Sept 3, 2023 — This was the first victory in the Green Flash for trainer D’Amato. He now has 48 stakes victories at Del Mar.
“I’m proud of all my horses. They all fired but this horse today was a cut above. We’ll gladly take the ticket to the Breeders’ Cup. I thought maybe he (Franco) was waiting a little too long but I think he knew what he had under him and when he asked him he exploded. We got a lot of pace to run at and Geovanni just found his stride and once he pressed the button, he was gone,” said trainer Phil D’Amato.