Sweet Azteca, a Grade 1 winner, is set to debut at Los Alamitos in the $200,000 Great Lady M Stakes, facing nine other competitive fillies and mares. Trained by Michael McCarthy and owned by Pamela Ziebarth, Sweet Azteca's notable victory came in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile earlier this year, where she defeated the multiple graded-stakes winner Adare Manor in a gate-to-wire fashion. This win marked her third victory in four starts and boosted her earnings to $301,200.
Also competing in the Great Lady M Stakes is Three Witches, another contender trained by Michael McCarthy, who returns to California after finishing seventh in the Derby City Distaff on the Kentucky Derby undercard. Three Witches, owned by Zhang Yuesheng, has a strong record with four wins out of ten starts, including victories in graded events like the Santa Monica (G2).
Daddysruby, trained by Peter Miller, enters the race off a notable performance in the La Brea (G1), where she clinched victory in her graded-stakes debut. This 4-year-old filly by Frac Daddy will seek to add to her impressive record of 5 wins out of 8 starts, with earnings totalling $410,264.
Chismosa, owned and bred by Jaime Renella and trained by Rafael DeLeon, enters the Great Lady M Stakes on the back of a victory in the Desert Stormer at Santa Anita. This 4-year-old filly by Clubhouse Ride has accumulated $501,750 in earnings and will aim for consecutive stakes wins.
Anywho, trained by John Sadler and owned by Hronis Racing, will also compete. This 4-year-old filly by Bolt d’Oro is looking for her first stakes victory after finishing fourth in the Desert Stormer.
Super Shine, trained by Phil D’Amato and owned by R Unicorn Stable, transitions to a shorter distance after a fourth-place finish in the Santa Margarita (G2). The 5-year-old mare, originally from Argentina, has shown success on turf and will aim for her first U.S. victory.
Other contenders include Olivia Twist, returning to California after competing primarily in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and Yuki, a Chilean-bred mare returning to Los Alamitos where she previously won the Dark Mirage.
Irish Wahine, trained by Librado Barocio for GMT Racing Stables, enters her graded-stakes debut with a strong recent record, winning four of her last five outings. She has shown a preference for Los Alamitos, winning three out of four starts at the daytime oval.
The Great Lady M Stakes promises to be a competitive race, with a field of talented fillies and mares vying for victory at Los Alamitos.