Really High quality will look to start his 2025 season the best way he ended his 2024 marketing campaign—on a profitable notice. Within the $100,000 San Marcos Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park Feb. 8, the son of High quality Street won’t solely kick off the brand new 12 months however vie for his fourth consecutive victory.
A homebred for Augustin Stables, Really High quality wrapped 2024 with three straight stakes wins, together with two in graded firm, for coach Jonathan Thomas. Following the gelding’s success, Thomas had instructed BloodHorse he’d prefer to see the 5-year-old compete with the perfect of his division this 12 months if he can proceed his upward trajectory into 2025.
A real turf route specialist, Really High quality will likely be chopping again in journey for the primary time since March 2024 for the 1 1/4-mile San Marcos. Nevertheless, contemplating he was given a short freshening after his last-out Hollywood Turf Cup (G2T) rating Nov. 29 and has recorded solely 4 revealed works since that effort, the San Marcos seems the best tune-up for a extra formidable marketing campaign down the highway.
Common jockey Vincent Cheminaud, who has partnered the gelding to his final two stakes wins, flies in from Kentucky to pilot Really High quality.
The San Marcos additionally marks the 2025 debut for the rest of the sphere, together with grade 1 winner There Goes Harvard and three veteran turf-runners who completed behind Really High quality within the Hollywood Turf Cup in Nineeleventurbo , Divin Propos , and Dicey Mo Chara .
Entries: San Marcos S. (G3T)
Santa Anita Park, Saturday, February 08, 2025, Race 7
- Grade III
- 1 1/4m
- Downhill turf
- $100,000
- 4 yo’s & up
- 3:30 PM (native)
