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S Samdow, Inc.’s Chao Chom (Tizbud), who earned the first stakes victory of her career with a 1 3/4-length tally in the restricted Betty Grable S. at Del Mar Nov. 13, will look to make the jump into graded competition in the Dec. 26 GI La Brea S.
“It’s a big step up for her, but as long as I get [Kent] Desormeaux, I’ll be happy,” trainer Gary Stute said.
Desormeaux piloted Chao Chom, 8-1, for the first time in her upset over 1-9 favorite Enola Gray (Grazen) in the Betty Grable.
Chao Chom worked a bullet six furlongs at Santa Anita Tuesday in 1:12.20 under jockey Juan Ochoa.
Stute said Chao Chom’s owner, who owns a business that collects trash in Bangkok, usually visits the United States later in the year, but is coming in specifically to see Chao Chom run in the La Brea.
“The difficult part of our relationship is, I don’t speak Thai and he doesn’t speak English, and I’ve been training for him 15 years,” Stute said. “My dad [retired trainer Mel Stute] loves them. Every time they come here, his wife gives him a hundred-dollar bill.”
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“It’s a big step up for her, but as long as I get [Kent] Desormeaux, I’ll be happy,” trainer Gary Stute said.
Desormeaux piloted Chao Chom, 8-1, for the first time in her upset over 1-9 favorite Enola Gray (Grazen) in the Betty Grable.
Chao Chom worked a bullet six furlongs at Santa Anita Tuesday in 1:12.20 under jockey Juan Ochoa.
Stute said Chao Chom’s owner, who owns a business that collects trash in Bangkok, usually visits the United States later in the year, but is coming in specifically to see Chao Chom run in the La Brea.
“The difficult part of our relationship is, I don’t speak Thai and he doesn’t speak English, and I’ve been training for him 15 years,” Stute said. “My dad [retired trainer Mel Stute] loves them. Every time they come here, his wife gives him a hundred-dollar bill.”
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