Texas Red gets unexpected company in six-furlong move

Asked about the two works from the gate, Desormeaux said, "It was just a way

to pick his head up. The first work was slow, so this was more to re-familiarize

him with the gate.

"Today was the real thing."

Another prominent sophomore on the worktab was the Simon Callaghan-trained

Firing Line (Line of David). Just touched off by Dortmund (Big Brown) in the Los

Alamitos Futurity (G1), he zipped five panels in :59 4/5 in advance of the

February 7 Robert B. Lewis (G2).

In other news from Santa Anita:

Two-time Eclipse Award champion Beholder (Henny Hughes) is back with Richard

Mandella at Santa Anita after a spell at Julie Adair-Stack's facility in Chino,

California.

"She's been here about a week, she's galloping and doing great," the Hall of

Fame trainer said of the five-year-old, who missed the Breeders' Cup Distaff

(G1) last October 31 when she came down with a fever shortly before the race.

"She should be ready in a couple months."

Jerry Hollendorfer has three more breezes scheduled at Golden Gate Fields

for Shared Belief (Candy Ride) before he ships in for the $500,000 San Antonio

(G2) on February 7.

"He'll work Wednesday, then the following Tuesday, and the following Tuesday

after that," the Hall of Fame trainer outlined.

Grazen's Hope (Grazen) worked six furlongs Saturday morning in 1:12, exactly

a week ahead of the $150,000 California Cup Sprint.

"He worked great," said Steve Miyadi, who conditions the four-year-old gray

for owner/breeder Nick Alexander.

Exercise rider Jacinto Munoz was aboard for the drill.

"He works all my horses," Miyadi said. "He does a great job."

Miyadi also plans to run "Miracle Horse" Tough Sunday (Grazen) in the

$250,000 California Cup Derby at 1 1/16 miles, against unbeaten and unchallenged

monster Acceptance (Vronsky).

Tough Sunday, also owned and bred by Alexander, broke his maiden by 6 3/4

lengths going seven furlongs at Santa Anita on December 28.

Heavens Stairway (Decarchy), winner of four of her last five races for

trainer Marty Jones, worked four furlongs in a bullet :46 1/5 for the $150,000

Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint at about 6 1/2 furlongs. Corey

Nakatani was aboard for the workout.

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