Sept 3, 2023 — Death, taxes and Philip D’Amato on the grass. Can’t go wrong betting Del Mar’s leading trainer in any race, but especially when he’s got the even-money favorite in a stakes race.
“A masterful ride by Hector, letting that other horse (Justin’s Legacy) go and then making that move at the three-quarters pole to get him comfortable on the lead,” D’Amato said. “He’s a tough horse. The mile and an eighth is where he wants to be at. Anywhere in that mile-to-mile-and-an-eighth range, he’s going to be a top-class horse down the road.”