De Padre is looking for the first graduate victory in Del Mar Derby

Buying horses in training from Europe would ideally reflect the path The father . He almost noticed the ladder without a misstep and he could become a Graded Stakes winner in the 31 August $ 300,000 Del Mar Derby (G2T).

Trainer Phil d’Amato seems to have a never-ending stock of European runners ready for just about every graded grass insert in the California calendar. De Padre is one of the two Irish-bred d’Amato brings the 1 1/8-mile derby, the other is Mythical reel . D’Amato has also bred Kentucky Iron Man Cal entered. His barn is good for half of the field with six horses.

De Padre is already a winner of the bet at De Stroom Sea Meeting. After he broke his girl in his only Irish start, in January, he came to the barn of d’Amato. Secondly, with only half a length in his debut in the United States, an optional claim race on June 13 on June 13 Santa Anita ParkDe Padre then scored with half a length in the 1 1/16-Mijl La Jolla Handicap August 3 in Del Mar, even though he had to sit behind a slow pace.

“It wasn’t a great setup,” said D’Amato after the race. “He is a horse that comes from behind, and when they went three -quarters in 1:14 … from that place was wide and coming home, he had to fly. It shows that this horse has a brilliant foot.”

Umberto Rispoli rode the Padre for the first time in the La Jolla and returns for the derby.

Iron Man Cal finished second in the other grass rods for 3-year-olds during the meeting, the Oceanide Stakes of July 18, to Derby participant Game Warrior . Iron Man Cal is only the first in the six starts, although he was given the victory in the 2024 Zuma Beach Stakes (G3T) on a disqualification. He also finished second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) last year with just a neck to Irish bred Henri Matisse trained by Aidan O’Brien. Iron Man Cal brings the largest bankroll to the $ 308,730 derby.

Mythical Reel started once before in Stakes Company, then sixth in the cinema impact of 11 May in Santa Anita after a rough journey. Since that race he finished second with Derby participant Geometry In a permission of 10 August Optional Claim Race in Del Mar.

Geometry will make his efforts debut, but he is an impressive 2-out-3. Trained by Jonathan Thomas for Augustin Stables, the geometry fifth in his debut in 2024 Kentucky Downs and broke his girl with two lengths Keneland Last October. He loved the competition to his race against mythical reel.

Mark Glatt, second in the class of del Mar Trainer behind Bob Baffert and for third place D’Amato, arrived Freedom is not free Who for the first time receives the services of Del Mar -leader Juan Hernandez. Freedom’s Not Free has forced in five consecutive effort since he broke his girl in January, winning the cinema and Pasadena Stakes, plus a second and two-thirds. He recently finished second at De Padre in De La Jolla.

After winning the OceanSide, Game Warrior became fifth in the La Jolla, unable to make progress in the fast late fractures.