American Pharoah Wins Del Mar Futurity at Del Mar
Las Vegas, NV - The $300,000 Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity went down at Del Mar in the great state of California Wednesday, September 9. Zayat Stables' Bob Baffert trained American Pharoah - the second choice on the morning line bounced back from an ugly fifth in his debut and posted the impressive gate-to-wire victory in the fastest time in 10 years. 15-1 longest shot in the field Calculator got up for a terrific second with Iron Fist, with Mike Smith aboard for Jerry Hollendorfer finishing third. 9-5 favorite Skyway ran fourth for trainer Mark Casse followed by Henry's Holiday, Red Button, Oh Button, Inexcess Time, and Holiday Camp.
Del Mar Futurity Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Pharoah | V. Espinoza | $8.40 | $5.80 | $4.00 |
| 4 | Calculator | E. Trujillo | $11.60 | $5.40 | |
| 5 | Iron Fist | M. Smith | $3.80 |
Times in 5ths: :223 :451 1:084 1:212
Times in 100ths: :22.72 :45.23 1:08.95 1:21.48
Winning Trainer: Baffert Bob | Owner: Zayat Stables, LLC
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Skyway, Henry's Holiday, Red Button, Oh Newman, Inexcess Time and Holiday Camp |
| $1 Exacta (1-4) Paid: $35.20, $2 Quinella (1-4) Paid: $52.60, $1 Trifecta (1-4-5) Paid: $121.30, $1 Superfecta (1-4-5-9) Paid: $541.80, $2 Daily Double (1-1) Paid: $38.80 Daily Double Pool $34,857.00 , $1 Pick 3 (1-1-1) 3 Correct Paid: $48.20 Pick 3 Pool $124,130.00 |
