Del Mar Report #3

Three Stars of the Week

– 1st Star: Lady of Fifty (KY) – She had been knocking on the door against these types of horses, and on Saturday in the Clement L Hirsch things finally worked out in her favor. After making a five wide sweeping move at the top of the stretch, Lady of Fifty pulled clear down the lane to earn her first Grade 1 victory. With the California Older Filly and mares division being wide open, Lady of Fifty is going to be very competitive in any race they put her in next. It could be said that she has been the most consistent runner all year.

– 2nd Star: Alberts Hope (KY) – We haven’t focused much on the two-year olds yet, but this week is a good place to start. On Sunday Alberts Hope won the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes by a half-length, making him two for two for his career. Both of his wins have come from slightly off the pace and this Sunday’s win was the result of a well-timed ride by Alonso Quinonez. It’s always a question as to how far these early two-year old winners will stretch, but so far Alberts Hope hasn’t had much trouble around one turn.

– 3rd Star: Awesome Baby (KY) – You just had to know all systems where go for this one. Her last workout was a bullet, the breeding is perfect, and the connections of Bob Baffert and Martin Garcia are awfully tough to beat in California. Awesome Baby didn’t disappoint in her debut Sunday as she dominated a group of Maiden Special Weight runners winning wire to wire by over four lengths. The win will undoubtedly spring-board her to a stakes next time out.

Flop of the Week

– Include Me Out (KY) – It was supposed to be a romp for Include Me Out in the Clement L Hirsch, but instead it was a major disaster. While up close to a moderate pace throughout, when the real running started Include Me Out had no answer, and finished a flat 8th beaten by over five lengths as the even money favorite. The performance has to be a real head scratcher for all involved, as she looked primed for this race coming in off a win in a smaller stakes as a prep for this one.

Trainer Standings

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	John W. Sadler	65	14	12	10	$1,027,414	22%	36	55%
2	Bob Baffert	39	12	7	2	$763,580	31%	21	54%
3	Peter Miller	39	8	5	3	$385,950	21%	16	41%
4	Jerry Hollendorfer	33	7	2	4	$586,220	21%	13	39%
5	Mike R. Mitchell	30	5	5	3	$236,452	17%	13	43%
6	Doug F. O’Neill	51	3	12	5	$356,020	6%	20	39%
6	Mike Puype	23	3	4	3	$256,630	13%	10	43%
6	Thomas F. Proctor	14	3	2	3	$242,090	21%	8	57%
6	Jeff Mullins	21	3	6	1	$239,754	14%	10	48%
6	Tim Yakteen	8	3	0	1	$226,096	38%	4	50%
6	Mark Glatt	18	3	2	2	$187,440	17%	7	39%
6	Victor L. Garcia	10	3	3	0	$175,438	30%	6	60%
6	Richard E. Mandella	11	3	0	1	$159,930	27%	4	36%
6	Cody Autrey	19	3	3	3	$143,430	16%	9	47%
6	Dan L. Hendricks	12	3	0	2	$121,436	25%	5	42%
6	Leonard Powell	4	3	0	0	$103,450	75%	3	75%
6	Vann Belvoir	15	3	1	3	$77,650	20%	7	47%

Jockey Standings

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $	Win%	Top3	Top3%
1	Rafael Bejarano	106	21	21	11	$1,329,330	20%	53	50%
2	Martin Garcia	62	13	7	3	$730,420	21%	23	37%
3	Julien R. Leparoux	58	12	5	9	$765,128	21%	26	45%
3	Edwin A. Maldonado	90	12	11	8	$663,390	13%	31	34%
5	Gary L. Stevens	35	11	4	3	$720,994	31%	18	51%
6	Victor Espinoza	67	9	15	7	$740,122	13%	31	46%
7	Joseph Talamo	104	8	15	15	$752,170	8%	38	37%
8	Corey S. Nakatani	51	7	5	11	$671,332	14%	23	45%
8	Mario Gutierrez	54	7	9	5	$385,570	13%	21	39%
10	Martin A. Pedroza	57	6	1	8	$241,672	11%	15	26%
11	Agapito Delgadillo	42	4	3	8	$246,146	10%	15	36%
11	Joel Rosario	9	4	1	0	$160,674	44%	5	56%
13	Mike E. Smith	27	3	3	3	$414,830	11%	9	33%
13	Irving Orozco	57	3	4	12	$232,582	5%	19	33%
15	Alex Bisono	16	2	0	2	$83,260	13%	4	25%
15	Alberto Delgado	13	2	1	0	$82,790	15%	3	23%