Dortmund looking to remain unblemished in Santa Anita Derby

The San Felipe was the stakes debut for Prospect Park, who was exiting

back-to-back wins going a route. Following a photo-finish maiden win going 1

1/16 miles in late December, the Clifford Sise trainee romped by more than five

lengths against allowance foes at the end of January.

Bolo (Temple City) was third, 1 3/4 lengths behind Dortmund, in the San

Felipe while making his dirt debut. Bolo had won two of three starts on grass

prior to that, including the $75,000 Eddie Logan. Mike Smith regains the mount

on Bolo after riding also-ran Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense) in the San Felipe.

Baffert has a second rooting interest in the 1 1/8-mile Santa Anita Derby in

One Lucky Dane (Lookin at Lucky), who has dominated maiden and allowance foes

over the track. Exiting a 9 3/4-length allowance win March 19, the bay was sixth

in his only prior stakes appearance in last November's Breeders' Cup Juvenile

(G1).

Completing the field are Cross the Line (Line of David), the California Derby

winner and El Camino Real Derby (G3) runner-up, and Bad Read Sanchez (Warrior's

Reward), who has not raced since finishing third in the Best Pal (G2) at Del Mar

last August.

The winner of the Santa Anita Derby will receive 100 qualifying points as

part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series.

Among the supporting features on Saturday is the $150,000

Providencia (G3), a nine-furlong turf race for three-year-old fillies.

Former European mainstays Prize Exhibit (Showcasing), Spirit of Xian (Kodiac),

and Havana Belle (Teofilo) are likely to have significant backing, as might

recent maiden scorers Entrechat (Giant's Causeway) and Spanish Queen (Tribal

Rule).

Looking for more stakes glory are Ol' Fashion Gal (Sky Mesa), who took the

Jimmy Durante (G3) at Del Mar in November, and Lutine Belle (Bellamy Road), who

landed the one-mile Blue Norther on New Year's Day.

A high-quality renewal of the $75,000

Thunder

Road for older horses features Winning Prize (Pure Prize), who seeks to

reverse a streak of three unplaced efforts since his victory in the 2014 Frank

E. Kilroe Mile (G1). Also in the lineup is Grade 3 winner Quick Casablanca

(Until Sundown), who makes his first start since a runner-up finish in the San

Juan Capistrano (G2) last June.

Drawn outside in the one-mile grass test are Ganesh (Sulamani), a Group 1

winner in Argentina when last seen in September, and the Grade 2-winning mare

Moulin de Mougin (Curlin). Stuck on the also-eligible list is Gabriel Charles

(Street Hero), who captured a division of the 2013 Del Mar Derby (G2) but has

been sidelined since running second in that season's Twilight Derby (G2).

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