Unbeaten Iscreamuscream Meets Older Foes in Rodeo Drive

Iscreamuscream , undefeated in 4 begins, has by no means confronted her elders. She’ll get that likelihood within the Oct. 5 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park, and her six rivals are definitely battle-tested.

A few of Iscreamuscream’s hardest competitors will come from her personal barn. Coach Phil D’Amato additionally has entered Hold the Moon  and Fortunate Woman , every with greater than double Iscreamuscream’s expertise.

A 3-year-old daughter of Twirling Sweet  , Iscreamuscream ran as soon as final yr at 2, breaking her maiden. She efficiently ran by means of her second situation earlier than leaping into stakes firm at Del Mar. Throughout the summer season, Iscreamuscream received the one-mile San Clemente Handicap (G2), adopted by a victory within the Del Mar Oaks (G1) at 1 1/8 miles. All of her races have come on the turf, and she or he’ll keep on the inexperienced Saturday however will attempt to stretch out to 1 1/4 miles.

Hector Berrios started using Iscreamuscream when she graduated to stakes firm, and he can be again aboard from put up 4.

“He will get together with this filly very properly and retains her power degree up always, and she or he’s capable of end the best way she does,” D’Amato mentioned after the Oaks. “That’ll win you plenty of races.”

If Iscreamuscream does efficiently deal with older horses, she would additionally obtain an automated berth to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T). The Rodeo Drive is a “Win and You are In” race.

D’Amato’s different pair ran one-two within the Sept. 7 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) at Del Mar. Hold the Moon outfinished her stablemate by a half-length. D’Amato has solely began Hold the Moon 3 times since she relocated from the Midwest, and he has gotten two wins and a second out of her. Fortunate Woman has three wins in 20 begins, however they embody the 2023 Swingtime Stakes and the 2022 China Doll Stakes, the latter earlier than D’Amato started coaching her. D’Amato has named Kazushi Kimura on Hold the Moon from put up 6 and Tyler Baze on Fortunate Woman from the rail.

Sundown Glory , educated by Michael McCarthy and to be ridden by Umberto Rispoli from put up 2, has a three-race successful streak, culminating within the Aug. 8 CTT and TOC Stakes at Del Mar in her stakes debut. With solely 5 lifetime begins, the 4-year-old has the least expertise of all however Iscreamuscream. She has but to complete worse than second in 4 begins on this nation.

Two shippers be a part of the Rodeo Drive area—Seashore Bomb  and Aspen Grove .

Seashore Bomb can be making solely her second U.S. begin. She moved to coach Graham Movement’s East Coast secure after eight begins in her native South Africa, the place she was a two-time group 1 winner. In her U.S. debut, Seashore Bomb ran second within the Aug. 31 Violet Stakes at Monmouth Park. Movement already has received a stakes on the Santa Anita fall assembly, saddling Toupie  to seize the Sept. 28 Unzip Me Stakes. Antonio Fresu will trip Seashore Bomb from put up 5.

Jack Sisterson trains Aspen Grove and has named Juan Hernandez from put up 7. A bunch winner in her native Eire, Aspen Grove received the 2023 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1T) in her U.S. debut when educated by European-based coach James Stack. She has subsequently positioned twice in graded firm, as soon as at Tampa Bay Downs and as soon as at Churchill Downs.

Be Your Finest  has criss-crossed the nation in her three years of competitors. Although she hasn’t received because the 2022 P.G. Johnson Stakes at Saratoga, she has positioned in 4 graded stakes. Coach Saffie Joseph Jr. has given the decision to Kyle Frey from put up 3.