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Los Alamitos: Cedillo Triples After Thursday Mishap; Two-Day Carryover In Saturday’s Pick 6

A day after being unseated in a freak mishap, jockey Abel Cedillo won three times Friday at Los Alamitos in Cypress, Calif.

Released from Long Beach Memorial Hospital late Thursday afternoon after an MRI and X-rays showed no injury after he was dumped when Governance, his third race mount, apparently jumped a shadow midway around the far turn in the one-mile contest, Cedillo moved into a tie for the top spot in the rider standings with his hat trick.

The last of Cedillo's Friday wins – and his sixth through the first five days of the Los Angeles County Fair Winter meet – came aboard 2-1 favorite Acting Out in the $55,260 feature.

Owned by Zvika Akin, Robert Harkins and trainer Art Sherman, the 3-year-old gray daughter of Blame tracked the early pace set by longshot Square Peggy, took over early in the stretch and went on to prevail by five lengths over 6-1 shot Hotitude and six others.

The victory was the second in a row and third in five starts for Acting Out, who is out of the Speightstown mare Riding Point. She's now earned $109,340.

In her first start over the track where she is based, Acting Out completed the 5 ½ furlongs in 1:02.56 and paid $6.20, $4 and $3.40.

Never worse than second in five races at Los Alamitos, Hotitude returned $6 and $4.40 while finishing two lengths clear of 21-1 shot No Cover Charge. The show price on No Cover Charge was $7.40.

Square Peggy, A Melis, Jewel Thief, Miss Fraulein and Andyoushallreceive completed the order of finish. Tip Top Gal and Devils Dance were scratched.

Cedillo's other wins came with favored Luxury Liner in the third and Medina Spirit, an impressive 2-year-old debuter for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, in the sixth. He is tied with Juan Hernandez, who won Friday's eighth aboard Union Dance.

Racing resumes Saturday at Los Alamitos. Post time is 12:30 p.m.

The feature on the nine-race program is the $100,000 Soviet Problem Stakes. The one-mile race for 2-year-old fillies bred or sired in California attracted 11 entrants, but only 10 will be permitted to start. The 5-2 favorite on Ed Burgart's morning line is first out winner Westward Breeze.

$13,703 Carryover In Saturday's Pick 6
For the second time in the first five days of the Los Angeles Fair Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos, there will be a two-day Pick 6 carryover when racing resumes Saturday.

The carryover of $13,703 was clinched when Union Dance easily won the eighth race under jockey Juan Hernandez.

The Pick 6 begins in Saturday's fourth race. Post time is 12:30 p.m. and scheduled post time for the fourth is 1:58 p.m.

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Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season Ends With Safe Racing, Bigger Fields, Increased Wagering

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club continued its industry-leading safety record and its increased wagering trends as its Bing Crosby Season concluded on Sunday, November 29. The five-week fall meet provided total handle of $195.9 million, an increase of 33% over last season

“A terrific meet on all levels,” said Del Mar's CEO, Joe Harper. “First and foremost, the horses and people who care for them were safe. Wagering, which fuels the industry's economic engine, exceeded expectations and the racing product was once again topnotch.”

Average field size was 8.1 runners per race, a healthy increase of 9.5% from 2019's number of 7.4. A total of 131 races were run, compared to 114 last year. Grass racing, including the seven graded stakes that make up the “fall turf festival,” once again highlighted the Bing Crosby Season. In total, races on the grass produced an impressive average filed size of 8.7.

“Outstanding support from our horsemen and horsewomen,” said executive vice president of racing, Tom Robbins. “The racing was extremely competitive and, judging by our handle numbers, horseplayers responded. We raised purse levels prior to the meet and it's gratifying to see that pay dividends.”

Racing during the seventh Bing Crosby Season was first-rate and no more so than the track's “turf festival” emphasis on its closing Thanksgiving weekend when seven graded stakes were run on the green and drew 20 runners from the east to participate. Champion trainer Chad Brown was especially successful with his horses, winning four of the stakes including the track's two Grade I races – the Hollywood Derby with Domestic Spending and the Matriarch Stakes with Viadera.

The meet's riding and training champions looked familiar: they were the same pair that led the session last year. Jockey Abel Cedillo easily outdistanced his rivals with 19 wins during the 15-day meet. Conditioner Richard Baltas sent out 11 winners after having won last year's crown with the same 11 firsts.

Juddmonte Farms was the leading owner for money won at the session with $256,000, while owners Perry and Ramona Bass won the most races – five all told.

“To follow up our highly successful summer meet with these excellent fall season results, on both the safety and business side, is a credit to the Del Mar team and the partnership we have with industry stakeholders,” said DMTC president and COO, Josh Rubinstein. “It has obviously been a very unusual year and we have dearly missed our fans. But we have hopes that 2021 will bring us all back toward normal and let racing shine again in its usual fashion at Del Mar.”

Del Mar now will look forward to hosting the Breeders' Cup on November 5 and 6, 2021. It will be the 38th running of the championship celebration that features 14 races worth $31 million. The seaside track previously hosted a record-breaking edition of the event in 2017.

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Loud Mouth Charges Past Take The One O One For Cary Grant Victory

Thomsen Racing's Loud Mouth tracked the leaders early, then fired his best shot in the lane under leading rider Abel Cedillo and came away with a three-quarter length score in the seventh running of the Cary Grant Stakes Sunday at Del Mar near San Diego, Calif.

The 4-year-old colt by Boisterous rang up his first stakes score in the Cal-bred offering, besting six rivals in 1:22.34 for the seven panels.

It was the second win on the day for Cedillo, who now has 18 firsts in 11 days of racing. Loud Mouth is trained by Steve Knapp.

Finishing second was Jay Em Ess Stable's Take the One O One, while Reddam Racing's Rookie Mistake was three and a half lengths farther back. The 11-10 favorite, West Point Thoroughbreds, Barker, Sandbrook, et al's Galilean finished fourth.

“I could tell they were going fast up front (:22.13, :44.94, 1:09.56), but I had my eye on the favorite (Galilean),” said Cedillo. “I was tracking him. When he made his move (on the turn), I moved with him. Then I went by him in the straight and went after the leader (Take the One O One). My horse had it and we got him.”

Loud Mouth paid $28.00, $10.60 and $7.00 for his tally. Take the One O One returned $4.80 and $3.60, while Rookie Mistake paid $6.80.

The victory gave Cedillo another notch on his belt toward winning his second straight Bing Crosby Season title at Del Mar. He is currently eight wins ahead of his nearest rival with four days left in the meet. Last year the 31-year-old from Guatemala won honors with 13 victories.

“I kept experimenting with him to find out what and how far he wanted to run,” Knapp said of Loud Mouth. “He got some real questionable rides, several of them, but I knew this horse could run. We went the seven today and worked out and he ran huge. This horse has a big heart and when he gets to the lead or gets close, he runs. And he's got a really nice way of moving. He's a runner and this is a hell of a win.”

The winning owner, Ron Thomsen, lives in Valley Center, which is about 32 miles northeast of Del Mar.

Racing will resume at Del Mar on Thanksgiving Thursday with an early first post at 11 a.m. It will be the start of a dynamic final four days of the season with seven graded turf stakes up for grabs, including Grade 1 offerings on Saturday (Hollywood Derby) and Sunday (Matriarch Stakes).

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Knust Hoping ‘One A Day’ Will Be Tonic For Cedillo Repeat In Del Mar Jockey Race

Defending Bing Crosby Season riding champion Abel Cedillo won Friday's sixth race aboard Just Grace ($5.60) for trainer Bob Hess, Jr., and has a four-win margin (10-6) over closest pursuer Tiago Pereira with nine days remaining in the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club meet in Del Mar, Calif.

And one win (or more) per day is what Tom Knust, Cedillo's agent, would like to see to keep his comfort level up through the Nov. 29 conclusion of the meet.

“If we can win one a day, we'll be OK,” Knust said Saturday morning. “We were fortunate to get off to a good start while (Flavien) Prat and (Juan) Hernandez were away. But they're back and we know how tough they can be. It's not going to be easy.”

Prat, leading rider or close contender at Del Mar for the past four years, guided a pair of price horses home Friday after getting a leg up by his counterpart in the training category, Peter Miller. Seaside Dancer paid $21.80 to win in the fifth and Ruthies Racer $14.40 in the eighth.

Prat and Hernandez are among a group tied for sixth in the Torrey Holistics standings with three wins. Prat is 3-for-12, Hernandez 3-for-28.

Miller's two wins gave him six for the meet and broke a three-way tie atop the trainer standings. Bob Baffert, who had no starters Friday, remains 4-for-7 while Doug O'Neill blanked with five runners and is 4-for-24.

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