Pick Pony
Vanta kept her record spotless and likely stamped her ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with a professional victory in Sunday’s Grade 3 Surfer Girl Stakes at Santa Anita, surging late to collar pace-setter Blockade and score by three-quarters of a length in 1:35.17 for the mile on firm turf. Sent off at a prohibitive $2.40, she was the shortest-priced winner of Santa Anita’s autumn meet to date, underscoring how firmly the betting public has embraced her emerging star status.
