Coach Mark Glatt doubts trying Santa Anita . ParkThe 1/2 of 6 minute downhill course might just be the trick for his sprinter Whatmakessammyrun .
That gut feeling proved believable on October 1 when Whatmakessammyrun and chariot player Joe Bravo unleashed a brave move between the horses on the dirt track for the lead. and then hold off all the challengers stretching to win three quarters of the $200,000 Eddie D Stakes—first grade score for 4-year-olds We Miss Artie gelding.
After the race, Glatt said on Santa Anita’s simulcast that he told owner Sam Herzberg that the extra distance would help Whatmakessammyrun, who finished fifth in the Five Feathers Green Flash Handicap (G3T) on September 4th. at the time Del Mar and finished second in an August grass allowance race there by the same distance.
“There are five- and five-and-a-half minute races to choose from and I keep saying to Sam, ‘When we get a chance to go up the hill with this horse, he’s going to really improve because he’s not Glatt. said it was pretty fast, fast enough to go five eighths and then he had to negotiate between horses and traffic. They go pretty fast ahead. Joe gave him a great ride and I’m just happy for Sam.”
For Glatt, the win completes a 2nd place double when he’s on the pitch Howbeit race victory over Eddie D, the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes.
Herzberg, who races as Sterling Racing, was delighted after watching his name, which he bought for $30,000 at the Ocala Breeders’ 2020 Spring Sale ‘Selling a 2-year-old in progress. The training session held the last runner-up position. Road lane . Favorite Gregorian Chant came out with a score of 2-1, coming in third.
“What can I say? He ran like Mark predicted he would run downhill,” Herzberg said. “He needs more distance and I look at the board, I say, ’21 -1? I’m betting money on him now.’ He’s definitely not letting me down today.”
Goliad lead in a quarter mile contested in: 21.38 and a half mile in: 43.12. It’s Whatmakessammyrun’s turn to improve position before powering through opponents at the top of the ramp. Bravo, on board for the first time, proved to be a great fit.
Bravo said: “I’ve been hit by him many times so I can watch him. I’ve never been lucky enough to sit on top of him, but I feel like I know him because I’ve watched his races. he’s a lot. He’s a good horse.” “He just ran faster than the others who were coming home.”
Whatmakessammyrun was the second-ranked bet winner for his dam, Touch Gold’s mare Reggae Rose, who counted as many 3rd place winners Shakimat of her six winners from eight starters.
Video: Eddie D S. (G2T)
