4th-Santa Anita, $67,000, Alw, 6-14, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:33.35, fm, 5 3/4 lengths.
THOUGHT PROCESS (f, 3, Collected–Creative Thinking {SW-US, SP-Can, $132,592}, by Creative Cause) gave the legendary breeding operation of the late Brereton C. Jones another advertisement a short time before Fondly (Upstart) wired the field in the GIII Delaware Oaks. A debut third over the Del Mar main track last July, the chestnut rattled off three straight turf miles, including the Sept. 7 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf and this track’s GIII Surfer Girl Stakes Oct. 6. A pacesetting ninth to odds-on Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) as the only other horse in single digits in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Nov. 1, she was returning here as the 1-5 jolly and made absolutely no mistakes. Carrying the Jones colors for the comebacker, Thought Process did not have to expend a lot of energy to secure the front and took them along eagerly, but not overly so. Well within herself for the run around the second turn, she gave her four rivals the slip in upper stretch and was punched out hands and heels from Umberto Rispoli to score as miles the best. Thought Process is the lone starter from her stakes-winning dam, who is also represented by a yearling Win Win Win colt and was most recently bred to Roadster. Sales history: $120,000 RNA Ylg ’23 KEESEP; $57,000 RNA Ylg ’23 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: GSW, 6-4-0-1, $224,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Estate of Brereton C Jones, Little Red Feather Racing & Madaket Stables LLC; B-Brereton C Jones (KY); T-Philip D’Amato.
