Kretz Racing’s Cabo Spirit back to the crowd in the first half of La Jolla Handicap (G3T), put on the blasters late and spin them all to score in half length. August 7 at Del Mar | BloodHorse.com track record “>Del Mar.
3 year old son of Pioneer of the Nile has been held since his previous debut and the procedure certainly looks to have a positive impact for the youngster as he secures his first ranking win.
The Cabo Spirit ($7.40), piloted by Joe Bravo and coached by George Papaprodromou, received the winner’s share of $90,000 from a total of $150,500 to lift the total’s earnings. he’s $312,560. La Jolla was his 13th start and he finished the 1/16-mile race on grass at 1:42.28.
Second place in La Jolla is Gary Barber’s Perfect flight who had three-quarters of the time on Perry and Ramona Bass’ Sumter favorite race at 9-5.
“I was a bit worried that he was getting pretty far back but Joe rode him patiently and nicely, then moved in the first leg and he just exploded,” Papaprodromou said. “Del Mar Derby (G2T) (September 3) is next. “
Raised in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, Cabo Spirit was not part of the Fancy Day of the winning mare Shamardal. Another start to Fancy Day is the Convention, a winning son, placing shares of Structure . The Cabo Spirit most recently sold for $575,000 at Ocala Breeders’ Sales in 2021 Spring Sale for 2-year-olds in training, where it was purchased by Gayle Van Leer from Eddie Woods’ consignment .
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