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Pacific Classic Draw Lead
Pacific
Classic Draw Lead Colonel John, Einstein Headline DEL
MAR, CA -- West coast star Colonel John and eastern-based Einstein head a cast
of 12 serious horses named to run Sunday in Del Mar's $1,000,000 Pacific
Classic, highlight of a Labor Day weekend stakes bonanza at the seaside oval
that features 11 black-type races. At
the gala draw ceremony for the 19th running of the Classic held at L'Auberge
Inn in downtown Del Mar Wednesday evening, Colonel John, the multiple stakes
winner who races for WinStar Farm, drew post 6 in the big field and the role of
morning line favorite at 5-2. Next
on the betting line was Einstein, the 7-year-old Brazilian-bred who has won
stakes on dirt, grass and synthetic surfaces from coast to coast. The dark
veteran, who was purchased just this week by racing mogul Frank Stronach for an
undisclosed sum, was listed as the 7-2 second choice and will break from post 10.
The
Pacific Classic is a mile and one-quarter test for 3-year-olds and up on Del
Mar's Polytrack surface. It will be run Sunday as the 9th race on an 11-race
card that begins with an early 1 p.m. first post. All
horses in the race carry 124 pounds, with the exception of the lone 3-year-old
in the lineup -- Baffert and Jacobs' Misremembered -- who will tote 118. Here's
the field for the race from the rail out with riders and morning line odds:
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