ARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer Doug O’Neill will send out Thirtyfirststreet in Saturday’s $100,000 Crystal Water Stakes for older California-breds over 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita.
Thirtyfirststreet won the Lone Star Derby on turf in Texas last May. He lost his next five starts before winning an optional claimer over 1 1/16 miles against open company on the main track here on Jan. 12.
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Rafael Bejarano rode Thirtyfirststreet in the optional claimer, but has the mount on Holladay Road in the Crystal Water. Trained by Julio Canani, Holladay Road was a fast-closing third in the California Cup Classic here on turf last October and later won an allowance race on turf against open company at Hollywood Park on Dec. 10.[bc_video_id:242910:]
Canani has no concern about Holladay Road’s ability on the main track. Last October, Holladay Road won an optional claimer over 6 1/2 furlongs on dirt here.
“He won very easily,” Canani said of that race.
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The field of six in the Crystal Water includes Legal Separation and Spud Spivens, who were second and third in the On Trust Stakes for California-breds at Hollywood Park on Dec. 18.