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Del Mar Debutante Pacific Classic Day Pat O'Brien Stakes King's Plate results Del Mar Oaks |
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 Derrynane (Juvenile Turf Sprint) schools in the paddock Tuesday morning. |
Tuesday morning, much like Monday, was overcast and chilly for the works at Del Mar, with temperatures in the high 50's. Most of the European contingent cleared quarantine and were on the track for the first time since their arrival in California.
Here are photos for 57 of the horses on the track Monday morning. Click the small picture to see a larger version.
Art Collector (Classic) jogged once around and schooled in the paddock after working 4f in 48.4 seconds on Sunday. Trainer Bill Mott said, "When we are home, we always give him a jog day after he works, but today we walked him through the paddock and jogged him again and everything went fine. He’s just improved on his own and we haven’t done anything, really, except let him lead one winning effort into another and build himself from race to race."
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Essential Quality (Classic) jogged twice around under exercise rider Edvin Vargas. Trainer Brad Cox said, "Essential Quality was really, really good, he looked amazing training out there. He was looking around, but that was to be expected. He just jogged."
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Express Train (Classic) galloped 1 1/2 miles under regular exercise rider Amy Vasco. Trainer John Shirreffs said, "Right now, he’s training at a level above his most recent races. Although he’s yet to win at the (10-furlong) distance, I’m confident he can get it. In the recent Pacific Classic he just didn’t get his trip."
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Hot Rod Charlie (Classic) galloped twice around. "I think there’s such a long run to the first turn, so any nine of the posts is probably not a big deal, but it’s good that Flavien knows him so well and ‘Charlie’ has good gate speed," trainer Doug O’Neill said. "He will try to put himself in a good position. It’s nine solid horses and nine solid jockeys, so it’s really all a matter of positioning and I feel good that we can find ourselves a good spot."
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Knicks Go (Classic) galloped once around under exercise rider Edvin Vargas. Trainer Brad Cox said, "Knicks Go has good energy so he’ll probably do a little more. So far, so good. They all shipped in well. It was a long day yesterday, but they all look good."
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Medina Spirit (Classic) was on the track this morning shortly after the renovation break for his daily gallop. The sophomore colt is the co-third choice in the morning line for Saturday’s Classic.
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Stilleto Boy (Classic) worked 4f in an easy 52.2 seconds under jockey Kent Desormeaux. Trainer Ed Moger said, "He didn’t need to go quick." Desormeaux added, "The first time around at the seven-eighths pole he was looking at all the photographers but the second time, he was all business. It was either going to be 51 or 48 and when I got to the quarter pole, I toned him down a bit. I liked what I felt this morning."
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As Time Goes By (Distaff) galloped twice around for trainer Bob Baffert. The 15-1 outsider gets Luis Saez from post 9.
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Dunbar Road (Distaff) galloped twice around. "Dunbar Road has been great and had an outstanding career," trainer Chad Brown said. "Unfortunately, we had a couple derailments with some throat issues, but she’s back on track. She was unlucky in this race last year, getting stopped turning for home at the quarter-pole. She would have been right there. She really likes Del Mar’s surface, which is another key with her."
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Letruska (Distaff) schooled at the gate Tuesday and galloped 1 1/2 miles. Trainer Fausto Gutierrez said, "The exercise rider was very happy and told me she feels very, very good. That’s what any trainer wants to know about the horse. With the travel, the training, the situations, sometimes you have to be around some problems. Right now, we are in very good form."
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Silver State (Dirt Mile) galloped twice around for trainer Steve Asmussen. The 7-2 shot drew the rail for jockey Ricardo Santana Jr.
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Marche Lorraine (Distaff) worked 3f in 35.6 seconds.
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Bella Sofia (Filly & Mare Sprint) galloped once around. "She’s a kind of quirky filly, not nervous," trainer Rudy Rodriguez said. "I think she just hears everything. Every little thing that she hears she just reacts very, very fast. Most of the time you’ve just got to be careful with her. We were jogging around, there was the sound of hitting something with a hammer and right away she started jumping all over the place. Nobody was behind her. You’ve just got to be alert and that’s what we try to do."
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Love (Filly & Mare Turf) had a trot for a clockwise circuit of the track followed by a light canter counterclockwise along with the rest of the Aidan O'Brien string.
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Loves Only You (Filly & Mare Turf) worked 3f on turf in 38.2 seconds.
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Rougir (Filly & Mare Turf) bucked while galloping in upper stretch. Trainer Cedric Rossi reported his filly to be "in great form."
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War Like Goddess (Filly & Mare Turf) galloped twice around for trainer Bill Mott. Julien Leparoux rides the 7-2 morning line favorite from post 7.
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Corniche (Juvenile) is the 5-2 second choice for trainer Bob Baffert. Mike Smith rides from the outside post 12.
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Giant Game (Juvenile) galloped twice around for trainer Dale Romans. Joe Talamo rides the 30-1 outsider from post 7.
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Jasper Great (Juvenile) worked 3f in 35.6 seconds then schooled in the paddock in company with stablemate Matera Sky.
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Hidden Connection (Juvenile Fillies) is a 5-2 co-second choice for trainer Bret Calhoun. Regular rider Reylu Gutierrez rides from post 2.
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Juju's Map (Juvenile Fillies) went out for a gallop Tuesday for trainer Brad Cox. Florent Geroux rides the 5-2 co-second choice from post 5.
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Sequist (Juvenile Fillies) galloped twice around for trainer Dallas Stewart. Javier Castellano rides the 15-1 outsider from post 3.
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California Angel (Juvenile Fillies Turf) galloped twice around for trainer George Leonard III.
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Haughty (Juvenile Fillies Turf) galloped twice around on Tuesday after arriving from Keeneland on Monday afternoon.
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Mise En Scene (Juvenile Fillies Turf) galloped once around. Jockey Oisin Murphy said, "I’m hoping to have a spin on Mise En Scene at some point before Friday as well."
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Turnerloose (Juvenile Fillies Turf)
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Albahr (Juvenile Turf) one of six Charlie Appleby-trained horses, was on the track for the first time since clearing quarantine and exercised under the watchful eye of Appleby. All his horses looked in tremendous condition and reports from the Godolphin team have been very positive on all horses since touching down in California.
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Coinage (Juvenile Turf)
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Credibility (Juvenile Turf) is a 30-1 outsider for trainer Mark Casse. Mike Smith gets the call from post 12.
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Dubawi Legend (Juvenile Turf) drew the outside 14 post for trainer Hugo Palmer. James Doyle rides the lukewarm 4-1 favorite.
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Glounthaune (Juvenile Turf) had a trot for a clockwise circuit of the track followed by a light canter counterclockwise along with the rest of the Aidan O'Brien string.
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Modern Games (Juvenile Turf) one of six Charlie Appleby-trained horses, was on the track for the first time since clearing quarantine and exercised under the watchful eye of Appleby. All his horses looked in tremendous condition and reports from the Godolphin team have been very positive on all horses since touching down in California.
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Tiz the Bomb (Juvenile Turf) galloped twice around for trainer Ken McPeek. Brian Hernandez Jr. gets the call from post 4 on the 8-1 shot.
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Kaufymaker (Juvenile Turf Sprint) drew post 2 for trainer Wesley Ward. Jose Ortiz will be in the irons aboard the 12-1 shot.
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One Timer (Juvenile Turf Sprint) is a 4-1 co-second choice for trainer Larry Rivelli. Regular rider E.T. Baird retains the mount from post 6.
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Time to Party (Juvenile Turf Sprint) drew post 10 for trainer Peter Miller and jockey Flavien Prat, as a 15-1 outsider.
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Twilight Gleaming (Juvenile Turf Sprint) galloped once around for trainer Wesley Ward. Irad Ortiz Jr. rides the 4-1 contender from post 6.
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Master of the Seas (Mile) one of six Charlie Appleby-trained horses, was on the track for the first time since clearing quarantine and exercised under the watchful eye of Appleby. All his horses looked in tremendous condition and reports from the Godolphin team have been very positive on all horses since touching down in California.
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Mo Forza (Mile) is the main local hope in this event. "He’s training really great," trainer Peter Miller said. "Today we gave him about a mile and a half jog and schooled him in the gate and then schooled him in the paddock. I like the post (6). I think there’s plenty of pace and it should string everyone out. We should be sitting midpack, but there’s no real strategy other than to hope for a good trip. Del Mar takes a certain kind of horse who can handle the turns, the short stretch and the firm going — and if you have that horse, you’re in good shape here."
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Mother Earth (Mile) had a trot for a clockwise circuit of the track followed by a light canter counterclockwise along with the rest of the Aidan O'Brien string.
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Space Blues (Mile) one of six Charlie Appleby-trained horses, was on the track for the first time since clearing quarantine and exercised under the watchful eye of Appleby. All his horses looked in tremendous condition and reports from the Godolphin team have been very positive on all horses since touching down in California.
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Bolshoi Ballet (Turf) sat third in the O'Brien string looked in particularly good form having some playful bucks during his canter down the backstretch.
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Broome (Turf) led the Aidan O'Brien string for a trot and a gallop over the main track under exercise rider Dean Gallagher.
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Japan (Turf) had a trot for a clockwise circuit of the track followed by a light canter counterclockwise along with the rest of the Aidan O'Brien string.
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Mogul (Turf) had a trot for a clockwise circuit of the track followed by a light canter counterclockwise along with the rest of the Aidan O'Brien string.
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Tribhuvan (Turf) galloped twice around for trainer Chad Brown. Jose Ortiz will be in the irons from post 5 aboard the 20-1 shot.
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Walton Street (Turf) one of six Charlie Appleby-trained horses, was on the track for the first time since clearing quarantine and exercised under the watchful eye of Appleby. All his horses looked in tremendous condition and reports from the Godolphin team have been very positive on all horses since touching down in California.
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Yibir (Turf) one of six Charlie Appleby-trained horses, was on the track for the first time since clearing quarantine and exercised under the watchful eye of Appleby. All his horses looked in tremendous condition and reports from the Godolphin team have been very positive on all horses since touching down in California.
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Arrest Me Red (Turf Sprint) galloped once around for trainer Wesley Ward. John Velazquez rides from post 5.
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Chaos Theory (Turf Sprint) went out for a gallop for trainer Bob Hess. He is the third also-eligible.
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Emaraaty Ana (Turf Sprint) galloped once around. Jockey Andrea Atzeni, observing the work said, "I’m going to ride Emaraaty Ana on the track tomorrow. It was great to see him exercise and he looked in great form. I’ve got a lovely draw on Saturday in gate two so hopefully we get a bit of luck in running and he runs a big race."
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Extravagant Kid (Turf Sprint) went out for a gallop for trainer Brendan Walsh. Ryan Moore picks up the ride from the outside stall 12.
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Gear Jockey (Turf Sprint) jogged once around under exercise rider Lyndsay Delello for trainer Rusty Arnold. "He shipped well with no issues," Arnold said.
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Glass Slippers (Turf Sprint) will be bidding to follow up her win in the race last year. She was ridden this morning by race day jockey Tom Eaves. Eaves said, "It’s great to be at the Breeders' Cup again. I sat on Glass Slippers for a light canter and she felt great. I just tracked Emaraaty Ana for a circuit and it went well. She’s a superb filly and I’m really looking forward to the race on Saturday."
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Golden Pal (Turf Sprint) galloped once around for trainer Wesley Ward. Irad Ortiz Jr. rides the 7-2 contender out of the 3 stall.
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Kimari (Turf Sprint) galloped once around for trainer Wesley Ward. The 6-1 shot will have Joel Rosario aboard from post 9.
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