FAVORED HARBORED MEMORIES ROLLS LATE TO TAKE $63,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 1 ½ LENGTHS AS PUYPE & VALDIVIA TEAM FOR 6 ½ FURLONG TURF WIN IN 1:14.38

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 11, 2021)–Trainer Mike Puype’s Harbored Memories, in his first start versus winners, made it look easy on Friday at Santa Anita, as he attended the early pace and rallied for a comfortable 1 ½ length win in the day’s $63,000 allowance feature under Jose Valdivia, Jr., while getting 6 ½ furlongs on turf in 1:14.38.

Quick from the blocks, Harbored Memories settled into a perfect stalking trip as he sat third just in behind dueling leaders Wyfire and Jazz Hands in the run to the far turn.  With two lengths to make up a quarter mile from home, Valdivia shifted three-wide at the top of the lane and Harbored Memories made short work of his competition, blowing by them a sixteenth of a mile out to win with his ears pricked.

A maiden winner over the course and distance on May 15, Harbored Memories was the 9-5 favorite in a field of six sophomores and paid $5.80, $3.00 and $2.20.

Owned by Bar C Racing Stables, Inc. and Slugo Racing, Harbored Memories, a Washington-bred colt by Harbor the Gold out of the El Prado mare Fresia, now has two wins and three seconds from five starts.  With the winner’s share of $37,800, he increased his earnings to $111,000 and stamped himself as a potential stakes performer in the near future.

Wyfire, who was head and head with Jazz Hands turning into the stretch, proved second best under Flavien Prat and paid $3.20 and $2.20 while off at 2-1.

Ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Jazz Hands was beaten 1 ½ lengths for the place and finished some  5 ½ lengths clear of Sensemaker.  The third choice at 2-1, Jazz Hands paid $2.40 to show.

Fractions on the race were 22.34, 44.96 and 1:08.40.

Racing resumes with first post time for a nine-race card on Saturday at 1 p.m.