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Bob Baffert runs Starlet Stakes streak to 9 with Consequent
Consequent's win gave trainer Bob Baffert a ninth straight Starlet Stakes victory, believed to be a North American record for a single stakes event, with a time of 1:44.03.
- On Saturday, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had his ninth consecutive Starlet Stakes win, a run believed to be a North American record, as Consequent and jockey Kazushi Kimura rallied to win the $200,000, Grade II Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos.
- The Los Alamitos meet opened with 15 straight different winners, and Bob Baffert, who often wins with less obvious entries, had scratched Himika earlier Friday.
- Consequent ran the 1-1/16 miles in 1:44.03, the fastest Starlet of the 2020s, paying $7.60 while favorite Nimah went off at 2-5 and finished third after battling Cashed.
- The result reinforced Baffert's dominance in the meet's graded stakes and added to his Starlet — 11 wins overall, underpinning his meet success.
- The $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity is scheduled for next Saturday and has been won 14 times by Bob Baffert, complementing his seven straight Del Mar Futurity wins from 1996-2002.
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Bob Baffert runs Starlet Stakes streak to 9 with Consequent
CYPRESS — The Los Alamitos thoroughbred meet began with the first 15 races being won by 15 different trainers Friday and Saturday, including upsets by low-percentage barns. Then the surprises ended emphatically with Bob Baffert winning the Starlet Stakes. When Consequent and jockey Kazushi Kimura passed dueling leaders in the last 100 yards to win by a length, Baffert had his ninth consecutive victory in the $200,000, Grade II race for 2-year-ol…
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