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Umberto Rispoli Celebrates 32nd Birthday With Three-Win Day At Del Mar

Del Mar newcomer Umberto Rispoli continued his torrid riding at the shore oval Monday, capturing three more races including the 8th Race allowance feature on the make-up card. The fact that it was the Italian ace's 32nd birthday just made it a bit more sweet for the track's leading rider.

Rispoli saved ground with Little Red Feather and Naify's Scarto in the mile and one-sixteenth turf race, then fired the gelded son of Paynter through a hole inside and drew clear late for a three-quarter length victory. They covered the mile and one-sixteenth in 1:40.62.

Finishing second was Peter Redekop B.C.'s Ajourneytofreedom and third was Hronis Racing's Tripoli.

The winner paid $4.40, $2.80 and $2.60 across the board as the favorite in the 3-year-old test.

The race was marred by an incident on the far turn when jockey Brice Blanc and his mount, Higher Power, ran up on the heels of a horse in front of them and fell. The rider was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital for evaluation, while the horse was given a ride back to his barn where the report was that he was only suffering from minor cuts on his legs.

Rispoli now has 42 winners in 23 days of racing at the track's 81st summer meet. He is one winner ahead of Del Mar three-time riding champion Flavien Prat with a stirring four-day finish to the meet looming next weekend.

The day's Pick Six was captured by a single bettor who was paid off with a hefty $686,660 for his/her sweep. The player invested $36,722 in the pool to come up with their winning ticket.

Racing returns to Del Mar Friday with a nine-race card starting at 2 p.m.

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Del Mar Stewards Suspend Ruben Fuentes 11 Days For Pair Of Careless Riding Incidents

Jockey Ruben Fuentes has been suspended for a total of 11 race days due to a pair of careless riding infractions, according to a ruling published by Del Mar Thoroughbred Club stewards.

First, Fuentes was given four days for his ride aboard winner Quiet Secretary in Friday's ninth race. Stewards held an inquiry after Fuentes allowed his mount to drift out in the stretch, but did not change the order of finish.

Fuentes was cited again for his ride on Le Tub in Saturday's fifth race, in which the horse caused interference. Stewards added seven days to the penalty, since it was Fuentes' third careless riding infraction in the past 60 days.

The suspension dates will last from Sept. 5 to Oct. 4, though Fuentes will be allowed to ride in designated races.

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Distorted Humor Filly Rolls in Del Mar Unveiling

3rd-Del Mar, $55,000, Msw, 8-30, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11.67, ft.
VARDA (f, 2, Distorted Humor–She’ll Be Right, by Sky Mesa), sent off at 5-1 in this debut, battled with I’m the Boss of Me (Midshipman) just in front to her inside for the first quarter mile and soon led by a half-length. After a half in :46.36, she jetted away from her foes to win going away by 3 1/4 lengths. Heels Up (Twirling Candy) ran second, 7 1/2 lengths in front of I’m the Boss of Me. The $700,000 OBS Spring sale buy–who breezed a quarter mile in :20 4/5 at the sale–is a half to Getouttamyway (Cross Traffic), MSP, $170,660; Big Family (Any Given Saturday), GSP, $148,433; a yearling by Lookin At Lucky and a weanling by Maclean’s Music. Her dam is a half-sister to GI Blue Grass S. runner-up Storm Treasure (Storm Boot). Sales history: $100,000 Ylg ’19 SARAUG; $700,000 2yo ’20 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $33,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Baoma Corporation; B-Masters 2013 LLC & Distorted Humor Syndicate (NY); T-Bob Baffert.

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Authentic Puts in Final Derby Tune-Up

Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing’s Authentic (Into Mischief) completed his final work ahead of Saturday’s GI Kentucky Derby, covering six furlongs in 1:12.40 (1/9) at Del Mar Sunday morning.

“Authentic is really doing well. I see him turning the corner,” trainer Bob Baffert said. “Both of my horses [Authentic and Thousand Words], I think they’re live. We just need some luck, you never know what is going to happen with that many horses in there.”

Authentic, second behind Honor A.P. (Honor Code) in the June 6 GI Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, is coming off a narrow victory in the July 18 GI TVG.com Haskell S. at Monmouth Park. He is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs Monday on a flight from Southern California.

Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister’s Attachment Rate (Hard Spun) tuned up for the Derby with a five-furlong work in 1:01.20 (17/47) at Churchill Downs Sunday. The chestnut colt is coming off a runner-up effort behind Art Collector (Bernardini) in the Aug. 9 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby.

“I thought his race at Ellis made him worthy of trying the Derby,” trainer Dale Romans said. “This was his second work back from that race and we wanted to put a nice five-eighths move in him. He ran well over the winter in both the Gotham and the Unbridled. He hung in there pretty well to finish second behind Art Collector at Ellis.”

Attachment Rate was third in the Mar. 7 GIII Gotham S. and second in the Unbrided S. at Gulfstream Park Apr. 25. He was fourth in the May 23 GIII Matt Winn S. and fifth in the July 11 GII Toyota Blue Grass S.

Jim and Donna Daniell’s Rushie (Liam’s Map) will skip the Derby in favor of Saturday’s GII Pat Day Mile, while trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed Sunday that Bob LaPenta and Bortolazzo Stable’s Money Moves (Candy Ride {Arg}) will start in the Run for the Roses. The bay colt opened his career with a pair of wins at Gulfstream Park this past spring and missed by just a neck when stretched to nine furlongs in a Saratoga optional claimer July 25. He worked five furlongs at Saratoga Friday in 1:00.14 (10/17).

“The horse ran well last time and he’s been training sharply,” Pletcher said. “I felt like this is an opportunity that you don’t get very often, so we’re taking a shot.”

The expected field for the Derby is: Tiz the Law (Constitution); Authentic; Art Collector; Honor A. P.; Ny Traffic (Cross Traffic); King Guillermo (Uncle Mo); Thousand Words (Pioneerof the Nile); Max Player (Honor Code); Enforceable (Tapit); Major Fed (Ghostzapper); Storm the Court (Court Vision); Attachment Rate; Sole Volante (Karakontie {Jpn}); Finnick the Fierce (Dialed In); Winning Impression (Paynter); Necker Island (Hard Spun); Money Moves (Candy Ride {Arg}).

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