A day after landing the Santa Monica Stakes (G2) with Fun to Dream and the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) with Newgate , trainer Bob Baffert kept rolling Feb. 5 with Hopkins ‘ winning performance in the $200,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Hopkins, a 5-year-old son of Quality Road , began to live up to the promise afforded his $900,000 price tag with his first graded stakes victory on Sunday.
Racing for the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Golconda Stable, Siena Farm, and Robert Masterson, Hopkins improved his record to 7-3-3 for earnings of $244,700. Bred in Kentucky by Nursery Place, Hopkins was acquired by the Avengers (SF/Starlight/Madaket) as a yearling at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale…