The day after the large day you will discover the secure space at Del Mar again to work, going by the identical routines with the horses that they do each day. A number of the winners are transferring a bit slower than regular Sept. 1 however that is comprehensible. It is laborious to sleep after an enormous win. However, by all stories, all the successful horses and runner-ups seem to have returned in good order and now it is time to look to the long run.
Coach Doug O’Neill was again at it, inspecting the horses he would ship out to work or gallop Sunday morning. He was the large winner Aug. 31 scoring a 22-1 upset within the Pacific Traditional (G1) with Mixto .
“We thought (stablemate Katonah ) most likely had the perfect likelihood of the 2,” O’Neill admits. “However because the race unfolded, Kyle (Frey) had Mixto within the excellent spot and he simply ran lights out.”
O’Neill says each of his horses got here out of the race in good condition. “Paradise” he described it. It is not each day you get a horse popping out of the Pleasanton Mile within the Pacific Traditional, not to mention successful it. However O’Neill thought extremely of the 4-year-old son of Good Magic  .
Good morning, champ! 🥱
Mixto slept in after wowing us all within the @FanDuel_Racing Pacific Traditional @BreedersCup Win And You’re In yesterday… however not too drained for a congratulatory carrot. 🥕 pic.twitter.com/Lou0oajzgf
— Del Mar Racetrack (@DelMarRacing) September 1, 2024
“He gave us just a few hints of being a particular horse however in the present day he actually validated the horse he’s,” O’Neill stated Saturday. “If you take a look at his PP’s, he is run in lots of totally different locations and he is at all times been surrounding them and in the present day it simply unfolded completely and Kyle Frey simply rode an ideal race.”
The runner-up was resting comfortably in his stall Sunday morning. Full Serrano set the tempo within the 1 1/4-mile race, main each step of the best way till the ultimate strides.
“We’re actually pleased with his effort,” coach John Sadler stated. “His second begin within the nation, a really robust race so we’re thrilled along with his race.”
Breeders’ Cup Problem Collection Winners Bounce Again
Frey had an enormous day, successful the Traditional and the Del Mar Handicap (G2T), a “Win and You are In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 2. Frey rallied Gold Phoenix up the rail and edged Dicey Mo Chara on the wire to make historical past, turning into the primary horse to win the race in three consecutive years.
Kyle Frey and Gold Phoenix return to the winner’s circle after the Del Mar Handicap
“Hats off to my groom, my train riders, and my assistants,” coach Phil D’Amato stated afterward. “It is a whole workforce effort to get this horse to do what he is achieved three years in a row. It is lots of laborious work and it is very rewarding if you get outcomes like this.
“I believe an enormous key to that is us doing proper by the horse yearly,” D’Amato acknowledged. “After Breeders’ Cup we give him a pleasant couple of months off and I believe that prepares him to be prime when Breeders’ Cup comes round once more. Good horses like this, which can be Breeders’ Cup sort horses, run six or seven occasions a 12 months on the most and we save him for the large dance on the finish of the 12 months.”
D’Amato says Gold Phoenix got here out of the race in good condition, however is uncertain if the 6-year-old gelding will begin once more earlier than the Breeders’ Cup.
“We simply sort of take them as people,” D’Amato says. “That is the easiest way to do it. Some we are able to slot in a prep race and a few we simply sit on them till the Breeders’ Cup.”
The Del Mar Handicap was the primary of three grade stakes victories for D’Amato on Pacific Traditional Day. His subsequent go to to the winner’s circle was 4 races later when Motorious got here flying late to win the Inexperienced Flash (G3T) for the second 12 months in a row.
“He skilled very properly,” D’Amato stated. “He skilled properly going into his different earlier spots. I simply suppose he obtained the setup and the turf course he likes in the present day.”
The Inexperienced Flash is a “Win and You are In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash (G1T), a race D’Amato gained his first and solely Breeders’ Cup race in with Clearly in 2016 with the identical proprietor, Tony Fanticola.
“He is been with me from the very starting,” D’Amato notes. “The Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash has been superb to us so hopefully it will likely be good this 12 months.”
Possibilities made even sweeter when you think about the Breeders’ Cup might be at Del Mar and the way a lot Motorious like this turf course.
“I believe it helps so much,” D’Amato insists. “Particularly the best way he gained in the present day. I simply suppose he will get a greater grip. He simply confirmed he has an affinity for this turf course.”
This press launch has been edited for content material and magnificence by BloodHorse Employees.
