Maximus Mischief’s Raging Torrent Causes Surprise in Hill ‘n’ Dale Met Mile

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RAGING TORRENT (c, 4, Maximus Mischief–Violent Wave, by Violence), making his first start since wiring the field in the G2 Godolphin Mile at Meydan Apr. 5, was kicked away from the widest gate in the field of five for Saturday's GI Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan Handicap and, despite race-long pressure from odds-on 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), boxed on in the final 150 yards to register an upset much bigger than his off odds of 8-1 might suggest. Last year's GI Malibu Stakes hero was last into the stalls, but first away from the machine and had crossed his rivals and down onto the fence bending out of the Wilton Chute and onto the backstretch, covering the first couple of furlongs in :23.92, with Fierceness, White Abarrio (Race Day) and Just A Touch (Justify) relegated to chasing roles. Raging Torrent took them past halfway in :46.86 and had the chalk breathing down his neck at that point, and the two began to pull away as White Abarrio and Just A Touch came under urging. Fierceness was at the throat latch of Raging Torrent passing the quarter pole, but Frankie Dettori floated the favorite out a path or two, and when Fierceness drifted slightly right entering the final furlong, it was all over and Raging Torrent had a gap of about two lengths on the line.

That's three straight graded stakes wins for RAGING TORRENT as he wins the Grade 1 @HillnDaleFarm Metropolitan Handicap with @FrankieDettori up for trainer @DougONeill1! pic.twitter.com/ys0lQTtDKd

— Belmont Stakes (@BelmontStakes) June 7, 2025

Saturday, Saratoga
HILL 'N' DALE METROPOLITAN H.-GI, $970,000, Saratoga, 6-7, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:35.89, sy.
1–RAGING TORRENT, 123, c, 4, by Maximus Mischief
              1st Dam: Violent Wave, by Violence
              2nd Dam: Coastal Wave, by Dixieland Band
              3rd Dam: Orange Wave, by Coastal
($27,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $75,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR).
O-Yuesheng Zhang and Craig Dado; B-Rodney J. Winkler &
Alfonso Mazzetti (KY); T-Chief Stipe F. O'Neill; J-Lanfranco Dettori.
$550,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-UAE, 14-7-1-2, $1,797,400.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free
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2–Fierceness, 125, c, 4, City of Light–Nonna Bella, by Stay
Thirsty. O-Derrick Smith, Repole Stable, Michael B. Tabor,
and Mrs. John Magnier; B-Repole Stable, Inc. (KY); T-Todd A.
Pletcher. $200,000. 'TDN Rising Star'
3–Just a Touch, 119, c, 4, Justify–Touching Beauty, by Tapit.
($170,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $125,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT;
$300,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Qatar Racing, Resolute Racing
and Marc Detampel; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Brad
Cox. $120,000.
Margins: 2HF, 2 1/4, HF. Odds: 8.00, 0.75, 3.70.
Also Ran: White Abarrio, Castle Chaos.
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