San Gabriel draws cast of nine

Becrux will be making his third start for John Sadler (Michael J. Marten/Horsephotos.com)

Sunday’s nine-race program at Santa Anita is headlined by the $150,000
San
Gabriel H. (G2) for older horses over nine grassy furlongs. Four runners
from the November 28 Citation H. (G1) will re-unite, a list that includes Grade
1 veteran BECRUX (Ity) (Glen Jordan), Grade 2 winners MEDICI CODE (GB) (Medicean)
and PROUDINSKY (Ger) (Silvano [Ger]), plus Irish Group 3 victor FERNELEY (Ire) (Ishiguru).

OBRIGADO (Fr) (Enrique), a half-length second in the Hollywood Turf Cup (G1)
earlier this month, and Chilean champion PORFIDO (Chi) (Mash One [Chi]), unraced
since finishing third in the Sunset H. (G2) in July, also made the field of
nine.

INTERNALLYFLAWLESS (Giant’s Causeway) figures to be a solid favorite in
Sunday’s $70,000
Blue
Norther S. over one mile on turf. The juvenile broke her maiden over the
course and distance in late September prior to a close second-place effort in
the Miesque S. (G3) across town at Hollywood.