United, Madone Target Del Mar Handicap, Oaks For Next Starts Sponsored by:
Madone and jockey Juan Hernandez win the Senorita Stakes.
United and Madone came out of their respective Grade 2 wins in the $250,000 Eddie Read and $200,000 San Clemente Stakes at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., on Saturday in fine fettle, their trainers reported Sunday morning.
And with those lucrative first steps taken, the connections are eyeing even bigger things on August 21 as part of the five-stakes mega card for TVG Pacific Classic Day. For United, it s the $300,000 Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap, a “Win & You re In” qualifier for the $3 million Grade 1 Breeders Cup Turf here on November 6. For Madone, it s the $300,000 Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks.
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United Aims to Repeat in Charles Whittingham Stakes
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Classy United Faces Just Three Rivals In Charles Whittingham Stakes Sponsored by:
United wins the San Luis Rey with Flavien Prat aboard
Richard Mandella s classy United heads Saturday s Grade 2, $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes at Santa Anita as he seeks back to back wins in the race named for the legendary Bald Eagle, who 22 years after his passing, ranks third on Santa Anita s all-time list of stakes winning trainers with 869 added money victories.
The Whittingham, for 3-year-olds and up at a mile and one quarter on turf, has attracted a field of four, with the David Hofmans-trained Award Winner and Phil D Amato s Red King looming as solid contenders.