Loveherheart became the first winner for her freshman sire Klimt (Quality Road) with a dominant victory at Santa Anita Friday. Adding blinkers and dispatched at odds of 7-1 off a debut fifth when well-bet over 4 1/2 furlongs May 7, the $17,000 KEESEP yearling turned $50,000 OBS March breezer was off to a much better start this time around, set the pace in hand and widened through the final furlong to take it by about five lengths. Fellow OBSMAR grad Signora Minister (Valiant Minister) rallied late to finish second, just ahead of 8-5 favorite Ruby Ray (Klimt), who chased the pace before just weakening in the final strides.
The winner's young sire won the GI Del Mar Futirity S. in 2016 and stands at Darby Dan Farm for $10,000. Loveherheart is the most recent foal out of Lustful, who is a half-sister to MGISW millionaire On Fire Baby (Smoke Glacken), GSW High Heels (E Dubai) and SW & GSP French Kiss (Hussonet).
4th-Santa Anita, $62,598, Msw, 6-4, 2yo, f, 5f, :59.59, ft, 5 1/2 lengths.
LOVEHERHEART (f, 2, Klimt–Lustful, by Yonaguska) Sales history: $17,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $37,820. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. O-Alydom Racing, LLC, Barragan, Rudy, Lerner, Ross, E., Russell, Craig and Russell, Ellie; B-Lee McMillin & Anita Cauley (KY); T-Andrew Lerner.
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