Trainer John Shirreffs is back with a vengeance on the Southern California horse racing scene. He returned full time last year and now has two of the top 3-year-olds on the West Coast after Royal Mo scored a 3 1/2-length triumph Saturday in the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. Royal Mo and Shirreffs’ other top 3-year-old, Gormley, are both owned by Jerry and Ann Moss, who also owned Zenyatta and Giacomo. Royal Mo, a son of Uncle Mo, won in his first stakes appearance and did so in impressive fashion. In the $200,000 San Marcos Stakes, Prat won his fourth consecutive race, guiding Isotherm to victory in the 1 1/4-mile turf stakes.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2017 00:56 UTC