Stable Notes September 9, 2022
Going to Vegas is the favorite in the 65th running of the G2 John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday. Going Global is expected to go off the second favorite. Avenue de France will make her third start at the summer meet. Park Avenue will try to get back on track after finishing last in Yellow Ribbon. Umberto Rispoli will ride Avenue De France. The field of seven is entered for the 1 1/8 mile turf test. It's going to be a distance race. There's a chance it could finish over the $1 million mark. Go Global won the race in her debut in April.
Doug O'Neill has two 2-year-old fillies in TVG Del Mar Debutante. Vegas Magic and Satin Doll are undefeated after three starts. Bob Baffert has a couple of horses in the De debutante, Fast and Shiny and Home Cooking. The Debyante is run at seven furlongs. The distance is the farthest any of the filly have run so far in their young careers. It is all about the trip and how you break. There are some nice horses. it is wide open. the race is open, there are nice fillys in there. If you go too fast, you won't get there, if you don't break :22, the horse won’t get to the finish line.
$100,000 JUVENILIATE FILLY TURF KICKS OFF STAKES ACTION ON Saturday. A field of 11 2-year-old fillies is entered in the race. Phil D’Amato has a trio of filly ready to go, led by Comanche Country, who won her U.S. debut at Del Mar in July. D'Amatos has two Euros making their U-S.-debuts in Juvenile Fillies Turf, Thebestisyettobe and Excelia.
New book explores the life of champion filly Landaluce. TVG/FanDuel will air an interview with Mary Perdue on Friday. The book is available at www.LandaluceBook.com.
Hurricane Kay has caused the main track at Del Mar to be closed. All races are off the turf for the first time this summer. Private Mission, Adare Manor, Taiba and Adar Manor did their works on Friday.
Del Mar Jockey and Trainer standings are as follows: Winning favorites on dirt are 58 out of 149, onturf 40 out. of115, and In-the-Money favorites 194 out out 264.
