Robert B. Lewis Stakes Entries: He's Had Enough headlines small field

Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) runner-up He's Had Enough and promising debut winner Flashback are among the four horses entered in Saturday's $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park.

The mile and a sixteenth race is a major prep for the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) in April, which is, in turn, a major prep for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) at Churchill Downs. Last year, I'll Have Another swept both the Robert B. Lewis and the Santa Anita Derby en route to a decisive victory in the Run for the Roses.

Interestingly, the same owner/trainer/jockey combo that produced I'll Have Another will be sending out He's Had Enough, who is a son of Tapit out of the Dixieland Band mare Amelia. The grey colt began his career with a victory over good horses like Cabello Del Cielo and Code West, then disappointed when sixth in the Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes and eleventh in the Breeders' Futurity (gr. I). Those efforts were followed by an exceptional performance in the Breeders' Cup, in which he was beaten just a head by division champion Shanghai Bobby. He's Had Enough completed his two-year-old season with a fifth-place finish in the prestigious CashCall Futurity (gr. I).

Coincidentally, Flashback -- like He's Had Enough -- is also a grey son of Tapit. Trained by Bob Baffert, Flashback has raced just once, dominating a field of maidens on December 8th by 3 1/2 lengths. He was scheduled to contest the Sham Stakes (gr. III) in early January, but missed a key workout and was forced to skip the race. Since then, he has been training beautifully, most recently going five-eighths in :59.40 on January 28th. Julien Leparoux has the mount.

Baffert has also entered Den's Legacy, winner of the Generous Stakes (gr. III), runner-up in the Sham Stakes (gr. III), and third-place finisher in the CashCall Futurity (gr. I). A son of Medaglia d'Oro, Den's Legacy will be ridden by Garrett Gomez.

Rounding out the field is Little Jerry, who broke his maiden first-time out with a powerful late run before finishing a non-threatening eighth in the CashCall Futurity (gr. I). The Robert B. Lewis will mark the third start of his brief career.

Post Positions:
PP#/Horse/Jockey/Trainer
1 Little Jerry/Tyler Baze/Richard Baltas
2 Flashback/Julien Leparoux/Bob Baffert
3 Den's Legacy/Garrett Gomez/Bob Baffert
4 He's Had Enough/Mario Gutierrez/Doug O'Neill

-Keelerman