Matron to Be Super

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2002) - Super High has raised her game to a higher level on the turf, but she will be returned to the dirt for California Cup XIII and could be favored in the $150,000 TOC/CTT Cal Cup Matron Saturday.

The daughter of High Brite, out of California Broodmare of the Year Image of Super, was bred by owner Harris Farms. She has five wins in 11 starts, but is 3-of-5 on the turf. All three of her stakes wins have come on the grass.

But the $750,000 Sunshine Millions race for fillies and mares in January will be run at 1 1/16 miles on the dirt at Santa Anita, the same conditions as the Matron. The lure of that Sunshine Millions purse has added to the attractiveness of the Cal Cup Matron, which had 38 nominations.

Besides Super High, other top contenders entered in the Matron include Elaine's Angel (third in the race last year), Broke The Slump and regular nominee Castling.

Elaine's Angel is a daughter of T.U. Slew, out of the Ole mare Ole Sis, and was bred by Bartsch & Capehart & Dutton. She has five wins and career earnings of more than $300,000.

Castling is a daughter of Pirate's Bounty, out of the Executioner mare Crystal M., and was bred by trainer and co-owner William Currin. She won the Valkyr Handicap at one mile on the turf at Hollywood Park in July.

Broke The Slump is by Slewpy, out of the Falstaff mare Code It Nikki, and was bred by James Briere. She was fourth in last year's Cal Cup Distaff Starter Handicap and has earnings of more than $175,000

The Matron received five regular nominations. Of those, Castling, Cee's Elegance (bred by Cecilia Straub-Rubens), Chic Domestique (bred by Robert H. Walter Family Trust) and Midnite Meeting (bred by Valerie Naify) entered. The other entry is Cosummateconsumer

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