Special Thursday card includes high-priced Zedan Maiden
At 8h51, on June 12, 2024 • By Santa Anita
Closing week of the Santa Anita Hollywood Meet kicks off this Thursday with a solid nine-race card starting at 1 p.m. PT. Featured on the program is a maiden race for 2-year-old fillies that includes a new high-priced prospect for owner Amr Zedan and trainer Bob Baffert.
Set to debut in the sixth race at five furlongs on dirt for Zedan and Baffert is Nooni, who commanded a sale-topping $1.8 million earlier this year at the OBS March Sale of 2-year-olds in training. She is by Florida-based freshman stallion Win Win Win out of the Union Rags mare Unanimity. Nooni’s high price tag came after she worked the fastest quarter mile at the sale’s under-tack show, completing her move in a swift 20.1 seconds.
Nooni, who is named after Zedan’s wife, has worked 10 times at Santa Anita since April 3. Last month, she earned consecutive bullets when working four furlongs. On May 20, Nooni zipped the distance in 46.20 seconds. Seven days later she went a half mile in 46.40 seconds. This morning at Santa Anita, Nooni was clocked going three furlongs in 37.0 seconds.
Nooni will break from post five in an eight-horse field for her unveiling. She will be ridden by Juan Hernandez.
Post time for Thursday’s sixth race is approximately 3:30 p.m.
