The $100k CTBA Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar will be run without program favorite I’m So Anna, who came down with a temperature Saturday morning and scratched. “The timing couldn’t have been worse,” trainer Steve Sherman said. I’m So Anna was the 8-5 favorite based on a romping maiden win at Los Alamitos.
Sherman said I’m So Anna is likely to remain at Del Mar with his father, trainer Art Sherman, and could target the $100,000 Generous Portion for Cal-bred juvenile fillies on Aug. 30. Love Wins also scratched from the CTBA, leaving a field of five.