Del Mar Report #1

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Gabriel Charles (KY) – How amazing is it that this horse is coming back from a tendon injury and can still run at the Grade 1 level…and win!  He’s now hit the board in eight straight races including two stakes victories, one in a Grade 2 race, and of course the Grade 1 Eddie Read on Saturday.  This was not a weak running of the race with Finnegan’s Wake and Midnight Storm being quality horses so Gabriel Charles really earned this one.  The ultra consistent horse doesn’t always win, but he’s becoming one of the most reliable turf horses in training.  Look for him to run at least once more at Del Mar.

– 2nd Star: Prize Exhibit (GB) – The unusual soft ground at Del Mar certainly didn’t hurt this filly on Sunday in the Clemente Handicap.  Although its unfair to say that is the only reason she won the race considering she was a Grade 3 winner the race before at Santa Anita.  This could be a filly that is getting good at the right time.  She sat four lengths off the front runners in this one, and blew by a nice horse in Sunset Glow down the lane to win easily by almost two lengths.  Look for her to take on Grade 1 company soon…and expect her to handle herself quite well.

– 3rd Star: Pretty N Cool (KY) – Baffert left no secrets with this filly as he touted her to several racing media outlets as one to watch, and the morning clockers liked her as well.  She showed us all why as she lived up to the hype and crushed a strong maiden field on Sunday while earning a Beyer speed figure of 95.  This filly will undoubtedly be headed for Graded stakes action next, and will more than likely be an overwhelming favorite.  How long she wants to run might be in question, but her sprinting ability looks solid.

Flop of the Week

– Midnight Storm (KY) – It could have been the soft turf that through him off, but Midnight Storm simply didn’t show up on Saturday in the Eddie Read.  He pressed the pace early on and looked to be in decent position, but had nothing left in the stretch.  Perhaps the freak rain at Del Mar hurt this horse the most this weekend.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Per Start $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Jeff Mullins	7	4	1	0	$384,930	$NaN	57%	5	71%
1	Peter Miller	24	4	1	4	$227,450	$NaN	17%	9	38%
3	Jerry Hollendorfer	10	3	0	1	$141,042	$NaN	30%	4	40%
4	Richard E. Mandella	7	2	2	1	$216,200	$NaN	29%	5	71%
4	James M. Cassidy	12	2	2	1	$202,540	$NaN	17%	5	42%
4	Mike Puype	11	2	1	2	$109,130	$NaN	18%	5	45%
4	Michael Stidham	7	2	0	0	$77,082	$NaN	29%	2	29%
4	John W. Sadler	8	2	1	2	$50,980	$NaN	25%	5	63%
4	Robert B. Hess, Jr.	6	2	0	1	$33,260	$NaN	33%	3	50%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Per Start $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Flavien Prat	23	6	2	6	$386,980	$NaN	26%	14	61%
2	Santiago Gonzalez	16	5	1	2	$278,990	$NaN	31%	8	50%
2	Joseph Talamo	21	5	0	2	$207,900	$NaN	24%	7	33%
4	Rafael Bejarano	21	4	4	3	$198,702	$NaN	19%	11	52%
5	Mike E. Smith	13	3	3	2	$413,312	$NaN	23%	8	62%
5	Tyler Baze	26	3	3	5	$169,010	$NaN	12%	11	42%
7	Martin Garcia	17	2	1	3	$124,560	$NaN	12%	6	35%
7	Drayden Van Dyke	10	2	0	2	$107,544	$NaN	20%	4	40%
7	Kent J. Desormeaux	13	2	3	1	$99,890	$NaN	15%	6	46%

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