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Thursday Feature At Del Mar: Can ‘Raymundos’ Shorten Up?

The question, much more often than not, is “Can he/she go long?' The vast majority of American horses start out their careers sprinting, or going around one turn. The distance issue rears its head when he/she is asked to go long for the first time, or around two turns. Can they handle the extra distance?

But this coming Thursday at Del Mar in the snappy third-level allowance race that is the day's feature, the question isn't can they go long, it is – in the case of the classy mare Raymundos Secret – can she shorten up?

The 5-year-old daughter of the Galileo sire Treasure Beach, who races for Little Red Feather Racing or Sterling Stables, has had 10 starts in her late-blooming career, all of them on turf and all around two turns. She'll try turf once more Thursday, but shorten up to the flat-out sprint distance of five furlongs. She'll have six rivals who'll try to outspeed her in the $76,000 headliner, which will go as Race 6 on the eight-race card.

All of Raymundos Secret's foes have won sprinting, several of them several times. Now the question is can she?

Raymundos Secret brings class to the party, there's little doubt of that. She won the Grade 2 John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar last September, a race contested over nine furlongs. She also won a trio of allowance races on the grass, all at a mile. Can she pull another one off going five furlongs instead of eight? Well, you get to bet your money and find out Thursday as trainer Phil D'Amato will give leading rider Flavien Prat a leg up on his charge and see what they can do.

Here's the field for the turf sprint from the rail out with riders:

Red Barons Barn or Rancho Temescal's Gypsy Spirit (Edmund Maldonado); Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' She's So Special (Abel Cedillo); Red Barons Barn or Rancho Temescal's Rakassah (apprentice Jessica Pyfer); Holly and David Wilson's Hear My Prayer (Juan Hernandez); Raymundos Secret; Hronis Racing's Candura (Umberto Rispoli), and Barber and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Bulletproof One (Ricky Gonzalez).

Bulletproof One is a double-quick filly who undoubtedly will be on the lead in this one. The daughter of the fast horse Idiot Proof has won seven times and sports a bankroll of $374,242. She finished a close-up third in the Daisycutter Handicap at the feature's distance at Del Mar on July 25 in her most recent start.

Hear My Prayer is making her west coast debut after running nine times on the east coast. She shows four wins and earnings of $149,375 for her efforts so far and will be running out of the barn of trainer Vladimir Cerin for the first time.

First post for the Thursday card is 2 p.m.

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D’Amato Readies Two For Yellow Ribbon, Cathkin Peak For La Jolla

Trainer Phil D'Amato reported Saturday morning that 2-year-old filly Elm Drive came out of her victory in Friday's $200,000 Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes “really good” physically.

And if the Kentucky-bred daughter of Mohaymen, a $165,000 purchase at the Ocala sale in March who carries the colors of Little Red Feather Racing stays that way, she'll next be seen in the $300,000 Grade 1 TVG Del Mar Debutante on September 5.

“Yup, absolutely,” was D'Amato's response when the Debutante was mentioned in the winner's circle after she prevailed by a head over Baoma Corp's Eda in a stretch-long duel while covering six furlongs in 1:10.64.

“She broke on top then Juan (Hernandez) got her to rate, make a move and fight off a rival to her outside the length of the stretch. I just thought that's the epitome of class. Very professional, and I think she's the type of filly that the longer (the races) the better.”

Having chalked up one stakes victory for the weekend, D'Amato will send out Raymundos Secret (6-1) and Charmaine's Mia (4-1) in Saturday's $200,000 Grade 2 Yellow Ribbon and narrowly favored (2-1) Cathkin Peak in Sunday's $150,000 Grade 3 La Jolla Stakes as a possible closer to three consecutive big days.

Irish-bred Cathkin Peak made his U.S. debut at Del Mar in late November a winning one and followed that with a December victory in the $80,000 Eddie Logan Stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. Kicking off his 3-year-old campaign this year, Cathkin Peak was second to soon-to-be Santa Anita Derby winner Rock Your World in the $100,000 Pasadena Stakes in February and has gone unraced since.

“He had a couple of little things we needed to deal with, but he never left the barn and he has come back to train really well,” D'Amato said. Cathkin Peak will go 1 1/16 miles, the longest assignment of his career, in the La Jolla – second leg in the grass stakes series for 3-year-olds during the Del Mar summer. His previous starts were all at a mile.

“He's really tactical,” D'Amato said. “If there's not a lot of pace, he can be up close; if there is, he can sit back and make a late move. Juan can play the break and try to have him in the right spot.”

The field for the La Jolla from the rail with jockeys and morning line odds in parenthesis: Stilleto Boy (Kent Desormeaux, 6-1); Wyfire (Kyle Frey, 12-1); Hudson Ridge (Abel Cedillo, 5-2); Cathkin Peak (Juan Hernandez, 2-1); Zoffarelli (Drayden Van Dyke, 3-1),  and Sword Zorro (Umberto Rispoli, 4-1).

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Maxim Rate Overpowers Competitition In Goldikova Stakes

A menacing presence a quarter mile from home, trainer Simon Callaghan's Maxim Rate cruised to the lead from there and marched to an emphatic 2 1/2-length win in Sunday's Grade 2, $200,000 Goldikova Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.  Ridden by Umberto Rispoli, the 4-year-old daughter of Exchange Rate got one mile on turf in 1:33.85.

Ridden to a pair of wins by Rispoli this past summer at Del Mar, Maxim Rate was most recently second in the G1 Rodeo Drive Stakes at a mile and one quarter on the Santa Anita turf Sept. 26 when ridden by Luis Saez.  With Rispoli back aboard today, she was into the bridle while third, about 1 1/2 lengths off the lead coming to the quarter pole, wheeled three-wide turning for home and went on to win in a fashion that indicated she could've prevailed at any distance.

“I think she has no problem with the distance,” said Rispoli.  “I think Simon knows what he is doing.  We know that she can go further…and that's why I wasn't afraid to go a mile and three-wide.  Everybody knows I like to save ground, but that was not the case (today).  I knew that she could go further and she responded really well.  When she took the lead, she kind of pulled herself up a little bit, but she's definitely improving and I think she still can improve.”

With pacesetter Raymundos Secret dominating the wagering, Maxim Rate, who had been installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite, was a considerable overlay at 2-1 in a field of seven fillies and mares and paid $6.80, $4.00 and $2.40.

“She was always a very good filly, won her first time out and then she just plateaued a little bit as a 3-year-old, so we gave her some time off,” said Callaghan.  “Thankfully the owners were really patient with her and that really helped her develop.  I think she definitely is a better filly now, but I honestly think there's more scope for improvement.  Obviously a very exciting filly for the future…

“I'm thinking the Matriarch (G1, one mile turf on Nov. 29) at Del Mar.  That was actually our initial plan.  After her last race I sat down with all the owners and that was the plan.  She came out of her last race so well so I said, 'To be honest, we kinda need to run this filly because she is doing great.'  Thankfully it worked out.  It was a great win today.”

Owned by Nick Cosato's Slam Dunk Racing and James D. Branham, Maxim Rate, a G3 turf stakes winner at age 3, notched her second graded victory and her fifth win from 13 overall starts.  Out of the Unbridled's Song mare Catch My Eye, Maxim Rate picked up $120,000 for the win, increasing her earnings to $402,185.

Next to last after the first half mile, Zee Drop rallied well to outfinish Tonahutu by one length under Mario Gutierrez.  Off at 21-1, Zee Drop paid $14.20 and $6.00.

Irish-bred Tonahutu, who laid a close second to Raymundos Secret heading to the quarter pole and proved third-best, finishing a half length in front of “Raymundo.”  Off at 6-1 with Abel Cedillo up, Tonahutu paid $4.60 to show.

In search of her third consecutive win under Flavien Prat, Raymundos Secret had no apparent excuses in a disappointing effort at even money.

Fractions on the race were 22.79, 46.20, 1:09.92 and 1:21.91.

Live racing will resume at Santa Anita with the track's traditional Winter/Spring opener on Saturday, Dec. 26.  For more information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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Raymundos Secret Chasing Third Straight Win In Sunday’s Goldikova

In top form and bidding for her third consecutive win, trainer Phil D'Amato's Raymundos Secret, along with Simon Callaghan's classy Maxim Rate, head a field of seven fillies and mares three and up going one mile on turf in Sunday's Grade 2, $200,000 Goldikova Stakes at Santa Anita.

A gutty gate to wire winner of the Grade 2 John C. Mabee Stakes going a mile and one eighth on turf Sept. 5, Raymundos Secret should relish the cutback in distance, as she's won four out of her five starts at a flat mile.

Second in the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive at a mile and one quarter on turf here Sept. 26, Maxim Rate has three wins from six tries at one mile on grass and will be ridden by Umberto Rispoli, who guided her to a pair of wins this past summer at Del Mar.

RAYMUNDOS SECRET

Owner: Sierra Racing & Sterling Stables, LLC

Trainer: Phil D'Amato

Idle since October of last year, this 4-year-old Florida-bred filly was off at 4-5 and stalked the pace en route to taking a second condition allowance by a neck at one mile on turf Aug. 14 in what was her first start for D'Amato. Off as the 7-5 favorite in the Grade 2 Mabee on Sept. 5, she held sway by a neck under Flavien Prat, who rides on Sunday and is now a perfect three for three with her. A first-out maiden $32,000 claiming winner at one mile on grass Jan. 16, 2019, Raymundos Secret now has five wins from seven starts as she bids for her second consecutive Grade 2 victory.

MAXIM RATE

Owner: Slam Dunk Racing & James D. Branham

Trainer: Simon Callaghan

A one mile turf allowance winner on July 10 at Del Mar, this 4-year-old Exchange Rate filly gutted out a game neck victory in an ungraded stakes going a mile and three eighths on Aug. 16. Most recently second, beaten 1 ¼ lengths in the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive at a mile and one quarter on turf Sept. 26 with Luis Saez, she'll be reunited with Rispoli on Sunday as she seeks her second graded stakes victory. With an overall mark of 12-4-3-0, she has earnings of $282,185.

THE GRADE 2 GOLDIKOVA STAKES WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDER

Race 9 of 11 Approximate post time 4:30 p.m. PT

  1. Hang a Star—Victor Espinoza—122
  2. Maxim Rate—Umberto Rispoli—124
  3. Raymundos Secret—Flavien Prat—126
  4. Atomic Blonde—Mike Smith—122
  5. Zee Drop—Mario Gutierrez—122
  6. Silberpfeil—Juan Hernandez—124
  7. Tonahutu—Abel Cedillo–122

First post time for an 11-race card on Sunday, which is closing day of Santa Anita's current Autumn Meeting, is at 12:30 p.m. There will be mandatory payouts in the 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot and all other exotic wagers. Santa Anita's races and entire simulcast production can be viewed live and free of charge at santaanita.com.

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