EXECUTIVEPRIVILEGE WINS THE SORRENTO STAKES!

Executiveprivilege brought her undefeated record to a perfect 3-for-3 with another strong victory last night at Del Mar, holding off a late bid from Speedinthruthecity to win the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) by 1 1/4 lengths.

Ridden to victory by Rafael Bejarano, Executiveprivilege settled into the third position early on as Bares Tripper and Renee's Titan led the field of eight through fractions of :22.58 and :46.01. Switch to the Lead, Somethingabouther, and Speedinthruthecity were racing in mid-pack, while O Happy Gray and Wittgenstein trailed the field.

Rounding the turn, Executiveprivilege made a three-wide bid for the lead and soon took over, entering the homestretch with the lead and drawing off to a 1 1/2-length advantage passing the eighth pole. Speedinthruthecity put in a good run along the rail to finish much the best of the rest, but couldn't really challenge for the victory, as Executiveprivilege held on well to triumph in strong fashion.

The final time for 6-1/2 furlongs was 1:16.98. Switch to the Lead, Renee's Titan, Somethingabouther, Wittgenstein, O Happy Gray, and Bares Tripper completed the order of finish. The winner is trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman.

-Keelerman

Sorrento Stakes Entries and Post Positions

Here are the entries and post positions for the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes (gr. III), to be held on August 8th at Del Mar. The 6-1/2 furlong race for two-year-old fillies has drawn a large and intriguing field of nine, led by Landaluce Stakes winner Executiveprivilege, Landaluce runner-up Speedinthruthecity, and the promising debut winner Switch to the Lead.

1 O Happy Gray
2 Renee's Titan
3 Serious
4 Wittgenstein
5 Somethingabouther
6 Speedinthruthecity
7 Executiveprivilege
8 Switch to the Lead
9 Bares Tripper

-Keelerman

EXCUTIVEPRIVILEGE WINS THE LANDALUCE STAKES!

Executiveprivilege burst through an opening along the rail to seize command of the $150,000 Landaluce Stakes and bring her record to a perfect 2-for-2 with a highly impressive victory.

Ridden to victory by Rafael Bejarano for trainer Bob Baffert, Executiveprivilege got off to a much better start today than she did in her impressive debut performance, in which she broke very slowly before rallying from well off the pace to secure the victory. Thus, she found herself racing in third during the early stages of the Landaluce, just a couple of lengths behind pace-setting Unusual Way. Wildcat Angie was racing in second, while Speedinthruthecity, Miss Empire, Renee's Queen, Ten Plush, and O Happy Gray were the early trailers.

Rounding the turn, Speedinthruthecity made a bold run on the outside to take command of the lead, but Executiveprivilege soon found racing room along the rail and burst through to take over the lead. Speedinthruthecity was able to stay with the favorite for a few strides, but Executiveprivilege eventually proved too good, drawing off in deep stretch to win by about 3 1/2 lengths. The final time for six furlongs was 1:11.49.

Miss Empire finished third, followed by Renee's Queen, O Happy Gray, Wildcat Angie, Ten Plush, and Unusual Way.

-Keelerman

Landaluce Stakes Entries and Post Positions

Here are the entries and post positions for the $150,000 Landaluce Stakes, to be run on Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. The six-furlong race for two-year-old fillies has drawn a very promising field of eight, led by Bob Baffert's promising debut winner Executiveprivilege, Cinderella Stakes winner Miss Empire, and the speedy Speedinthruthecity.

1 Unusual Way
2 Ten Plush
3 Miss Empire
4 Renee's Queen
5 O Happy Gray
6 Executiveprivilege
7 Speedinthruthecity
8 Wildcat Angie

-Keelerman