Executiveprivilege remains undefeated in Chandelier Stakes

Executiveprivilege stamped herself as a heavy favorite for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) five weeks from now when she flew to a dominating victory in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita Park, winning by 6 1/4 lengths in a highly impressive performance.

Ridden to victory by Rafael Bejarano, Executiveprivilege bobbled slightly at the start, but quickly recovered to take command of the lead through an opening quarter mile in :23.91 seconds. Miss Empire, Majestic Minister, and Salamera were her closest pursuers, while Switch to the Lead, Wittgenstein, Scarlet Strike, and Butterfly Soul trailed the field.

Executiveprivilege continued to show the way through fractions of :48.41 and 1:13.45, and entering the homestretch she accelerated away from her rivals to open up a decisive advantage. Scarlet Strike attempted to rally into contention on the far outside, but Executiveprivilege was already long gone, crossing the finish line under no urging to stop the clock in 1:44.95 seconds.

Scarlet Strike outfinished Miss Empire for second, while the latter filly finished 6 1/4 lengths clear of Majetsic Minister, who rounded out the superfecta. Salamera, Switch to the Lead, Wittgenstein, and Butterfly Soul completed the order of finish.

The winner, a daughter of First Samurai out of the Unaccounted For mare Refugee, is trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman. She is now undefeated in five starts, which includes four stakes victories.

-Keelerman

Chandelier Stakes Entries: Executiveprivilege goes for 5th straight win

Undefeated three-time stakes winner Executiveprivilege, who won the Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) earlier this month, is expected to be a heavy favorite in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I), which will be run on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.

Her main opposition may come from Beholder, who was beaten just a nose in the Del Mar Debutante after leading into the homestretch. Salamera and Miss Empire also have strong credentials.

Post Positions

PP	Horse	Weight	Jockey	Trainer
1	Majestic Minister	122	Aaron Gryder	Mike Puype
2	Renee's Queen	122	Martin Garcie	Eric Guillot
3	Switch to the Lead	122	Victor Espinoza	Patrick Biancone
4	Wittgenstein	122	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill
5	Beholder	122	Garrett Gomez	Richard Mandella
6	Butterfly Soul	122	Jorge Carreno	Genaro Vallejo
7	Executiveprivilege	122	Rafael Bejarano	Bob Baffert
8	Scarlet Strike	122	Joe Talamo	Jerry Hollendorfer
9	Salamera	122	Angel Castillo	Rodolfo Garcia
10	Contessa's Moment	122	Ignacio Puglisi	Paul Aguirre
11	Miss Empire	122	Martin Pedroza	Peter Mille

-Keelerman