not only do mallow tree set up my aptness on Oaklawn Park surface on January 14, he also won the return king title with a perfect score in the $150,000 Season Five Bet to start his 2023 season.
6 year old son of Munnings ended his 4-year-old season for Richard Baltas with a victory at Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2) in 2021, trailing runner-up life is good in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and finish outside the table in Cigar Mile Handicap (G1). Then he won’t be back on the track for a year.
Bringing a cool West Coast breeze to coach Peter Miller, gelding returned to racing in November 2022 at Del Mar, where he runs a solid second to Get her number in an optional claim race, his first start for Miller. He moved to Hot Springs oval just a week before returning to the joint stock company and proved that the new location and advancement in the class were no problem.
Ginobili before winning the fifth season Stake
Swiftly out of the gate in the mile-long Season Five, Ginobili ran neatly under the lead of Ricardo Santana Jr. along the outside of the field 10 horses to move within striking distance from the original leader, dream disease , since that sets the divisors of :22,23 and :46,53. Taking command with a 3/4 in 1:11.08 ratio, Santana opened the race with his hands, easily driving away from the convoy while protecting the winner. R Rated Superstar and Run Ray bid strongly for small prizes.
All attempts to catch Ginobili were futile as gelding pushed the challengers aside to go 5 1/2 lengths away in 1:24.11 and found the rope shortly after to go a mile four lengths in 1: 37.35 on the fast main track. He has raced for Slam Dunk Racing owners Jerry McClanahan and Michael Nentwig.
Slam Dunk Racing’s managing partner Nick Cosato said: “Ricardo was sitting in the paddle with us down there and he thought the speed was going to outstrip him and he really didn’t want to take the lead. “Going into the first bend, I love where he is and I know Ricardo loves where he is. The crew did a great job and it’s great to be back. A few people thought he didn’t like the Parks. Oaklawn but he showed it wasn’t.” does not matter.”
While the 10-year-old R-Rated Superstar has created an important basis for contention while regrouping over the long haul, he couldn’t have done better than third place after Run Ray got up to almost overtake him for the runner-up title.
Although suspended coach Baltas was listed as one of his owners at the time of entering Season Five (as reflected on the overnight track), Season Five’s standings credits Ginobili raced Saturday for Slam Dunk, McClanahan and Nentwig.
Baltas owner’s license is also now suspended, California Jockey Commission public information officer Mike Marten confirmed. Last month, the CHRB suspended Baltas for a year after ruling that some of his horses had been given a banned anti-bleeding herb and vitamin supplement on race day. Marten said CHRB chief manager Darrel McHargue has been informed by Oaklawn Park managers that the transfer of ownership has taken place.
Ginobili ($5.80) improved his record to 4-3-1 from 17 starts and increased his earnings to $561,050. Bred by Hinkle Farms in Kentucky, the gelding was purchased by Baltas for $35,000 from the breeder’s shipment for the September 2018 Keeneland Sale. He finished 3rd grade. sharp humor mare Find humor who has five winners from five ponies to race, including bets silly element .
When asked where the next plan would take place, Cosato said there are a number of avenues the partners would like to explore, which could include a trip abroad.
“He’s going to stay here for a bit. I don’t know if our next race will be back to Santa Anita. Maybe the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Dubai,” he said. “We did that last year, shipped him back and never got a chance to run for office. I know some partners who want to make big bucks. It’s on the air now and we will. enjoy the win tonight.”
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