Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 12, 2022 Journalists Share Posted September 12, 2022 Made the 2-5 jolly to follow up on a giant, 'TDN Rising Star'-worthy debut, for which he earned a towering 101 Beyer Speed Figure, Watson, Weitman and Pegram's CAVE ROCK (c, 2, Arrogate–Georgie's Angel, by Bellamy Road) made it a sweep of the weekend main-track juvenile Grade Is for his late sire and gave trainer Bob Baffert an unprecedented 16th victory in the GI Runhappy Del Mar Futurity. Having graduated by a half-dozen lengths on his Aug. 13 debut, the $550,000 Keeneland September yearling was squeezed back between stable companions out of the gates, but methodically made his way to the front, shading stablemate and GIII Best Pal S. winner Havnameltdown (Uncaptured) for the lead through a quarter in :21.56. Dueling heads apart around the turn as the half went up in a wicked :43.65, Cave Rock and Havnameltdown pulled well clear of the remainder as they hit the stretch, but the former found extra–particularly when switching his leads at the eighth pole–and went on to score by five lengths before galloping out strongly. The final time of 1:20.99 for the seven furlongs breaks the previous stakes record of 1:21.29 set by future champion Declan's Moon (Malibu Moon) in 2004. Sales history: $550,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. O-Watson, Weitman & Pegram; B-Anne & Ronnie Sheffer Racing LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. The post Cave Rock Rolls in Runhappy Del Mar Futurity appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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