Moger Takes Stable Stars On A Journey To Santa Anita

At midday Thursday, teacher Ed Moger Jr. was behind the wheel of a horse van on the 210 freeway from Golden Gate to Santa Anita. Chase the Chaos, who received the El Camino Actual Derby at Golden Gate final month, and millionaire Stilleto Boy for associated stake offers at Santa Anita on Saturday, have been in reserve for the eight-hour south trek.

“We come and we’re able to go,” Moger stated.

Additionally within the van was Tarantino, who will probably be working on the turf on Saturday with a second-level depart.

Stilleto Boy returns to The Nice Race Place for an additional crack on the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap supplied by Yaamava Resort and On line casino. Chase the Chaos, which received its first guess win on the artificial major monitor of Golden Gate at El Camino Actual on February 11, will probably be examined on the bottom on the Grade II San Felipe for 3-year-olds.

Chase the Chaos enters the 1 1/16-mile San Felipe by profitable two Races in a row. Going 1 1/16 mph on El Camino Actual, Astute-trained Pennsylvania opened a profitable rally underneath Armando Ayuso and scored 1½ lengths over heavy favourite Gilmore, educated by Bob Baffert.

Following the El Camino Actual Derby, which secured an automated spot within the Preakness Stakes, Moger stated the following begin of the foal is more likely to be the Grade I Santa Anita Derby on April 8 or the III. Rank acknowledged that it could be Jeff Ruby Steaks. , can also be run on an artificial monitor. However after watching two follow-up runs from Chase the Chaos on the Golden Gate, Moger targeted on San Felipe, a point-winning prep for the Kentucky Derby.

“We may have anticipated Santa Anita Derby or Jeff Ruby, however the horse turned out so splendidly that there was no cause to attend,” Moger stated.

Chase the Chaos pulled the rails for San Felipe and 12-1 on the morning line. Ayuso will probably be in hassle once more. He’ll attempt soil for the primary time since his debut at Canterbury Park on August 28 for former coach Robertino Diodoro. Chase the Chaos, who caught a muddy monitor in an off-turf race that day, completed second with a 5-2 favorite.

“From what I can see, I feel you’ll be able to run into something,” Moger stated. “In his debut he was among the many mud-swirling horses and he completed second. Then he broke his virgin on the turf and received twice for us on synthetics. This horse ran properly in each race. I am not nervous in regards to the floor.”

Chase the Chaos, owned by Adam Ference and Invoice Dory, have a 3-2-1 file in six begins. He made his first two begins for Diodoro at Canterbury earlier than being transferred. At Golden Gate, earlier than a two-race streak, Chase the Chaos completed third within the six-long Golden Nugget Stakes and second within the Gold Rush Stakes with a two-lap mile.

“This horse was in nice situation when it got here to my steady and has continued to thrive,” stated Moger, who hopes Chase the Chaos will make his first begin within the Triple Crown race. “At first I actually favored him. Then after seeing him follow a bit, I assumed, ‘Wow, that is a wonderful horse.'”

After San Felipe went sixth on a 12-race kart on Saturday, Moger will probably be again for a nightcap to saddle the Stilleto Boy within the 1¼-mile Santa Anita Handicap. Final yr, Stilleto Boy completed third after Specific Practice and Warrant to win on the Massive Cap, with the latter returning this yr.

Lastly, Stilleto Boy positioned a stable third after setting the tempo on the Grade I Pegasus World Cup held at Gulfstream Park on January 28.

“I assumed it ran nice on the Pegasus. The eleventh gap is a troublesome spot there. Going a mile-and-eighth you get into the primary flip,” Moger stated. “I feel if we had an inside place, we would have had an opportunity to win.”

Stilleto Boy is owned by Moger’s brother, Steve Moger. 5-year-old Shackleford Gelling earned $1,411,675 with a profession file of 3-4-8 in 20 video games. His single-place guess win got here within the Grade II Californian at Santa Anita final yr, whereas Stilleto Boy competed in eight Grade Is, hitting the board in 5 of these efforts.

“He was a blast,” Ed Moger stated of the highest-earning horse he has ever educated. “We ran the Breeders’ Cup Traditional twice in Pegasus. He is a proficient horse. He is not ok to beat the likes of Flightline, Nation Grammar or Life Is Good.”

The Stilleto Boy will probably be pushed by Corridor of Fame Kent Desormeaux, who has participated in a number of races on the Massive Cap, together with the Breeders’ Cup Traditional in 2021. The Stilleto Boy is the 5-1 fourth selection in a subject of 11 folks.

“It has been in actually fine condition since Pegasus,” Moger stated. “Could not have been higher.”

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