Seismic Beauty had a less-than-perfect trip but did not run to her very short odds today at Santa Anita, settling for third.

She broke a bit awkwardly from the rail, and rushed up to chase the pace from third while on the inside and in fairly tight. She remained bottled up at the top of the lane, but once she had a clear path, she just did not seem to want to go through. She finished up ok, but not well enough to get the job done.

Jockey Juan Hernandez saw and felt it the same way, and also mentioned that he thinks Seismic Beauty will be better going a route of ground. We’ve been thinking the same, so that will likely be the plan—to stretch her out further next time.

She’s clearly a better horse than she showed today, and we look forward to her showing it next time third off the lay-off and with more ground to work with.