When Kirstenbosch nipped 8-5 favorite Ganadora at the wire in Sunday’s La Canada (G3), she scored a new career high for herself as well as a memorable victory for jockey Kazushi Kimura.

The Bob Baffert pair of Ganadora and Under the Stars continue to top the field for the La Canada (G3), now shifted to Sunday.

Speed Boat Beach, champion Ce Ce, up-and-coming Midnight Memories, and dirt marathoner Heywoods Beach won stakes at Santa Anita Sunday.

Santa Anita’s opening weekend bonanza continues with four stakes on the Sunday program - the Speakeasy (a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In”), Zenyatta (G2), Chillingworth (G3), and Tokyo City Cup (G3).

After waiting 10 months to return to action in Sunday’s Green Flash H. (G3), Lieutenant Dan then had to wait a bit longer for room on the far turn at Del Mar.

Unraced since chasing home Golden Pal in last November’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), Lieutenant Dan resurfaces as the defending champion in Sunday’s Green Flash H. (G3) at Del Mar.

Spring can be an unpredictable time for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, and such was the case in Sunday’s Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita.

In a battle between prominent players in the Southern California three-year-old fillies division, Eda sprang a mild surprise in Sunday’s Santa Ysabel S. (G3).

Sidelined since romping in the Oct. 1 Chandelier (G2), Ain’t Easy returns over the same 1 1/16-mile trip at Santa Anita in Sunday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel (G3).