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DEL MAR - Sep 01, 2025 - Race 1
MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT - Thoroughbred
FOR CALIFORNIA BRED OR CALIFORNIA SIRED MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 121 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. (Non-Starters For A Claiming Price Of $40,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred)(Winning Owner to Receive $12,500 From CTBA). (S)
Six And One Half Furlongs On The Dirt
Current Track Record: (Native Paster - 1:13.60 - September 4, 1988)
MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT - Thoroughbred
FOR CALIFORNIA BRED OR CALIFORNIA SIRED MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 121 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. (Non-Starters For A Claiming Price Of $40,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred)(Winning Owner to Receive $12,500 From CTBA). (S)
Six And One Half Furlongs On The Dirt
Current Track Record: (Native Paster - 1:13.60 - September 4, 1988)
Purse: $100,000
Includes: $20,000 State Bred
Plus: $1,500 Other Sources
Available Money: $101,500
Value of Race: $81,500 1st $48,000, 2nd $16,000, 3rd $9,600, 4th $4,800, 5th $1,600, 6th $500, 7th $500, 8th $500
Weather: Clear Track: Fast
Off at: 1:35 Start: Good for all Timer: Electronic
Includes: $20,000 State Bred
Plus: $1,500 Other Sources
Available Money: $101,500
Value of Race: $81,500 1st $48,000, 2nd $16,000, 3rd $9,600, 4th $4,800, 5th $1,600, 6th $500, 7th $500, 8th $500
Weather: Clear Track: Fast
Off at: 1:35 Start: Good for all Timer: Electronic
Fractional Times:
22.15
45.10
1:10.53
Final Time:
1:17.27
Split Times:
(22.95)
(25.43)
(6.74)
Run-Up: 45 feet
Winner: Strongerthanbefore, Chestnut Gelding, by Smiling Tiger out of In Perfect Style, by Perfect Mandate. Foaled May 26, 2020 in California.
Breeder: Old English Rancho & Harris Farms.
Owner: Harris Farms, Inc.
Trainer:
Blacker, Dan
Winner: Strongerthanbefore, Chestnut Gelding, by Smiling Tiger out of In Perfect Style, by Perfect Mandate. Foaled May 26, 2020 in California.
Breeder: Old English Rancho & Harris Farms.
Owner: Harris Farms, Inc.

Scratched Horse(s):
Tiger to You (Veterinarian)
Total WPS Pool: $317,722
Pgm
Horse
Win
Place
Show
1
Strongerthanbefore
7.20
4.00
2.80
6
Otto's Magic
5.60
4.00
5
Keithing Thunder
3.20
Wager Type
Winning Numbers
Payoff
Pool
$1.00 Exacta
1-6
12.50
204,808
$2.00 Quinella
1-6
18.00
7,798
$0.50 Trifecta
1-6-5
23.60
111,405
$0.10 Superfecta
1-6-5-7
7.72
87,352
Trainers:
1 - Blacker, Dan 6 - D'Amato, Philip 5 - Galvin, Brendan 7 - Capestro, Paula 8 - Papaprodromou, George 2 - Mendez, Luis 4 - Mendez, Luis 9 - Valdez, Jose
Owners:
1 - Harris Farms, Inc. 6 - James E. Downey 5 - Deborah A. Gourman 7 - Paula S. Capestro 8 - Amo Racing USA LLC 2 - C T R Stables LLC (Calvert) 4 - Dark Horse Stable 9 - David John Garcia
Footnotes
STRONGERTHANBEFORE grabbed the lead from inside, showed the way while easing over to the two path on the turn, asked right-handed at the top of the stretch, switched to the left for the final furlong and held safely. OTTO'S MAGIC flanked the leader early between rivals, chased under asking two then three wide around the bend, finished willingly through the lane but had to settle for second best. KEITHING THUNDER had his path taken by OTTO'S MAGIC early, raced outside a rival at the back, angled four wide around the bend, rallied late and gained third. RICH REWARD up close early four then three deep between rivals, chased three then four wide on the turn and flattened out. NON DOMICILE attended the pace four deep to the turn, rounded the bend four then five wide and weakened in the lane. SALIENT got put in tight and steadied early, settled inside, trailed into the turn, two wide into the stretch and passed tired rivals. SOLO GANO broke through the gate after another rival became unruly in their stall, went up to press the pace from between rivals but got crowded a bit at the nine-sixteenths pole, asked around the bend on the inside and tired. STERN SENTENCE chased keenly in hand from out wide, moved into the three path for the turn, found the two path for a bit then came three wide into the lane and tired.
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