Sea Track management may need to reconsider the name of the Del Mar Handicap (G2T) Golden Phoenix It recorded 1 3/8-mile peat event for the fourth year in a row.
Despite losing his three earlier starts this year, Gold Phoenix brought his “A” game to his favorite race, so that the victory was emitted in a four -way blanket finish on August 30 in Del Mar. In del Mar ‘Cap, a Breeders’ Cup Challenge series: Win and you are in the fourth time competition.
“It is an incredible story, this horse will now take us to four consecutive breeders’ cups,” said Gary Fenton, the managing partner for co-owner Little Red Feather Racing. “He is just a great horse, a horse that you don’t get often.”
Gold Phoenix, the 2-1 favorite, was reunited for the first time since 2022 with Jockey Flavien Prat when the couple landed the 2022 del Mar ‘Cap before he finished 10th in the Breeders’ Cup Turf. While Saturday’s race unfolded, Gold Phoenix took its usual midpack position as the front Boss Tried to sleep the field to sleep through relaxed early fractions from: 25.05 ,: 50.89 and 1: 16.51. Pass the miles marking, Gold Phoenix, racing throughout the journey, suddenly jumped under prote. Full of momentum and widest of all in the lane, moisture the grainy gelding on rivals from all sides in a hair -raising stretch drive.
In the end he was a neck before Stay hot who had taken the lead during the middle of Street, and Atitlan With a comebacking Real quality The line over the fourth crossing of the fourth exterior.
“I thought he would not get there on the sixteenth Pole,” said the founder of Little Red Feather Racing, Billy Koch on the X page of the partnership. “He has so much guts.”
Sailing ship It was represented by a graded winner on the east coast on Saturday in the winner of Ladies Turf Stakes (G3T) Special Wan Gold Phoenix gave trainer Phil d’Amato an unprecedented 10th title in the Del Mar Handicap. Gold Phoenix, bred in Ireland, racet Gold Phoenix for the ownership group of Little Red Feather Racing, Agave Racing Stable, Sterling Stables and Marsha Naify. The gelding joined the D’Amato barn at the start of his 4-year campaign.
Gold Phoenix has traveled a long way since his first North -American victory in April 2022. Seven Graded Stakes wins, including a degree 1, and three trips to the Breeders’ Cup Turf later, the old warrior will bring his team to the world championships again. Perhaps this is his year in a suitable end of a memorable career.
Video: Del Mar H. presented by the Japan Racing Association (G2T)
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