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Muth, below Juan Hernandez, wins the American Pharoah (G1)
A disappointing second in his most up-to-date stakes engagement, Bob Baffert’s closely favored Muth regrouped and demolished seven rivals in Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita. Owned by Zedan Racing Stables, Inc. and a $2 million buy on the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in coaching, Muth obtained 1 1/16 miles on a quick monitor in 1:42.45 below Juan Hernandez.
A Breeders’ Cup “Win & You are In” Problem Race Qualifier, the American Pharoah thus supplies Muth with a fees-paid berth into the Grade 1, $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita on Nov. 3.
With Baffert stablemate Wine Me Up despatched onerous for the lead, Muth, in his first begin round two turns, settled properly on the rail whereas a detailed fourth, about two lengths off the lead as the sector headed up the backstretch.
With Wine Me Up displaying the best way across the far flip, Muth angled into the two-path turning for residence and powered his method residence, discovering his greatest stride contained in the sixteenth pole whereas galloping out far in entrance.
Though a properly crushed second by stablemate Prince of Monaco at 1-2 odds going six furlongs within the G3 Greatest Pal Stakes Aug. 13 at Del Mar, Muth was nonetheless off at 2-5 as we speak and paid $2.80, $2.20 and $2.10.
Named for Baffert’s 2015 Triple Crown winner, the American Pharoah has now gone to Baffert a document 12 instances, together with 5 out of the previous six runnings.
By Good Magic out of the Uncle Mo mare Hoppa, Muth, a runaway first-out maiden winner right here on June 18, now has two wins from three begins and with the winner’s lower of $180,000, he has earnings of $256,600.
Ridden by Ramon Vazquez, Wine Me Up was second greatest, ending 5 ¼ lengths in entrance of Todd Pletcher’s Be You. Off at 9-1, Wine Me Up paid $5.20 and $3.20.
Ridden by Umberto Rispoli, New York-based Be You was the second alternative at 5-1 and paid $2.80 whereas ending 3 ¼ lengths higher than Raging Torrent.
Fractions on the race have been 23.30, 46.49, 1:10.22 and 1:35.87.
Along with being a Breeders’ Cup Problem Sequence race, the American Pharoah is an official factors race on the street to the Kentucky Derby. Though 10-5-3-2-1 factors have been to be awarded to the highest 5 finishers, neither of the 2 Baffert runners are eligible to obtain factors due to the coach’s ongoing ban by Churchill Downs Inc. officers.
Racing resumes on Sunday with first publish time for a 10-race card at 1 p.m. Admission gates will open at 11 a.m.
JOCKEY QUOTES
JUAN HERNANDEZ, MUTH, WINNER: “He shocked me the best way he relaxed as we speak as a result of he’s usually a very aggressive horse. Out of the gate he is quick. Bob and his workforce have been working with him attempting to get him to chill out. I noticed him throughout morning exercises, they usually put him behind a horse and he relaxed rather well, down the stretch he would come and catch the opposite horses. Right now I feel it paid off as a result of he relaxed rather well and was travelling rather well. Across the flip I swung out to get him within the clear and as quickly as I did that, he handed his firm within the stretch like within the morning.
“I feel that is the most effective horse I’ve ever ridden thus far, I imply Cave Rock was among the finest however this one is fairly shut, hopefully we are able to keep wholesome and we are able to get him within the Breeders’ Cup.
TRAINER QUOTES
BOB BAFFERT, MUTH, WINNER: “Wine Me Up appeared like he was actually labored up behind the gate, he was a handful. He broke like a shot so (Ramon Vazquez) let him go, he did the suitable factor, he did not take something away from him. I like the best way Muth settled, once I noticed that I assumed properly we’ll see how good he’s and I feel Juan simply helped him quite a bit as we speak. It’s good when you will have two good colts. (Wine Me Up) undoubtedly earned his method into the Breeders’ Cup. We nonetheless have Prince of Monaco too. We simply must preserve them wholesome.”
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