Realistic Joke Filly Upsets Stabilized in Del Mar Opener

1st-Del Mar, $81,000, Msw9-4, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:03.59, ft, 6 3/4 length.
HUNTINGCOCO (f, 2, Realistic jokes–Sulis, by Maria’s Mon) was eliminated with odds of 36-5, largely due to the presence of $950,000 in September graduate Keeneland dollars and 1-2 Carla chalk (Medaglia d’Oro). She’s Inthearmynow (Mule’s Army) has the earliest profit from her outside draw. Asked to enter the back yard of the team with 2 1/2 tethers to get around, Huntingcoco took full advantage when the front man rolled over the fence in the upper section and powered the home team to score with nice stride. Carla was beaten for speed and had her momentum interrupted when she had to steady a bit off the heels of She’s Inthearmynow approaching the half-mile mark. Under the cane close to the ramp, she raced with her incorrect lead, but overtook it in second place. A Pennsylvania hybrid, Huntingcoco is a veteran of three sales rounds, having grown from a $45,000 weaned KEENOV to a $110,000 Kentucky Fasig-Tipton. She was last seen taking part in Second Auction House’s Atlantic Training 2-year-old Sale, where she raked in $200,000 after crossing 1/8 mile. on: 10 2/5. In addition to a half-sister with a dam that won shares of GISW I Am a Tiger (Syphon {Brz}), Huntingcoco has a half-brother with Classic Empire and a half-sister with a pony by American Freedom. Sulis came to visit Instagram this term. Sales history: $45,000 Wlg ’20 KEENOV; $110,000 Ylg ’21 FTKOCT; US$200,000 2 years 22 EASY. Lifetime record: 1-1-0-0, $48,000. Click to view Equibase.com chart or VIDEO sponsored by TVG.
O-Villa Rosa Farm & Harlo Racing; B-HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC (PA); T-Bob Baffert.
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