Wilshire Stakes
CONSISTENTLY GAME
WARREN’S SHOWTIME SCORES IN THE WILSHIRE
BY EMILY SHIELDS
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here is no sure thing in racing, but Warren’s Showtime’s turning in a gutsy performance is nearly a sure thing.
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Te 4-year-old California-bred daughter of Clubhouse Ride—Warren’s Veneda, by Afrmative, won her second graded stakes race and sixth stakes overall when she scored in the $101,500 Wilshire Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita June 20. She has been top three in 18 of 20 starts and remains as honest and consistent as racehorses come. Some of her best eforts include consecutive scores in the California Cup Oaks and China Doll Stakes, a grade 3 score in the Autumn Miss Stakes, and a grade 1-placing in the Del Mar Oaks last year. Cal-bred Warren’s Showtime cashes in, takes the grade 3 Wilshire Stakes at Santa Anita Entered into the Wilshire Stakes of of six consecutive placings, Warren’s Show- Seeking Results, by Seeking the Gold, sweeter as Lewis also trained both her time, a homebred who runs for Benjamin has also sired grade 2 winner Brickyard sire and dam, California-bred Warren’s and Sally Warren, was in the midst of the Ride, stakes winner Club Aspen, and Veneda. Named the state’s champion worst losing streak of her career. But she grade 2-placed Margot’s Boy in a young older female of 2015 and 2020 Broodwas knocking heads with some of the best career that has seen 42 winners from 60 mare of the Year and also a Benjamin of the division and narrowly lost the Bue- starters to date. Warren’s Showtime re- Warren homebred, Warren’s Veneda na Vista Stakes (G2T) and Royal Heroine mains his highest earner. won two graded stakes, including the Stakes (G2T). She sought class relief in “She’s a racehorse; she lays it down ev- Santa Margarita Stakes (G1). Warren’s the state-bred Fran’s Valentine Stakes in ery time,” said trainer Craig Lewis. “She Showtime is her frst foal, but the mare May but ran into the quick, three-time gives everything she can give, and that’s also has a 3-year-old gelding named stakes-winning flly Leggs Galore. all you could ask.” Warrens Candy Man, who has placed Under jockey Juan Hernandez, WarTraining Warren’s Showtime is all the four times, and a juvenile full sister to ren’s Showtime was back to Warren’s Showtime named her best in the Wilshire, sitting Warren’s Showgirl, who has second last early and launchbeen training steadily at Saning a furious rally to draw away ta Anita. strides before the wire. She led “She looks like a million a California-bred exacta in the dollars, and, by the way, she’s one-mile Wilshire, as Leggs close to getting to that point,” Galore fnished second in the Lewis said of Warren’s Showeight-horse feld. Tey were time. two of the three top choices in Indeed, Warren’s Showa group that included Chilean time has earned $697,431 group 1 winner Brooke and and does not appear to be Irish group 3 winner Stela Star. slowing down. Warren’s VeWarren’s Showtime is the neda just missed that mark pride of California sire Clubat $932,112 earned in her house Ride, who stands at career. Perhaps her daughter Legacy Ranch in Clements. Trainer Craig Lewis, front row right, heads the winner’s circle will be able to surpass that Te son of Candy Ride— ceremony for Warren’s Showtime’s Wilshire Stakes victory milestone this year. www.ctba.com ❙ July 2021 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED
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