Hot Coach Phil D’Amato has a seemingly endless supply of good turf runners at Del Mar. With four in the San Clemente Stakes (G2T) match on July 23, he finished one of two thirds. Can he repeat that effort with another quartet in Eddie Read Stakes (G2T) July 31?
The second Eddie Read question concerns There Goes Harvard . Coach Michael McCarthy had won the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) in both the Eddie Read and the San Diego Handicap (G2) the day before. San Diego Stadium Includes Big Winners National Grammar, Mandaloun and Tripoli .
D’Amato has won the 1/8 mile Eddie Read three times, with Hero Bowies in 2019, Hunting in 2017, and Midnight storm in 2016. Unlike his four Irish-born San Clemente runners, D’Amato has only two from Ireland in Eddie Read: Mount Cathkin and Hong Kong Harry . Cash equity from France, while Masteroffoxhounds only a second start for D’Amato, who is a Kentucky hybrid.
Hong Kong Harry, by Danehill grandson Es Que love , has the best form recently. He won all three starts in the US, including the American Stakes (G3T) on June 19. Ramon Vazquez has the rack from card 9.
“It’s an always-trained horse with a lot of ability,” said D’Amato. “I think gradually just getting him to his condition, just building his confidence is the key. He has a big heart.”
Masteroffoxhounds (Juan Hernandez, post 1) won the San Marcos Stakes (G2T) last year when coached by Richard Baltas. In his only start for D’Amato, the 5-year-old son of War front placed third in Shoemaker Mile Stakes (G1T), which D’Amato won with Recount via McCarthy trained Smooth as the strait . Neither Count Again nor Smooth Like Strait were nominated for Eddie Read.
Cathkin Peak (Umberto Rispoli, post 11) multi-category bet and june 18 bonus / optional winner claimant at Santa Anita, his first start in seven months. Cash Equity (Florent Geroux, post 2) has only started twice in the country, with the second and winning in the company claiming the allowance/option.
There, Harvard University made the second bet of his career in the Hollywood Gold Cup and scored the winning goal. He’s won three in a row, including an optional one-mile allowance/claimer on the pitch. A 4-year-old half-Kentucky son of Fees will be charged There Goes Harvard drew lesson 6 in Eddie Read and the railroad in San Diego. Irad Ortiz Jr has ridden him in the Gold Cup, while Diego Herrera has ridden him in two other recent ponies wins. McCarthy named Herrera on There Goes Harvard in both holdings.
Beyond Brilliant , who defeated the Masteroffoxhounds in the Charles Whittingham Stakes (G2), drawing turret 3. Victor Espinoza has a mount for coach John Shirreffs. A 4-year-old mixed-Kentucky son of Spinning candy Beyond Brilliant won the Hollywood Derby (G1T) at Del Mar last fall.
Item: Eddie Read S. (G2T)
Del MarSunday, July 31, 2022, Race 9
- Level IIT
- 1 1/8 minutes
- Turf
- 250,000 dollars
- 3 years or more
- 6:00pm (local)
