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Chaos Theory Proves Sharp Claim For Sadler, Winning Green Flash Handicap

Hronis Racing's Chaos Theory, claimed for $62,500 last out by trainer John Sadler for his main owners – Pete and Kosta Hronis — made good on his first trip over the grass in California with a come-from-behind, one-length tally in Saturday's $101,000 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar near San Diego, Calif.

The 5-year-old gelding, who was last seen in action at Churchill Downs in Kentucky on June 14, was handled by Umberto Rispoli, the newcomer to Del Mar this season who has shown a special affinity for its grass course. The Green Flash score was his sixth stakes victory of the meet with five of them coming on the turf. He's now won 23 turf races in 69 tries, a remarkable 33% clip on the green.

“It was beautiful.,” said Rispoli. “He surprised me because he broke so sharply. I figured we'd be a little farther back, but it put us in a great spot just behind the speed. At this distance you can't get too far back. I had a lot of horse turning for home. I thought we'd get there.”

Chaos Theory, by Curlin, paid $5.60, $3.40 and $2.80 across the board as the race favorite. He picked up $60,000 for the score bringing his bankroll to $260,554.

Finishing second was Maryanski and Schneider's Baja Sur and running third was W. C. Racing's Torosay.

Chaos Theory covered the five furlong distance in :56.22.

“We've got a great grass sprint program in California and Santa Anita is actually adding a turf chute,” said Sadler. “So we have a variety of distances on the grass and this horse is kind of a specialist — 5, 5 ½ furlongs so I thought he would be a great fit in California, that's why we brought him out. He's a good horse. We were pleased with his race today.”

The stakes win was the second of the meet and second in the Green Flash (2008, Get Funky) for trainer Sadler. He now has 78 stakes wins at Del Mar, moving him ahead of Ron McAnally and into second place on Del Mar's all-time trainers' list.

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Warrior’s Charge Wins Iselin Via Disqualification

Trainer Brad Cox knows full well how tough graded stakes victories are to come by, so he will take the one by Warrior's Charge via disqualification in Saturday's Grade 3 $200,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park and move on.

With the stewards ruling that first-place finisher Pirate's Punch came in and intimidated Warrior's Charge late in the race at the Oceanport, N.J., track, Cox's horse earned the second graded stakes victory of his career after being placed first.

The 1 1/16-mile Iselin, reduced to a four-horse field after scratches, was essentially a two-horse race with Pirate's Punch, ridden by Jorge Vargas, Jr., and Warrior's Charge, handled by Paco Lopez, running neck and neck around the racetrack.

Pirate's Punch took a slight advantage in mid-stretch before starting to come over inside the sixteenth pole, with Warrior's Charge battling along the rail.

With 30 yards to go, Lopez stood straight up in the irons and effectively stopped riding, finishing 1 1/2 lengths behind the Grant Forster-trained Pirate's Punch. It was another three-quarters of a length back to Bal Harbour.

Final time for the mile and a sixteenth was 1:43.37.

“He (Pirate's Punch) came in on me pretty good,” said Lopez. “I had to steady because of him. I had to completely stand up and stop riding. He came over. I think the stewards did the right thing. I had to completely stop riding my horse. I think my horse was still trying hard.

“I think if had a little room he would have come back to win because he's a fighter. You can see on the head-on how it bothered us and why I had to stop riding. That hole was there and then it closed very quickly when that horse came over on us.”

Gulliver Racing's Phil Bongiovanni, co-owner of Pirate's Punch, saw it differently.

Paco gets an Academy Award – he was never getting by. Thoroughly disappointing decision @MonmouthPark but so proud of Pirates Punch and his heart.

— Phil Bongiovanni (@PhilBongiovanni) August 22, 2020

Warrior's Charge, who started his 4-year-old campaign by winning the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn Park, earned his fifth victory in 11 career starts. The son of Munnings-Battling Brook by Broken Vow is owned by Ten Strike Racing and Madaket Stables LLC.

“Paco had the horse where he needed to be, up close or on the lead,” said Cox. “Pirate's Punch took off after us and I thought we were able to battle back and get in front of him but I'm not sure he ever did, even though he hung in there with him. Maybe we were going to come back. Obviously the stewards thought we were. We were fortunate to come out on the front end of this. The horse that crossed the wire first ran a tremendous race. I honestly thought he was a horse to contend with and he obviously was.

“It's strange, because a couple of more jumps and we're probably third. It was an unfortunate way to win a race, I guess you could say. But we'll take. Now we'll see how he comes out of it.”

Cox said his ultimate goal with Warrior's Charge is the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland on Nov. 7. He hopes to find one more race before then.

“He will ship back to Kentucky tomorrow and we'll see how he is,” he said. “I think we'll look at one more race (before the Breeders' Cup Mile) but we'll see how he comes out of this first.”

Warrior's Charge paid $3 to win as the 1-2 favorite, dueling with Pirate's Punch through fractions of :24.10 for the opening quarter, :47.46 for the half, 1:11.17 for three quarters of a mile and 1:36.61 for the mile. They were never separated by more than a half-length until the incident in deep stretch.

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The Saratoga Special for Aug. 22: In This Corner

In today’s issue of the digital edition Saratoga Special, sponsored by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, we preview Saturday’s Fourstardave and Sunday’s Diana, we recap the action from the start of Week 6, including the NY Turf Writers Cup, and Sean Clancy pens an annual favorite Cup of Coffee Column with a twist. Issue #12 is one you don’t want to miss!

Sneaking Out Wins Rancho Bernardo, Giving Rispoli Fourth Win Of Day

KMN Racing's Sneaking Out put it in gear at the head of the lane and drew off from seven rivals to tally a handy 3 3/4-length victory Friday in the 49th running of the Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap at Del Mar near San Diego, Calif.

Packing top weight of 123 pounds and Del Mar's leading rider, Umberto Rispoli, the homebred daughter of Indian Evening scampered the 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.57.

It was win number four on the day for Rispoli, the newcomer to Del Mar this season who has established himself as its top rider and now has 32 victories at the session after 17 days of racing.

Sneaking Out earned $60,000 as the winner's share of the $101,500 purse in the Rancho Bernardoi, enlarging her bankroll to $491,441 following her sixth victory in 12 starts. The 4-year-old bay, the lone California-bred in the lineup, paid $5.60, $3.40 and $2.80 across the board as the favorite.

Finishing second was Claiborne Farm, Bass or Dilschneider, et al's Amuse and running third was Kelly and Wiltz's Gingham.

Winning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, a member of racing Hall of Fame, captured his third Rancho Bernardo and his 40th stakes at Del Mar. Rispoli now has five stakes wins at the seaside oval.

In the day's Pick Six wager, nobody was able to sweep the bet resulting in a $59,375 carryover into Saturday's card.

Del Mar will present its biggest racing day of the year on Saturday when it showcases five stakes races headed by the 30th edition of the Grade 1, $500,000 TVG Pacific Classic. First post is 2 p.m.

UMBERTO RISPOLI (Sneaking Out, winner) – “This is my first time on her. We can't work horses here, so we have to watch a lot of videos. I like what I saw. She did all this today herself. She switched leads nicely, then 'bang,' she just went. At the end she was really rolling; I couldn't stop her. She's a really nice filly.

JERRY HOLLENDORFER (Sneaking Out, winner) – “I think she was even better today (than when winning the Grade 2, Great Lady M at Los Alamitos on July 4) and my rider told me he was very impressed with her. She's getting good right now. She wins a Grade 2 and then puts weight on and still wins; you always hope she can be better. (Breeders Cup?) You always have those thoughts in the back of your mind. I think there's more that she can do.”

FRACTIONS: :22.35 :45.35 1:09.34 1:15.57

The winning owners – KMN Racing – are Kevin and Kimberly Nish of Fairfield, CA.

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