Good Magic’s Mixto Registers 22-1 Upset In the Pacific Classic

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It wouldn't rise to the level of a horse like Dare and Go stunning Cigar in the 1996 renewal, but it was a surprise of similar magnitude in Saturday's GI FanDuel Pacific Classic, as Calumet Farm's MIXTO (c, 4, Good Magic–Musical Mystery, by Concerto) plugged on late and grabbed an exceptionally game Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast) to earn a fees-paid berth into the field for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at odds of 22-1 some may have considered underlaid. Mixto, who owned just a maiden victory from 13 starts prior to Saturday, was aggressively ridden by Kyle Frey from the outside stall and was put into the race immediately, forcing the pace through reasonable early fractions of :23.42 and :46.95 as favored Dr. Venkman (Ghostzapper) enjoyed a beautiful trip from just behind the pacesetters in third. Full Serrano still had Mixto breathing down his neck after six furlongs in 1:11.62 and was still going great guns turning for home, with Frey now hard at work aboard Mixto. Still battling gamely into the final furlong, Full Serrano began to shorten stride and began to look for the wire, and Mixto was along in the final few jumps to cause the upset. Reincarnate (Good Magic) wasn't far away in third, while Dr. Venkman, who had to alter course, but was never a true winning chance, settled for fourth. Sales history: $140,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR. O-Calumet Farm; B-Farfellow Farms Ltd (KY); T-Chief Stipe O'Neill.

 

#9 MIXTO ($46.40) pulls off the upset in the $1,000,000 FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic (G1) at @DelMarRacing. @FreytheF rode the @DougONeill1 trainee to his first graded victory. Mixto has guaranteed himself a spot in the starting gate for the @BreedersCup Classic. pic.twitter.com/qh7h1SaUGQ

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 1, 2024

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