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Collected Filly Thought Process Is Breeders’ Cup-Bound After G2 Rodeo Drive Romp

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Arcadia, California—Stretching out to 10 furlongs was not a hurdle for fast-moving Thought Process, a 4-year-old filly by the Rancho San Miguel stallion Collected who punched her ticket to the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) with a dominant gate-to-wire effort in Santa Anita Park’s $203,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2) on October 3.

Saddled by trainer Phil D’Amato as the 4-5 wagering favorite in the assembled 11-horse field, Thought Process set untested fractions of :24.51, :48.33, 1:12.54 and 1:35.85 under jockey Hector Berrios, who brought her to the wire in 1:58.47 as a clear, 4 1/4-length winner.

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The “Win and You’re In” race marked her third victory from four starts this year — all in graded stakes company on the grass, and served as her final prep for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, which will be conducted at 1 3/16 miles at Keeneland Race Course on October 31.

Bred in Kentucky by Brereton Jones and produced by the stakes winner Creative Thinking, by Creative Cause, Thought Process has earned $850,200 for the Estate of Brereton C. Jones, Little Red Feather Racing and Madaket Stables LLC.

She is from the third foal crop of Grade 1 winner Collected, a 13-year-old son of City Zip who reigns as California’s leading sire of 2026.

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Memorable Memorial Day For Rancho San Miguel’s Collected

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San Miguel, California—The 2026 Memorial Day holiday turned into a benchmark day in the stallion career of California-based Collected, as the state’s leading sire tallied black-type victories on turf and dirt from two of his daughters, including his first win as a sire at the elite Grade 1 level.

Thought Process Elevates Status to Grade 1 Winner on Turf

In Southern California, Collected’s 4-year-old filly Thought Process ran to her 7-5 odds as the race favorite and 124-pound co-highweight with a rousing effort under jockey Hector Berrios in Santa Anita Park’s $301,500 Gamely Stakes (G1) at 1 1/8 miles on turf. Her 2 3/4-length triumph over seven rivals marked the Phil D’Amato trainee’s first career Grade 1 victory and fourth graded stakes win overall.

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Bred in Kentucky by the late Brereton Jones and produced by the stakes-winning Creative Cause mare Creative Thinking, Thought Process has earned $680,200 to date for the Estate of Brereton C. Jones, Little Red Feather Racing and Madaket Stables LLC.

Vive Veuve Victorious in Texas Dirt Stakes

Just one hour after Thought Process crossed the wire unimpeded on California grass, Collected’s 5-year-old daughter Vive Veuve mastered the dirt in Texas with a late-rallying score in Lone Star Park’s one-mile, $200,000 Ouija Board Distaff Stakes to obtain her second career stakes trophy. The 6-5 favorite was partnered with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. for trainer Joe Sharp and owner Carl R. Moore Management.

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Out of Group 3 winner Candy Store (Ire), by Lope de Vega (Ire), Vive Veuve has earned $725,855 from 20 starts. She was bred in Kentucky by Speedway Stables, which campaigned her Grade 1-winning sire.

Collected relocated from Kentucky’s Airdrie Stud to Rancho San Miguel last November. The 13-year-old son of City Zip has progeny earnings of more than $21 million from five crops of racing age.

“It has been a banner day for our farm and for our wonderful new stallion Collected,” said Rancho San Miguel Owner Tom Clark. “We are proud to be affiliated with a sire of his magnitude, and grateful to the West Coast mare owners who have welcomed him with an inaugural book of nearly 100 mares.”

Collected’s 2026 fee is $7,500, with a live foal guarantee. Late-season breeding specials are available. Please contact Clark at (914) 557-3563 or surrey600@yahoo.com for details.

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