The $1 million California Crown (G1) at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28 brought on motion in week 36 of the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation’s High Thoroughbred Ballot as winner Subsanador joined the High 10 in fourth place.
Expertly ridden by Mike Smith for coach Richard Mandella, the Argentinean-bred son of Fortify outran Nationwide Treasure and Newgate in a stretch-long duel to win by a head.
Nationwide Treasure, fourth in final week’s rankings, fell right into a tie for fifth with Jockey Membership Gold Cup (G1) winner Highland Falls . Newgate appeared in 18th.
Beforehand a winner within the Aug. 17 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park, Subsanador is 2-1-0 from 4 begins this season with earnings of $842,000. Wathnan Racing owns Subsanador after buying him earlier this 12 months in a non-public sale.
Different modifications to the highest 10 got here in a first-place swap again to Travers (G1) winner Fierceness , who misplaced the lead for per week following Thorpedo Anna ‘s Cotillion (G1) victory at Parx Racing Sept. 21. Star turf sprinter Cogburn rose from fifth to 3rd within the rankings whereas Adare Manor , who was retired throughout the week, dropped from third to tenth.
Different huge winners from the weekend appeared simply exterior the High 10, with Joe Hirsch Turf Traditional (G1T) winner Far Bridge in twelfth, Metropolis Of Hope Mile (G2T) winner Johannes in thirteenth, and Woodward Stakes (G2) winner Tapit Trice in seventeenth.
The leaderboard may see extra modifications this week with quite a few Breeders’ Cup Problem Collection races throughout the nation.
