May 26, 2026 — Thought Process became a newly minted Grade I winner Monday at Santa Anita when rolling to a comfortable 2 ¾-length victory as the favorite in the $300,000 Gamely Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf.
Thought Process is trained by Phil D’Amato for owners Estate of Brereton C. Jones, Little Red Feather Racing and Madaket Stables. The late Brereton C. Jones, former governor of Kentucky, bred the 4-year-old filly by Collected. For D’Amato, this was his second time winning the Gamely. He also won it in 2023 with Macadamia. “I thought we were in a really good position and I could see she was nice and comfortable,” D’Amato said. “I could see the horse on the lead (Rashmi) was also going very easy. When Hector asked her in the stretch, she responded and opened up. It was a hand ride from there.”