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 Jockey Antonio Fresu celebrates aboard Revera after winning the Desi Arnaz Stakes. |
The feature race on the third Sunday of the 2025 Bing Crosby fall meeting at Del Mar was the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes for 2-year-old fillies sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track. Conditions were typical for mid November with cloudy skies and a race time temperature of 63 for the 2,045 fans in attendance. Himika was sent off as the 1-5 favorite off her Anaokia Stakes win after finishing fifth in the Oak Leaf (G2). In to challenge her included 5-1 second choice Revera, second in the Anaokia, and 11-1 third choice Bourbon and Ginger, sixth in the Speakeasy Stakes after finishing fifth in the Del Mar Debutante (G1).
 Down the stretch in the Desi Arnaz Stakes. |
Jockey Mirco Demuro sent Bourbon and Ginger to the lead out of the chute through fractions of 22.80 and 45.94 while pressed by Himika and stalked by Revera. Turning for home, Bourbon and Ginger tired as Himika gained a short lead through 3/4 in 1:10.65. Revera under Antonio Fresu came out 3 wide for room and rallied to win by 3/4 length in 1:23.77. It was a long 4 1/4 lengths back to 24-1 Cosmic Heat third.
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 4 Revera Fresu 11.80 2.60 2.10 3 Himika Hernandez 2.10 2.10 6 Cosmic Heat Berrios 4.00 Winning Time: 1:23.77 $1 Exacta 4-3 6.70 $2 Quinella 3-4 3.60 $0.50 Trifecta 4-3-8 11.55 $1 Superfecta 4-3-6-5 109.10 |
Left: Revera in the winner's circle. Juan Leyva, assistant to winning trainer John Sadler said, "With the redraw it really helped getting out of the one hole. It was nice having Bob (Baffert) on the inside of us instead of the other way around like last time. Then we had to go. He sat. Today it was the opposite. He had to chase and we were outside and (Revera) looked like she was traveling comfortably. I think that made the difference today."
Right: Revera in the post parade. Winning jockey Antonio Fresu said, "She has always been a nice filly. Today she stepped forward and moved. Today she looked fantastic. She really gave me a nice feeling. She likes to stalk outside and just make one move. Today I was able to do that. Last time I couldn't because I drew the rail, and I had to use a little too much early on and she was getting all the pressure on the outside from Himika. So today was a different race, and she stepped forward. She showed her class and has shown improvement."
Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Himika in the paddock before the race. The Bob Baffert trainee improved her record to 3 wins, 1 second, and 0 thirds in 6 starts, earning $222,822 for owner Baoma Corp.
Right: Third place finisher Cosmic Heat in the paddock. The Peter Eurton trainee improved her record to 1 win and 1 third in 2 starts, earning $33,000 for owners Burns Racing, Dan Hudock, and Dennis O'Neill.
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