Peter Miller-trained Leucothea comes out of a 14 1/2-length maiden victory at Del Mar
John Sadler-trained Inspiressa was tabbed the 5-2 favorite in a field of eight on oddsmaker Russ Hudak’s morning line for Saturday’s Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Debutante at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.
Inspiressa, a daughter of The Big Beast, was an $850,000 purchase by Hronis Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds at a Florida sale in March. She has a string of impressive Del Mar workouts on either side of a 1 ¼-length racing debut win at 5 ½ furlongs on August 11.
The Debutante, which determines the juvenile filly division champion of the meeting, is a seven-furlong sprint.
Leucothea, trained by Peter Miller for Altamira Racing Stable and partners, was a supplemental nomination at a cost of $10,000. The Kentucky-bred daughter of Midshipman, the 2008 Del Mar Futurity winner, recorded a maiden victory by 14 ½ lengths here two weeks ago in her second career start. The 91 Beyer speed figure achieved in that effort is by far the highest of any filly in the race.
Miller had also considered a stakes at Saratoga, but opted to stay for the Grade I opportunity.
“This made sense,” Miller said. “And with (Sorrento winner) Amalfi Sunrise out and Immediate Impact out, it made even more sense. We know she likes this track and we didn’t have to travel.”
The field from the rail: Lazy Daisy (Rafael Bejarano, 20-1), Comical (Norberto Arroyo, Jr., 12-1), Pure Xena (Aaron Gryder, 6-1), Leucothea (Abel Cedillo, 3-1), Bast (Drayden Van Dyke, 7-2), Powerfulattraction (Joe Talamo, 8-1), Inspiressa (Victor Espinoza, 5-2) and Stellar Sound (Mike Smith, 6-1).
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