further 10 points towards the Oaks and now sits fifth with a total of 15 points (she gained five in her Starlet runner up).
“I'm just thankful to (owner) Paul Reddam for moving this horse over to us,” said McCarthy. “Ben and his crew did all the heavy lifting. Who knows how far she will run? Obviously with her run the other day at Los Al, you would think that she would stretch out. I think once she does do that, she will be able to find herself in a comfortable spot.”
The 14th stakes winner for Bolt d'Oro, Look Forward is a half-sister to MSW/GSP Amidst Waves (Midshipman). First dam Troublesome, a winner herself, RNA'd for $300,000 at KEENOV in 2023. She has a 2-year-old Classic Empire filly, a yearling colt by Yaupon and is due to Flightline this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
#5 LOOK FORWARD ($5.40) and @_MGutierrez_ win the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at @SantaAnitaPark and earn 10 points toward the :cherry_blossom: Kentucky Oaks. Congratulations to the @mwmracing team and owner Reddam Racing. Another stakes winner by @SpendthriftFarm's Bolt D'oro. pic.twitter.com/NVHjH1zxoK
— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 5, 2025
FASIG-TIPTON SANTA YNEZ S., $101,500, Santa Anita, 1-5, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:25.42, ft.
1–LOOK FORWARD, 120, f, 3, by Bolt d'Oro
1st Dam: Troublesome, by Into Mischief
2nd Dam: Apple Pie Baby, by Not For Love
3rd Dam: Time to Dream, by Time for a Change
($285,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Reddam
Racing LLC; B-Woods Edge Farm, LLC & Ballyfair Bloodstock
(KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy; J-Mario Gutierrez. $60,000.
Lifetime Record: GSP, 3-2-1-0, $132,400. *1/2 to Amidst Waves
(Midshipman), MSW & GSP, $292,400.
2–Artisma, 120, f, 3, Munnings–Chausie, by Bluegrass Cat.
($190,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $200,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP;
$285,000 RNA 2yo '24 OBSMAR; $185,000 2yo '24 EASMAY).
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Breeders Mark, LLC, Calvin Nguyen and
Joey C. Tran; B-Sun Valley Farm (KY); T-Richard Baltas.
$20,000.
3–Silent Law, 122, f, 3, Tiz the Law–Southern Silence, by Dixie
Union. ($80,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $190,000 RNA 2yo '24
OBSAPR; $400,000 2yo '24 OBSOPN). O-CSLR Racing Partners
LLC; B-Newstead Corp (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $12,000.
Margins: HD, 4 1/4, 3 1/4. Odds: 1.70, 10.70, 3.50.
Also Ran: Howin, A. Z. Wildcat, Practical Dream, Polythene Pam, Mawu.
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