Flash is on, flash is off. Two turns, one turn. Dirt, grass.
Reddam Racing’s Slow down Andy did it all this year as trainer Doug O’Neill pursued relentlessly to reveal the talent the pony has consistently displayed since day one.
On September 3, Caesars Sportsbook Del Mar Derby (G2T) worth $302,000, the 3-year-old son of Nyquist turned out to be one of his best performances. This time, sans winked and walked 1/8 of a mile on grass for the first time.
The only one constant throughout Slow Down Andy’s career is racer Mario Gutierrez, who has ridden California hybrids in each of his seven starts since he scored on his debut in October. last year at Santa Anita . Park. Gutierrez regularly drives for Reddam Racing.
And so, when there seemed to be no one to take the lead as soon as the gates opened, Gutierrez didn’t hesitate to send Slow Down Andy forward to take advantage. Under a loose restraint, Gutierrez allowed the pony to move freely in the front end while the pair set up a quarter mile of controlled opening in: 24.13 and a half mile in: 48 ,77. With only 68-1 shots Spycatcher and the winner of Cinema Stakes War at sea On his flank on the final turn, Slow Down Andy cuts the corner and stops his opponents in the line.
Stop the clock at 1:48.27 on a company Del Mar On the pitch, Slow Down Andy ($15.40) dominated the game for more than half the length of the Spycatcher game with War At Sea another half-length back in season three to complete the third.
“He played well, and I didn’t feel any pressure, so I just let him go and waited for the end,” Gutierrez said. “During that time, he reacted so well that it gave me the good impression that he still had something underneath me.
“This horse is a bit tricky. When it runs with its mind focused on the race, you can see what will happen. Hopefully it has matured. Of course, this is the first time it has appeared on the road. the pitch and you can ask this question about how they like it, but we just don’t know until they run.”
Favorite Balnikhov came from the mighty Phil D’Amato stable, flying late to the center of the track but only able to come in fourth.
Slow Down Andy registered his third ranked win on Saturday, after attending Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) as a minor and Sunland Park Derby (G3) this spring before being sidelined. . The winner of half of his eight career outings, Slow Down Andy made US$783,100.
“We always put our faith in him,” O’Neill said. “He was our dream Kentucky Derby (G1) not too long ago, so why not the Del Mar Derby?”
Although the mare Square Eddie Edwina E failed to win her two starts on the track for Paul Reddam, she made two winners bets from three ponies to race. In addition to Slow Down Andy, she defends this year’s Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes winner and makes $250,490 Sellers in the group , also by Nyquist. Edwina E’s youngest child is a 2 year old pony that has not been appreciated by I will have another . She was bred back to Nyquist this spring.
Video: Caesars Sportsbook Del Mar Derby (G2T)
