The 2010 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes Results

Joe Talamo Says:

Concord Point will make his stakes debut in Saturdays $100,000 Lazaro Barrera Memorial S. (G3) and looms as a serious wire-to-wire threat for Bob Baffert. He was a 1 1/4-length winner over allowance/optional rivals at Santa Anita in his last outing and might be the controlling speed. Macias is also trained by Baffert. After faltering in his last two starts at two turns, the three-time stakes winner cuts back to a favorable distance and and should be up close from the start. Skipshot rallied into second in the stretch of the Santa Anita Derby (G1) last time before weakening to fifth and cuts back to a preferable one-turn distance on Saturday. Prior to that effort he had reeled off three consecutive wins at Golden Gate Fields over synthetic. Big Man Has a Sign was a sharp scorer at 6 1/2 furlongs three back and finished second when stretching out to 1 1/16 miles in his next start. He most recently finished a close fourth in the $75k Harry Henson at 6 furlongs on the turf and should be forwardly placed. Smiling Tiger finished a close third in the G1 Del Mar Futurity last year and finished third beaten only a half length in the Harry Henson. Domonation could complete the exacta as he chased Concord Point home in an allowance race last time, beaten two lengths. Hawaiian Springs, Mr Tokyo, and Dixie Trouper complete the lineup.