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Posted on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
R.D. Hubbard’s Spring House, the 3-5 favorite under jockey Corey Nakatani, punched his ticket for the Breeders’ Cup Turf on October 25 with a hard-earned triumph Saturday in the 69th running of the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap at the marathon distance of 1 3/8 miles over the infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course at Del Mar.
Spring House rallied along the rail in the stretch to outduel 8-1 Transduction Gold and win by 1 1/2 lengths in course record time of 2:11.14, eclipsing the 2:12.07 mark of Crazy Ensign set in 2003.
You Got Me Rocking was third, 3 1/4 lengths behind Transduction Gold and 1 3/4 lengths in advance of fourth-place Church Service in the field of nine older horses.
The Del Mar Handicap is a 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” event which means the winner, Spring House, will automatically be part of the Breeders’ Cup field for the $3-million Breeders’ Cup Turf at 1 1/2 miles at Santa Anita Park.
Spring House, a six-year-old gelded son of Chester House bred in Kentucky and trained by Julio Canani, paid $3.40, $2.60 and $2.10 while earning $150,000 with his 7th victory in 33 career efforts. His lifetime bankroll now is $718,284.
Transduction Gold, who was piloted by jockey Jon Court, returned $6.40 and $5, while You Got Me Rocking paid $5.60 to show.
Church Service was 4th in the Del Mar Handicap followed by Tissy Fit, American Imperium, Heroi Do Bafra, Runaway Dancer and Mr.Universo.
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Horse racing tags: American Imperium, Church Service, Heroi do Bafra, Mr.Universo, Runaway Dancer, Spring House, Tissy Fit, Transduction Gold, You Got Me Rocking
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