Speedy Sweet Azteca Nets Third GIII Rancho Bernardo Stakes At Del Mar

Del Mar: Sweet Azteca cruises to Rancho Bernardo win

Sweet Azteca tracked Thermal from the outside, collared her on the bend and romped home by 4 3/4 lengths Sunday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Rancho Bernardo Stakes at Del Mar, a second straight score in the 6 1/2-furlong sprint for the robust gray mare. Juan Hernandez rode the third consecutive win for trainer Richard Baltas and owner-breeder Pamela Ziebarth of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The Breeders' Cup Dirt Dozen Bonus Series race hands its winn…

Speedy Sweet Azteca Nets Third GIII Rancho Bernardo Stakes At Del Mar

Collecting yet another graded stakes trophy for her case, Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca–So Sweetitiz, by Grand Slam) took the GIII Rancho Bernardo Stakes at Del Mar for the third straight year on Sunday. The race was also part of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Dozen Bonus Series heading toward the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, that will be run at Keeneland Oct. 31. Sweet Azteca's victory earned her an additional $15,000 toward the $30,000 entrance …