Liaison puts in a bullet work at Santa Anita

Grade 1 CashCall Futurity winner Liaison put in a bullet work Thursday morning at Santa Anita, going in company with stable mate Midnight Crooner for trainer Bob Baffert. Liaison, with jockey Martin Garcia up, was clocked in 1:11.80 for the 6-furlong work, with Midnight Crooner getting 1:12.40  - the fastest two works of 18 at the distance.

Both 3-year-old colts are owned by Arnold Zetcher, who also bred Midnight Crooner, a son of War Chant out of Midnight Kiss (NZ) by Groom Dancer.

So Brilliant gallops at Santa Anita for Bob Baffert

So Brilliant, winner of the Grade 3 Hollywood Prevue on Thanksgiving Day at Hollywood Park, gets out for some morning exercise at Santa Anita.

One of trainer Bob Baffert’s more promising two-year-olds, So Brilliant was making only his second career start in the Hollywood Prevue after winning in his racing debut at Santa Anita on Oct. 22. The gray son of Medaglia d’Oro out of the Wekiva Springs mare Merry Me in Spring is owned by Arnold Zetcher, who has indicated that So Brilliant is likely headed for the Grade 1, $750,000 Cash Call Futurity at Hollywood Park on Dec. 17.

Always A Princess Works for Trainer Bob Baffert

Always A Princess put in a bullet work Sunday morning at Santa Anita in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies on Friday.

Always A Princess, Santa Anita, 11-1-09

Bob Baffert with owners Arnold and Ellen Zetcher

Owners Arnold and Ellen Zetcher were on hand to watch the work with trainer Bob Baffert as Always A Princess went 5 furlongs in :58.4 with Joey Steiner up.