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Thought Process Long Gone In Rodeo Drive

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Looking to make it a perfect five-for-five at the Great Race Place, Thought Process (f, 4, Collected–Creative Thinking, by Creative Cause) hit the ground running from pole position in Saturday’s GII Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita and made every pole a winning one in the ‘Win and You’re In’ qualifier for the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Keeneland on Oct. 31.

Sent off the 4-5 mortal to make amends for a latest runner-up effort in the GII John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar last month, the Brereton Jones homebred was in front from the opening bell and already had a margin on her rivals after an opening quarter mile in :24.51. She switched off beautifully for Hector Berrios through the middle stages, with an internal half-mile in :48.03, and it was going to take something unforeseen to overturn her.

Asked to kick just a bit as she rolled into the final three panels, Thought Control and Berrios upped the tempo and the filly threw in a final two furlongs in :22.62 to report home 4 1/4 lengths to the good of CTT & TOC Stakes winner Vronti (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}).

“When I saw those fractions, I thought this was really within our wheelhouse,” trainer Phil D’Amato said. “Kudos to Hector Berrios for doing a great job and this filly she loves this turf course here. I think all those things combined helped get us a nice win.”

And now, Thought Process is in line for a second appearance on championship weekend, having finished a pacesetting ninth to Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) as the 9-2 second betting choice in the 2024 Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Sidelined off a third in the GI Del Mar Oaks last August, the chestnut resumed with a smooth two-length success in the GII Buena Vista Stakes over a mile Feb. 28 before registering her first win over nine furlongs in the GI Gamely Stakes May 25. She hooked up with Medoro (Honor Code) entering the final furlong of the Mabee, but just couldn’t seal the deal and settled for second.

Pedigree Notes:

Bought back on a bid of $8,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling back in 2015, Creative Thinking punched well above her weight at the races, taking out the Keertana Overnight Stakes. Thought Process is her lone winner from two to face the starter.

A granddaughter of Maiden Tower, a dual group winner and second in the G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches in 2003 and later runner-up in Keeneland’s GI QE II Challenge Cup that fall, Creative Thinking produced a full-brother to Thought Process this past Apr. 12 and was bred back to Oscar Performance.

Saturday, Santa Anita
RODEO DRIVE S.-GII, $203,000, Santa Anita, 10-3, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 1:58.47, fm.
1–THOUGHT PROCESS, 126, f, 4, by Collected
1st Dam: Creative Thinking (SW-USA, SP-Can, $132,592), by Creative Cause
2nd Dam: Hat Box, by Street Cry (Ire)
3rd Dam: Maiden Tower (GB), by Groom Dancer
($120,000 RNA Ylg ’23 KEESEP; $57,000 RNA Ylg ’23 FTKOCT). O-Estate of Brereton C Jones, Little Red Feather Racing & Madaket Stables LLC; B-Brereton C Jones (KY); T-Philip D’Amato; J-Hector Isaac Berrios. $120,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 12-8-1-2, $850,200. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Vronti (GB), 122, f, 4, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Nakuti (Ire), by Mastercraftsman (Ire). 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Andrew Stone; B-St Albans Bloodstock LLP (GB); T-H Graham Motion. $40,000.
3–Resolve, 122, f, 4, Midnight Lute–Custody, by Broken Vow.
($125,000 Ylg ’23 FTSAUG; $250,000 2yo ’24 OBSMAR). O-California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing LLC & Kevin F O’Donnell; B-Bloom Racing LLC (KY); T-Leonard Powell. $24,000.
Margins: 4 1/4, HF, HF. Odds: 0.80, 5.30, 64.00.
Also Ran: Totally Justified, Kentucky Gal (Ire), Public Assembly, May Day Ready, The Mizen Queen (Ire), Victorious Dream (Ire), Dona Clota (Chi), Hey Jessie. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.

She wins again!

#1 THOUGHT PROCESS dominated the $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2) at @santaanitapark under jockey @HIBerrios for trainer @PhilDamato11. The daughter of Collected now has 8 wins in 12 starts. pic.twitter.com/1p3D3fck0T

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 4, 2026

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‘Rising Star’ Hughes Remains Unbeaten, Romps in American Pharoah

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Hughes (Into Mischief), a winner of his first three starts by a combined 18 1/4 lengths for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, handled the stretch out two turns with aplomb, romping in Saturday’s ‘Win and You’re In’ GI American Pharoah S. at Santa Anita.

The 1-5 favorite and unbeaten ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard’ showed a new dimension beneath Juan Hernandez and raced in third through fractions of :23.37 and :46.86. He made a three-wide bid heading to the three-eighths pole, struck the front at the top of the stretch and won in hand by six lengths.

The pacesetting Net Par (Pavel), off at 18-1 in the six-horse field, was second, 9 1/2 lengths ahead of ‘Rising Star’ Imperial Honor (Honor A. P.) in third.

Hughes, a runaway debut winner at Los Alamitos June 21, added front-running wins in Del Mar’s GIII Best Pal S. Aug. 8 and GI Del Mar Futurity Sept. 6. He earned a career-high 84 Beyer Speed Figure in the latter.

“It was good schooling for him,” Baffert said. “He got behind horses and we wanted to see that. First, he was a little bit anxious, but he settled well. When we asked him to go, he went. A very respectable time here. He comes back great. I just think he’s getting better and better. Baby steps to progress in the right way. He was a little bit keen, but that’s the first time he’s ever gone two turns. He got him to settle and he shut it down, and that’s what you need. You need a horse to shut it off and he did.”

Baffert continued, “He fits well in the Breeders’ Cup now, so hopefully we can get him there healthy. We saw some nice horses run (in Saturday’s GI Champagne S. at Belmont Park and GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland). I think the horse (U. S. S. Valor) in New York was pretty impressive. We have a good horse. He needs to show up. To get the trips, you need a lot of luck. He’s definitely one of the top five (male 2-year-olds in the country), or whatever you want to call it.”

Pedigree Notes:

Hughes, a $675,000 Keeneland September yearling, was already one of 32 Grade I winners for the all-conquering Into Mischief. The seven-time reigning champion general sire was also represented by this race’s 2024 winner Citizen Bull, who was also trained by Baffert. Hughes was produced by the MGISP K P Dreamin (Union Rags), who is also responsible for a yearling colt by Elite Power and a McKinzie colt of this year. Her Elite Power colt brought $400,000 from Flying Dutchmen at last month’s Keeneland September sale. She was bred back to Patch Adams. K P Dreamin brought $260,000 from winning breeder Breffni Farm at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton November sale. This is also the female family of GI Pacific Classic winner Go Between (Point Given).

Saturday, Santa Anita
AMERICAN PHAROAH S. PRESENTED BY DK HORSE-GI, $300,500, Santa Anita, 10-3, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43.22, ft.
1–HUGHES, 122, c, 2, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: K P Dreamin (MGISP, $143,600), by Union Rags
                2nd Dam: Litigating, by Point Given
                3rd Dam: Mediation (Ire), by Caerleon
($675,000 Ylg ’25 KEESEP). ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by
Hagyard’ O-Front Row Club LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket
Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor Racing LLC,
Albaugh Family Stables, LLC, Masterson, Robert E., Golconda
Stable, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine;
B-Breffni Farm (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan J. Hernandez.
$180,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $480,000. Werk Nick
Rating: A.Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree
2–Net Par, 122, c, 2, Pavel–Taffeta, by Scat Daddy. 1ST GRADED
BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O/B-Reddam Racing LLC;
B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA); T-Antonio C. Garcia. $60,000.
3–Imperial Honor, 122, c, 2, Honor A. P.–Seeking Mo Jewel, by
Nyquist. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1
BLACK TYPE. ($725,000 2yo ’26 OBSAPR). ‘TDN Rising Star,
presented by Hagyard’ O-Pegram, Michael E., Watson, Karl &
Weitman, Paul; B-Stoneview Farm Inc. (KY); T-Bob Baffert.
$36,000.
Margins: 6, 9HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.30, 18.40, 3.00.
Also Ran: Domus, Emancipate, Dang Son.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.

They’re Breeders’ Cup bound after victory in the American Pharoah Stakes pres by DK Horse (GI)!

Congrats to Hughes and connections! pic.twitter.com/llokTtHopQ

— Santa Anita Park (@santaanitapark) October 3, 2026

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Thought Process Long Gone In Rodeo Drive

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Looking to make it a perfect five-for-five at the Great Race Place, Thought Process (f, 4, Collected–Creative Thinking, by Creative Cause) hit the ground running from pole position in Saturday’s GII Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita and made every pole a winning one in the ‘Win and You’re In’ qualifier for the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Keeneland on Oct. 31.

Sent off the 4-5 mortal to make amends for a latest runner-up effort in the GII John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar last month, the Brereton Jones homebred was in front from the opening bell and already had a margin on her rivals after an opening quarter mile in :24.51. She switched off beautifully for Hector Berrios through the middle stages, with an internal half-mile in :48.03, and it was going to take something unforeseen to overturn her.

Asked to kick just a bit as she rolled into the final three panels, Thought Control and Berrios upped the tempo and the filly threw in a final two furlongs in :22.62 to report home 4 1/4 lengths to the good of CTT & TOC Stakes winner Vronti (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}).

“When I saw those fractions, I thought this was really within our wheelhouse,” trainer Phil D’Amato said. “Kudos to Hector Berrios for doing a great job and this filly she loves this turf course here. I think all those things combined helped get us a nice win.”

And now, Thought Process is in line for a second appearance on championship weekend, having finished a pacesetting ninth to Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) as the 9-2 second betting choice in the 2024 Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Sidelined off a third in the GI Del Mar Oaks last August, the chestnut resumed with a smooth two-length success in the GII Buena Vista Stakes over a mile Feb. 28 before registering her first win over nine furlongs in the GI Gamely Stakes May 25. She hooked up with Medoro (Honor Code) entering the final furlong of the Mabee, but just couldn’t seal the deal and settled for second.

Pedigree Notes:

Bought back on a bid of $8,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling back in 2015, Creative Thinking punched well above her weight at the races, taking out the Keertana Overnight Stakes. Thought Process is her lone winner from two to face the starter.

A granddaughter of Maiden Tower, a dual group winner and second in the G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches in 2003 and later runner-up in Keeneland’s GI QE II Challenge Cup that fall, Creative Thinking produced a full-brother to Thought Process this past Apr. 12 and was bred back to Oscar Performance.

Saturday, Santa Anita
RODEO DRIVE S.-GII, $203,000, Santa Anita, 10-3, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 1:58.47, fm.
1–THOUGHT PROCESS, 126, f, 4, by Collected
1st Dam: Creative Thinking (SW-USA, SP-Can, $132,592), by Creative Cause
2nd Dam: Hat Box, by Street Cry (Ire)
3rd Dam: Maiden Tower (GB), by Groom Dancer
($120,000 RNA Ylg ’23 KEESEP; $57,000 RNA Ylg ’23 FTKOCT). O-Estate of Brereton C Jones, Little Red Feather Racing & Madaket Stables LLC; B-Brereton C Jones (KY); T-Philip D’Amato; J-Hector Isaac Berrios. $120,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 12-8-1-2, $850,200. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Vronti (GB), 122, f, 4, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Nakuti (Ire), by Mastercraftsman (Ire). 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Andrew Stone; B-St Albans Bloodstock LLP (GB); T-H Graham Motion. $40,000.
3–Resolve, 122, f, 4, Midnight Lute–Custody, by Broken Vow.
($125,000 Ylg ’23 FTSAUG; $250,000 2yo ’24 OBSMAR). O-California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing LLC & Kevin F O’Donnell; B-Bloom Racing LLC (KY); T-Leonard Powell. $24,000.
Margins: 4 1/4, HF, HF. Odds: 0.80, 5.30, 64.00.
Also Ran: Totally Justified, Kentucky Gal (Ire), Public Assembly, May Day Ready, The Mizen Queen (Ire), Victorious Dream (Ire), Dona Clota (Chi), Hey Jessie. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.

She wins again!

#1 THOUGHT PROCESS dominated the $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2) at @santaanitapark under jockey @HIBerrios for trainer @PhilDamato11. The daughter of Collected now has 8 wins in 12 starts. pic.twitter.com/1p3D3fck0T

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 4, 2026

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‘Rising Star’ Hughes Remains Unbeaten, Romps in American Pharoah

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Hughes (Into Mischief), a winner of his first three starts by a combined 18 1/4 lengths for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, handled the stretch out two turns with aplomb, romping in Saturday’s ‘Win and You’re In’ GI American Pharoah S. at Santa Anita.

The 1-5 favorite and unbeaten ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard’ showed a new dimension beneath Juan Hernandez and raced in third through fractions of :23.37 and :46.86. He made a three-wide bid heading to the three-eighths pole, struck the front at the top of the stretch and won in hand by six lengths.

The pacesetting Net Par (Pavel), off at 18-1 in the six-horse field, was second, 9 1/2 lengths ahead of ‘Rising Star’ Imperial Honor (Honor A. P.) in third.

Hughes, a runaway debut winner at Los Alamitos June 21, added front-running wins in Del Mar’s GIII Best Pal S. Aug. 8 and GI Del Mar Futurity Sept. 6. He earned a career-high 84 Beyer Speed Figure in the latter.

“It was good schooling for him,” Baffert said. “He got behind horses and we wanted to see that. First, he was a little bit anxious, but he settled well. When we asked him to go, he went. A very respectable time here. He comes back great. I just think he’s getting better and better. Baby steps to progress in the right way. He was a little bit keen, but that’s the first time he’s ever gone two turns. He got him to settle and he shut it down, and that’s what you need. You need a horse to shut it off and he did.”

Baffert continued, “He fits well in the Breeders’ Cup now, so hopefully we can get him there healthy. We saw some nice horses run (in Saturday’s GI Champagne S. at Belmont Park and GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland). I think the horse (U. S. S. Valor) in New York was pretty impressive. We have a good horse. He needs to show up. To get the trips, you need a lot of luck. He’s definitely one of the top five (male 2-year-olds in the country), or whatever you want to call it.”

Pedigree Notes:

Hughes, a $675,000 Keeneland September yearling, was already one of 32 Grade I winners for the all-conquering Into Mischief. The seven-time reigning champion general sire was also represented by this race’s 2024 winner Citizen Bull, who was also trained by Baffert. Hughes was produced by the MGISP K P Dreamin (Union Rags), who is also responsible for a yearling colt by Elite Power and a McKinzie colt of this year. Her Elite Power colt brought $400,000 from Flying Dutchmen at last month’s Keeneland September sale. She was bred back to Patch Adams. K P Dreamin brought $260,000 from winning breeder Breffni Farm at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton November sale. This is also the female family of GI Pacific Classic winner Go Between (Point Given).

Saturday, Santa Anita
AMERICAN PHAROAH S. PRESENTED BY DK HORSE-GI, $300,500, Santa Anita, 10-3, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43.22, ft.
1–HUGHES, 122, c, 2, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: K P Dreamin (MGISP, $143,600), by Union Rags
                2nd Dam: Litigating, by Point Given
                3rd Dam: Mediation (Ire), by Caerleon
($675,000 Ylg ’25 KEESEP). ‘TDN Rising Star, presented by
Hagyard’ O-Front Row Club LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket
Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor Racing LLC,
Albaugh Family Stables, LLC, Masterson, Robert E., Golconda
Stable, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine;
B-Breffni Farm (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan J. Hernandez.
$180,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $480,000. Werk Nick
Rating: A.Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree
2–Net Par, 122, c, 2, Pavel–Taffeta, by Scat Daddy. 1ST GRADED
BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O/B-Reddam Racing LLC;
B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA); T-Antonio C. Garcia. $60,000.
3–Imperial Honor, 122, c, 2, Honor A. P.–Seeking Mo Jewel, by
Nyquist. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1
BLACK TYPE. ($725,000 2yo ’26 OBSAPR). ‘TDN Rising Star,
presented by Hagyard’ O-Pegram, Michael E., Watson, Karl &
Weitman, Paul; B-Stoneview Farm Inc. (KY); T-Bob Baffert.
$36,000.
Margins: 6, 9HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.30, 18.40, 3.00.
Also Ran: Domus, Emancipate, Dang Son.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel Racing.

They’re Breeders’ Cup bound after victory in the American Pharoah Stakes pres by DK Horse (GI)!

Congrats to Hughes and connections! pic.twitter.com/llokTtHopQ

— Santa Anita Park (@santaanitapark) October 3, 2026

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