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Graduation StakesDEL MAR, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009 GRADUATION STAKES JOEL ROSARIO (Wolf Tail) – “He (trainer Doug O’Neill) told me to get after him a little bit early; to get him into the race. He said he could be a little lazy coming away from there. So I did and he responded well. He came running at the finish. A good finish. He might like it going farther. You don’t know with these young horses, but he might like it farther.” VICTOR ESPINOZA (Grace Upon Grace) – “I got bumped around leaving there. I got bumped around quite a bit. It cost me the race. I only got beat a head (officially a neck) and the start cost me the race.” ALEX SOLIS (Daylight Storm) – “I’m happy with his race. A good one for him. And he’s a one-paced horse. He’ll like it when they stretch out.” DOUG O’NEILL (Wolf Tail) -- “He has always shown us a lot of ability, but he’s been kind of a bad boy; sort of a playboy. I’ve talked to Ed [owner-breeder Ed Delaney) about gelding him, but he doesn’t want to do that. I’m really excited to get him a victory.”
FRACTIONS: :22.13 :46.07 :58.75 1:05.15 The stakes win was the first of the meeting for Joel Rosario and his first in the Graduation. It was his second stakes win at Del Mar in his second season of riding here. It also was his third win of the day and his eighth of the meet, making him the current leading rider after six days of the season. The stakes win was the second of the meet for Doug O’Neill and his first in the Graduation. He now has 14 stakes wins at Del Mar. |
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