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Head2Head match-up: Santa Catarina vs. Westerly Breeze
#1 - Santa Catarina 4-1
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Jerry Bailey
Date of Birth: 02/16/2000
Comments: Runner-up to Miss Houdini in the Del Mar Debutante finished second again to Storm Flag Flying in the Frizette.
Trainer: Kathleen O'Connell
Jockey: Manuel Cruz
Date of Birth: 02/27/2000
Comments: Has been scratched. Trainer Kathleen O'Connell said: "She did not eat up Wednesday and she never misses an oat. hat's not like her so we took some blood just to be sure. Two labs confirmed that she has a high white blood cell count.".
Trainer: Shug McGaughey
Jockey: John Velazquez
Date of Birth: 04/11/2000
Comments: Blew away her competition in the Matron at Belmont by 12 3/4 lengths in only her second start. Followed it up with a win in the Frizette to become the definite favorite for the Breeders' Cup.
Trainer: Larry Jones
Jockey: Terry Thompson
Date of Birth: 01/18/2000
Comments: Finished second in the Walmac Int'l Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland last out.
Trainer: Mel Stute
Jockey: Matt Garcia
Date of Birth: 03/07/2000
Comments: Finished 2nd in the Oak Leaf Stakes at Santa Anita after a disappointing 7th in the Del Mar Debutante.
Trainer: Patrick Biancone
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Date of Birth: 01/01/2000
Comments: $1.9 million yearling purchase ran away with the Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies at Turfway. Unfortunately she flopped in the slop and finished 4th in the Alcibiades at Keeneland next out. In his post-Preakness interviews, Prince Ahmed touted this filly as a cinch to win the Breeders' Cup.
Trainer: Carl Nafzger
Jockey: Robby Albarado
Date of Birth: 02/11/2000
Comments: Winner of the Walmac International Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland last out.