Hard Not to Love (foaled May 11th, 2016) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 La Brea Stakes.[1]
| Hard Not to Love | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Hard Spun |
| Grandsire | Danzig |
| Dam | Loving Vindication |
| Damsire | Vindication |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 2016 |
| Country | Canada |
| Breeder | Anderson Farms Ont. Inc. |
| Owner | Mercedes Stables LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds, Scott Dilworth, Dorothy Ingordo, David Ingordo, F. Steve Mooney |
| Trainer | John Shirreffs |
| Record | 8:5-2-1 |
| Earnings | $528,480 |
| Major wins | |
| La Brea Stakes (2019) Santa Monica Stakes (2020) | |
Career
editHard Not to Love's first race was on February 16, 2019, at Santa Anita, where she came in first in a Maiden Special Weight Race. The horse then got her second straight win two months later in an April 13, 2019, Allowance Optional Claiming race.[1]
On May 4, 2019, she competed in the listed $75,000 Angels Flight Stakes. She was seen as the second favorite at 9:5 odds behind the 8:5 horse, Sneaking Out. [2] She ended up finishing in 2nd after the original winner, Sneaking Out was disqualified for bumping My Miss Rose.[3]
She picked up another win in an October 25, 2019, Allowance Optional Claiming race at Santa Anita Park, and then won her first stakes race - the Grade-1 La Brea Stakes. She came in as the 11:1 underdog and defeated the 3:5 favorite Bellafina by 2 1/4th lengths.[4] The win netted Hard Not to Love $301,404.
On February 15, 2020, she started out her 2020 season with another stakes win. This time, she won the won Grade-2 2020 Santa Monica Stakes. She came in as the 3:5 favorite and delivered, giving her 5 wins in 6 starts. [5]
On March 14, 2020, she competed in the Grade-1 Beholder Mile Stakes. She came in as the 3:5 favorite but was beaten by 3 1/4th lengths by Ce Ce.[6]
On May 31, 2020, she competed in the Grade-2 Santa Maria Stakes. she came in as the 2:1 second favorite but was defeated, along with Ce Ce by 10:1 longshot Fighting Mad by 3 1/4th lengths.[7]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Hard Spun (USA) b. 2004 |
Danzig (USA) b. 1997 |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalma | |||
| Pas de Nom | Admiral's Voyage | ||
| Petitioner | |||
| Turkish Tryst (USA) b. 1991 |
Turkoman | Alydar | |
| Taba | |||
| Darbyvail | Roberto | ||
| Luiana | |||
| Dam Loving Vindication (USA) b. 2005 |
Vindication (USA) b. 2000 |
Seattle Slew | Bold Reasoning |
| My Charmer | |||
| Strawberry Reason | Strawberry Road | ||
| Pretty Reason | |||
| Chimichurri (USA) b. 2000 |
Elusive Quality | Gone West | |
| Touch of Greatness | |||
| Hard Knocker | Raja Baba | ||
| Homespun |
References
edit- ^ a b "Hard Not to Love". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Hard Not To Love Takes Perfect Record into Angels Flight". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "MISS MY ROSE STALKS PACE AND IS MOVED UP TO WIN VIA DQ IN $75,000 ANGELS FLIGHT STAKES". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Hard Not to Love Turns Back Bellafina for La Brea Score". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Hard Not to Love wins Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Ce Ce Runs Down Hard Not to Love in Beholder Mile". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Bob Baffert's Fighting Mad wins easily in Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Hard Not to Love". Retrieved 9 January 2020.