Eclipse Thoroughbred partners and trainer Michael McCarthy have had a magical season with Journalism this year, and that magic extended to Speed In the August 16 del Mar Oaks (G1T). The Fraveulen surprised a more experienced field at 35-1 to score with half a length.
With a field of 11 that, among other things, the similar Thinking process A Multiple Graded winner and Victress in the San Clemente Handicap (G2T) during the current Sea Meeting, Velocity did not receive much attention from gamblers. Even the fans of journalism may have preferred the thinking process, which had the services of the Jockey of the Preakness Stakes (G1) winner, Umberto Rispoli.
Although Rispoli is often the choice of McCarthy, Ricardo Gonzalez has done well with Velocity and cooperates in all its previous starts. The relationship between the two was clear in the Oaks, because Gonzalez gave her a nice ride that used the inner route.
Kasal Set a wise early pace in the 1 1/8-Mile oak, click on the first quarter of miles in: 23.22 and half a mile in: 46.98. Thought process, which went off like the 11-10 favorite, Casalu followed in second place, while Gonzalez placed the speed in the sixth, behind Edge of Mali and Jockey Antonio Fresu.
“I had a great journey,” said Gonzalez. “I followed Antonio all the way around, waiting for a seam. As soon as I saw a small seam, she went through it.”
The seam opened when the field finished the second corner and walked into the piece. By that time, the thinking process had taken over the leader while the second choice Lush Was gathering from the seventh. Speed shot on the rail within the thinking process. Although lush lips continued to close on the outside, Velocity kept her off for the victory, the timer put in 1: 48.45 and paid $ 72 to win. Thinking process for third place.
“We always knew she could run, but to be honest, I thought she would get better on the dirt,” Gonzalez said. “Once she switched to the turf, she turned into another marefish.”
McCarthy said that Velocity has trained well in del Mar.
“She had a few weeks here,” said McCarthy. “Today the paddock in the paddock, she threw her tail around and just had a little spring in her step. She lodged nicely and walked through the tunnel, she was just a bit jiggy-joggy, giving you the right signs of a marey fucks that had her mind today.”
McCarthy praised the efforts of Gonzalez.
“I don’t think Ricky gets enough credit,” said McCarthy. “Very good rider, very underrated rider. Today he drove as good as a race as you will see in America.”
Velocity is a decent bargain for thoroughbred partners from Eclipse. She cost Eclipse only $ 75,000 for this year’s sales march in the sales march of 2-year-olds of 2-year-olds in training from consignor Two Oaks Equine. Bridie Harrison sent the Merrieveeulen on the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in 2023, where she sold for $ 27,000 to VC Corporation. Velocity increased its income to $ 274,800 with many more opportunities for her.
Harlan’s vacation mare Explosion Also bred by Blum. A winner and earner of $ 101,937, Blast is half a sister of Winning Winning Home Run Maker and has produced bets Open .
Speed joint Knights ” Nysos ” Truth ” Duke ” Crimson Advocate ” Randomized And Gosger As 2025 Graded/Group Winners are conceived by Nyquist . Champion 2-year-old man of 2015, Nyquist won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) that year on the way to recording the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1). The stallion stood for a 2025 study costs of $ 175,000 at Darley near Lexington.
Video: Del Mar Oaks presented by Keeneland Sales S. (G1T)
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