Adare Manor ruined her girlhood | Photo Benoit
ADARE MANOR (f, 3, Uncle Mo–Brooklynsway, by Giant Gizmo) established herself as a big GI Longines Kentucky Oaks contender when she dominated the four-horse GIII Las Virgenes S. Sunday throughout the length of the Santa Anita Stretch. Second and fourth in two sprints trying to launch her career, OBS’s June acquisition of $375,000 put it all together and then some on the long run. dozens of times on this track and the 7th January trip, good for Figure 92 Beyer Speed. Her odds drop even further with her stable friend GISW Eda’s scratch (Munnings), and the dark gulf is off at odds of 2-5 forbidding. Away, she headed the first inning but was pleased to share the task of catching the ball in the back before opening half: 46.66. Queen of Thorns (Violence) tried to make a race of it from there, but Adare Manor never looked back and galloped home about 15 lengths in 1:37.11. Queen Thorns eliminated Miss Everything (Tiznow) in second. The win was the sixth win in this race for Bob Baffert, breaking ties with fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas. Baffert’s most recent previous Las Virgenes winner (in 2018) is also an expensive 2-year-old by Uncle Mo in the Dream Tree. Sales history: $180,000 ylg ’20 FTKFEB; $190,000 RNA ylg ’20 FTKSEL; $375,000 2 years 21 OBSOPN. Lifetime record: 4-2-1-0.
O-Michael Lund Petersen. B-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC & Gary Broad (Ky). T-Bob Baffert.
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