Tapwater heads Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Santa Barbara Stakes
At 0h02, on May 7, 2021 • By SANTA ANITA
Tapwater heads a field of eight fillies and mares going a marathon mile and one half on turf in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Santa Barbara Stakes at Santa Anita. Trained by Hall of Famer Richard Mandella, Tapwater will be making her second career graded stakes appearance.
Trainer Michael McCarthy’s recent allowance winner Go Big Blue Nation will also be making her second stakes appearance and will command considerable attention with turf ace Umberto Rispoli aboard for the first time and McCarthy’s Rideforthecause, a Grade II winner in Canada this past September, could also figure prominently as the leading money earner in the field.
A 5-year-old mare by Tapit, Tapwater was most recently fourth, beaten 3 ¼ lengths by highly respected Charmaine’s Mia going one mile on turf in the Grade II Royal Heroine Stakes here on April 3.
Tapwater, who will be making her third start of the year, brings an overall mark of 9-3-2-0 and earnings of $154,940.
