“We boosted the purses on both races to $100,000 because we want to continue to provide tangible incentives for those owners and horsemen that are investing in our future,” said Chris Merz, Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary.

“We'll have all of these sales horses on the grounds here during our final week of the meet and this is going to attract a great deal of interest.”

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Del Mar has added a pair of California-bred sprint stakes for juveniles that were not on its agenda the past two seasons.

Nine of the 16 fall stakes are graded; nine of the 16 stakes will be run on turf; seven of the stakes–all of them on grass–will be presented over the track’s extended closing weekend which begins Thanksgiving Day, and continues through closing day Nov. 29.

“Given the current climate of things, we are very pleased to keep our fall stakes purse levels intact,” said David Jerkens, Del Mar’s racing secretary. “The response to our summer racing program was exceptional. We are expecting similar results this fall. I am especially excited about our Thanksgiving stakes weekend, which has taken on national prominence.”

The track’s two premier stakes will be presented on its closing weekend–the GI Hollywood Derby for 3-year-olds at nine furlongs Nov. 28 and GI Matriarch S. for fillies and mares at a mile Nov. 29. Additionally, closing weekend also will feature the GII Hollywood Turf Cup Nov. 27 and GII Seabiscuit H. Nov. 28.

Racing will be conducted Saturday and Sunday for opening weekend, then Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the next three weeks, finishing finally with a four-day week around Thanksgiving. First post daily will be 12:30 p.m. on all racing days with the exception of the track’s special holiday card on Thanksgiving when racing begins at 11 a.m.

There will be six stakes offered for juveniles, including a trio of Grade IIIs–Bob Hope S. Nov. 15; Jimmy Durante S. Nov. 28, and Cecil B. DeMille S. Nov. 29.

For the complete stakes schedule, visit http://www.dmtc.com.

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“He ran a really good race today,” jockey Joe Talamo said of the winner. “I was actually pretty confident after watching his last replay. He ran a really good race to run second and galloped out really well. So we definitely thought the seven-eighths would help. I tell you what, he ran, too. The pace was pretty solid up front for us, and he ran them down, very professional too. For breaking his maiden in a stakes, I definitely think he’s got a real bright future.”

Trainer Bill Morey purchased Pico d’Oro for $255,000 following a quarter-mile work in :21 1/5 at this year’s OBS March sale.

“My owner, Gerry Sandlin, was a big part of it,” Morey said. “He’s a good friend of mine. We played Little League baseball together 30 years ago, and this was the first horse we ever bought. So I’m really happy for him, mostly. He was a big part of picking this race and pointing for it and the horse did the rest.”

Asked where Pico d’Oro might go now, Morey said with a laugh, “I’ll talk to Jerry and figure it out. But he’s a nice colt. We think he’ll go a little farther, too. We think he’ll go a mile–I don’t know how much farther. We’ve always thought seven, eight furlongs.”

Pico d’Oro is the first foal out of Michelle d’Oro, a daughter of 2010 GI Acorn S. and GI Test S. winner Champagne d’Oro. The mare also has a yearling filly by Uncle Mo. She was bred to Arrogate this spring. Pico d’Oro is the 39th stakes winner out of a daughter of Bernardini. Click for the Equibase.com chart.

RUNHAPPY JUVENILE S., $100,000, Ellis, 8-9, 2yo, 7f, 1:23.95, ft.
1–PICO D’ORO, 118, c, 2, by Curlin
                1st Dam: Michelle d’Oro, by Bernardini
                2nd Dam: Champagne d’Oro, by Medaglia d’Oro
                3rd Dam: Champagne Glow, by Saratoga Six
($255,000 2yo ’20 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Sandin
Syndicate Stable, LLC; B-Southern Equine Stables, LLC (KY);
T-William E. Morey; J-Joseph Talamo. $61,035. Lifetime
Record: 3-1-1-0, $69,517.
2–Medicine Tail, 120, c, 2, Kantharos–Leh She Run, by Pulpit.
($230,000 Ylg ’19 FTSAUG). O-PTK, LLC; B-Highclere Inc. (KY);
T-Dane Kobiskie. $19,850.
3–Perfect Mistake, 120, c, 2, Exaggerator–Rapid Decision, by
Stravinsky. ($20,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-WSS Racing, LLC & 4 G
Racing, LLC; B-Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson) (KY);
T-John Alexander Ortiz. $9,925.
Margins: 2, 7, 3HF. Odds: 4.60, 4.70, 25.30.
Also Ran: Waist Deep, Cowan, Heart Rhythm, Libertyrun.

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