Wickerr bet at 31-1 odds on 24th July doesn’t disappoint Irideo and racer Hector Berrios. The $300,000, one-mile race for kids ages 3 and up offers another challenge: not falling behind too much of the 11 competitors and staying within an impressive distance to win. on the pitch at Del Mar.
That’s exactly what Irideo did, navigating the pitch late and entering the race in 1 hour 35.50, his first win in four starts this year.
After getting off to a quick start, gelding quickly found itself in 10th place, 4 and a half down from the half-mile mark. Unable to make it past the next quarter of a mile, Berrios went among his competitors, eventually moving from seventh to first on the stretch.
Irideo paid $65.
Foreign mixed-race compatriots Gregorian Chant and Bran finish second and third, three quarters the length behind the winner. Kentucky Pharoah made the top four. Eclipse Champion 2019 2 year old pony Storm the Court finished sixth, 2 1/4 return length.
Son of Easing Along and out of Infiltrada (ARG), by Footstepsinthesand (GB), owned and bred by Pozo de Luna and trained by Marcelo Polanco. Irideo improved his 2022 earnings to $75,400 and career total to $113,544. He won 5-2-0 in the first 10 games of his career, with the last four coming in California — three at Santa Anita before Sunday’s Del Mar debut.
Video: Wickerr S. (BT)
