The one-length victory by Going Global over Closing Remarks was the fifth stakes win in six starts this year since the Irish-bred 3-year-old filly was imported to trainer Phil D'Amato's barn. It avenged her lone defeat, by a half-length to Madone in the San Clemente Stakes here on July 24.
“She's just special,” D'Amato said in the immediate aftermath. “She takes on every challenge we give her and keeps on going.”
This morning, D'Amato said there's no rush to come up with another challenge.
“We don't have any goals in particular in the near future,” D'Amato said. “There's an Oaks at the end of the year, but between now and then, we'll just play it by ear, let her tell us when she's ready to go and then find her a good spot.”
Carla Gaines, trainer of second-place finisher Closing Remarks, said with a laugh that she hoped Going Global's next would be “somewhere else” than against her filly.
“(Closing Remarks') effort was huge, in my opinion, but she got trapped inside and couldn't get out until late,” Gaines said. “We'll see how she comes out of this and go from there. I just wish Going Global would go somewhere else. We can't beat her.”
The Del Mar Oaks was the third runner-up effort behind Going Global for Closing Remarks this year.
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