John and Jeanne Rogitz left cooler climes in San Diego to return to Santa Anita Park, with temperatures hitting the 90s. They discovered the journey greater than value it, nevertheless, as Non Compliant , a filly they personal in partnership, ran her report to an ideal 2-for-2 by capturing the Oct. 5 Oak Leaf Stakes (G2).
Corridor of Fame coach Bob Baffert had 4 of the six Oak Leaf entrants, and two of them—Tenma and Nooni —had been already graded stakes winners. Main jockey Juan Hernandez was aboard Non Compliant, who was making her stakes debut, went off because the even-money favourite, and proved finest.
Nooni likes setting the tempo, which she did once more within the 1 1/16-mile Oak Leaf. Tenma and Non Compliant tracked her by a lot of the race, with Nooni chargeable for straightforward fractions of :23.42, :47.22, and 1:11.65.
The Baffert trio tightened issues up on the second flip, and heading into the stretch it grew to become a battle between Nooni on the rail and Non Compliant to her outdoors. They fought for a number of strides, after which Non Criticism started inching away, in the end coming to the wire 2 1/4 lengths in entrance whereas stopping the timer in 1:45.08. Tenma completed third, 8 1/4 lengths behind Nooni.
Hernandez rode Non Compliant in her 1 1/2-length debut win at Del Mar Aug. 31, and he additionally has been using Sorrento Stakes (G3) winner Nooni.
“We talked about it, and he felt that he needed to experience (Non Compliant), however he leaves it as much as me,” stated Baffert. “I often make that decision, so I stated, ‘Yeah, go forward, you’ll be able to experience her.’ He is nice to work with. He understands we’re all on this collectively.”
The Oak Leaf started with that title in 1969 as a part of the Oak Tree Racing Affiliation assembly at Santa Anita. In 2012, Santa Anita, which now runs the autumn assembly, modified the title to the Chandelier Stakes. This yr it reverted to its earlier title, additionally listed as “introduced by Oak Tree,” the group being celebrated all through the day.
Beneath both title, the race offers a Breeders’ Cup Problem Sequence: Win and You are In berth to the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). It additionally awards Kentucky Oaks (G1) factors on a 10-5-3-2-1 scale to the highest 5 finishers as a part of the Highway to the Kentucky Oaks collection. Fourth-place Within the Air Tonight and fifth-place Showers , the latter skilled by Baffert, earned Oaks factors together with Non Compliant, Nooni, and Tenma.
Baffert was successful a report thirteenth Oak Leaf. Rogitz, a patent lawyer, bought Non Compliant for $150,000 on the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-12 months-Olds in Coaching Sale in Could and owns the filly with Georgia Antley Hunt and Jeff Giglio. Although his title was on the gross sales ticket, Rogitz defers to Baffert and his advisers within the purchases.
“Donato (Lanni) and Bob work as a group, and so they have a improbable eye,” Rogitz stated.
The identical group got here up with Santa Anita Oaks (G2) winner Nothing Like You . Rogitz can be excited concerning the partnership’s Philippa , a 3-year-old daughter of Arrogate skilled by Baffert who has one second in three begins up to now.
Ashview Farm and Outdated Oak Farm bred Non Compliant in Kentucky from the graded stakes-placed Road Sense mare Sensitively . Ashview offered Non Compliant as a weanling for $15,000 on the 2022 Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale, and he or she offered once more for $35,000 on the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Choose Yearling Sale.
Non Compliant, Tiztastic , and Out On Bail are 2024 stakes winners sired by Tiz the Legislation , whose first foals are 2-year-olds of 2024. Winner of 5 stakes, together with the 2020 Belmont Stakes (G1) and Travers Stakes (G1), Tiz the Legislation stood for a 2024 stud price of $20,000 at Ashford Stud close to Versailles, Ky.
