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News Baffert Dominant With West Coast in $150,000 Easy Goer June 10, 2017 News Baffert Dominant With West Coast in $150,000 Easy Goer June 10, 2017 By: Jared Welch twitterfacebooklinkedinemail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article ELMONT, NY – Bob Baffert may not have had a Triple Crown contender running in the Belmont Stakes, but the Hall of Fame trainer wasn’t lacking for firepower when he sent out California invader West Coast to an authoritative victory in the $150,000 Easy Goer to kick off the day’s stakes action on Saturday at Belmont Park. Making his one-turn debut in the 1 1/16-mile Easy Goer for 3-year-olds on the main track, West Coast broke a bit slow and was content to sit mid-pack behind a three-ply duel for the lead through fractions of :22.79, :45.62, and 1:10.09. Moving smoothly into the turn, the son of Flatter sat perched wide for the duration as he swept up to the enervated front-runners and sailed by in upper stretch, cruising to a 3 3/4-length score over the late-closing You’re to Blame. “He’s a nice colt,” said his winning jockey, Hall of Famer Mike Smith. “It was my first time on him, and after the way he ran, I kind of wish they entered him in the Belmont. That was a great race to get some confidence in him, shipping from out of town. He loved this racetrack. He was squealing and playing. I thought, ‘Man, don’t you know we have to run here?’ But he just loved it. I got squeezed at the start, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise because they were going way too quick and I might have got caught up into it.” Baffert toyed with the idea of entering West Coast in the 149th ‘Test of the Champion,’ but elected the easier spot for his blossoming colt. New Subscriber Bonus: Access our Top 10 Wagering Angles in Racing to see exactly what we look for when opening up the past performances. “We thought he’d run well,” said Baffert, who trains West Coast for Gary and Mary West. “He didn’t convince us (he should be in the Belmont), but he’s figuring it out. He’s really developing the right way.” West Coast completed the distance over a tiring main track in 1:41.50, almost a second faster than older allowance runners a race earlier. His earnings now stand at $203,800. Behind You’re to Blame, it was another 2 lengths back to Outplay in third, who distanced himself from Jamminwithbrandon by 7 1/4 lengths despite being embroiled in the early pace duel. Tale of Silence, Wicked Macho, Local Hero, Lookin At Blessing, and Sonic Mule completed the order of finish. Perro Rojo scratched. West Coast returned $5.70, $3.20, and $2.50. You’re to Blame brought back $3.60 and $2.50, while Outplay paid $4.20 to show. Additional Race Quotes Trainer Bob Baffet, West Coast: “He’s ready to take on the top races. You have races like the Haskell or Travers. We’ll see how he comes back. He needed to show me something like this. We were hoping he’d do this (before), because I wanted to run him in the Belmont, but he just didn’t sell me.” NYRA
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