Full Result 2.30 Del Mar (USA) | 18 August 2019

$1 Million TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m2f Fast

1st £472,440.94 2nd £157,480.32 3rd £94,488.19 4th £47,244.09 5th £15,748.03 6th £276.38 7th £276.38 8th £276.38 9th £276.38 10th £276.38

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Higher Power (USA) 96/10 Flavien Prat John W Sadler	Flavien Prat John W Sadler	4	812 b	–	–	120	–
b c Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Alternate (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Tracked leader, challenged outside leader inside fimnal 4f, edged clear from 3f out, driven inside final 1 1/2f, widened advantage and stayed on well under pressure

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 5¼	10. Draft Pick (USA) 135/10 Joseph Talamo Peter Eurton	Joseph Talamo Peter Eurton	4	812	–	–	110	–
b c Candy Ride (ARG) - Firehouse Red (USA) (Arch)
Settled in midfield on outside, pushed along and headway from over 3f out, driven two wide approaching 2f out, no chance with winner, stayed on under pressure and narrowly got up for second

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [5½]	9. Mongolian Groom (USA) 18/1 Abel Cedillo Enebish Ganbat	Abel Cedillo Enebish Ganbat	4	812 b	–	–	109	–
bb g Hightail (USA) - Bourbonesque (USA) (Dynaformer)
Tracked leading pair, pushed along from 3f out, driven approaching 2f out, no chance with winner, stayed on under pressure, lost second in the final strides

4⁽⁷⁾ 4 [9½]	7. Tenfold (USA) 125/10 Mike E Smith Steven Asmussen	Mike E Smith Steven Asmussen	4	812 b	–	–	101	–
bb c Curlin (USA) - Temptress (USA) (Tapit)
Settled in second last detached from main field, regained touch at rear of main field over 6f out, mild headway two to three wide 5f out, driven over 2f out, kept on under pressure

5⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [11¼]	8. Campaign (USA) 44/5 Rafael Bejarano John W Sadler	Rafael Bejarano John W Sadler	4	812	–	–	98	–
b c Curlin (USA) - Arania (USA) (Dynaformer)
Settled in distant last, regained touch with field 2f out, rowed along and swung six wide over 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on under pressure

6⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [14]	1. War Story (USA) 179/10 Tiago Josue Pereira Jorge Navarro	Tiago Josue Pereira Jorge Navarro	7	812	–	–	92	–
ch g Northern Afleet (USA) - Belle Watling (USA) (Pulpit)
In tight early midfield and shied from rail, constantly shaken up to keep position midfield, driven over 2f out, kept on at same pace under pressure

7⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [18½]	5. Seeking The Soul (USA) 23/10F John R Velazquez Dallas Stewart	John R Velazquez Dallas Stewart	6	812	–	–	83	–
b h Perfect Soul (IRE) - Seeking The Title (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Settled toward rear of midfield three wide and then two wide, toward rear from over 4f out, swung five wide over 1 1/2f out, driven and no impression

8⁽³⁾ 3 [21½]	3. Pavel (USA) 49/10 Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill	Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill	5	812 b	–	–	77	–
rg h Creative Cause (USA) - Mons Venus (CAN) (Maria's Mon)
Toward rear, rowed along over 3f out, driven four wide over 1 1/2f out and no impression

9⁽²⁾ 8 [29½]	2. Quip (USA) 3/1 Florent Geroux Rodolphe Brisset	Florent Geroux Rodolphe Brisset	4	812	–	–	61	–
b g Distorted Humor (USA) - Princess Ash (USA) (Indian Charlie)
Led, headed 4f out, rowed along when headed, tailed off from over 2 1/2f out

10⁽⁴⁾ 3¼ [32¾]	4. For The Top (ARG) 47/1 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia Bob Baffert	4	812	–	–	55	–
b g Equal Stripes (ARG) - Felicitas One (ARG) (Bernstein)
Toward rear of midfield between horses, mild headway to midfield over 6f out, weakened three wide over 1 1/2f out

10 ran Winning time: 2m 2.43s Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Hronis Racing LLC (Higher Power) 1st breeder: Pin Oak Stud LLC
2nd owner: C R K Stable LLC (Draft Pick)
3rd owner: Mongolian Stable (Mongolian Groom)

2:30 Del Mar (USA) 18 Aug 2019

$1 Million TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)