Spellbound magical in G2 La Canada Stakes
It was a dramatic finish in Santa Anita's G2 La Canada Stakes, but in the end it was Bernardini's four-year-old daughter Spellbound who took the victory in the final strides.
In the one-and-one-sixteenth-mile race Spellbound was at the back of the field, nine-lengths off the pace. The filly charged down the stretch and took the lead in the final sixteenth of a mile for an impressive last-to-first win. The Medaglia d'Oro filly Ondine finished a strong third.
A $260,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, Spellbound was bred by Machmer Hall & Darley Stud. Out of the Tale Of The Cat mare Layreebelle, the filly's second dam is Graded Stakes winner Voodoo Lily who has produced five Stakes horses including G1-placed Magical Illusion.
Spellbound is the 17th Graded Stakes winner for Bernardini, who has sired the likes of G1 winners Alpha, To Honor And Serve, and Stay Thirsty. They represent three of seven G1 winners and a total of 13 G1 horses for the sire.
Bernardini stands the 2014 breeding season for $100,000 live foal, stands and nurses.
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