Here’s the scoop on the $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2): Who doesn’t like Iscreamuscream in a field of seven going 1 ¼ miles on the turf for a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1)?
The 3-year-old filly faces older horses for the first time when the daughter of Twirling Candy seeks to extend her unbeaten record to 5-0.
Phil D’Amato is the trainer, and he also sends out Hang the Moon and Lucky Girl. Iscreamuscream is the 8-5 favorite leaving from post 4 under Hector Berrios.
Iscreamuscream and jockey Hector I. Berrios win the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Oaks presented by Keeneland Sales on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, CA.
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Iscreamuscream seeks a spot in the gate for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Iscreamuscream comes into the Rodeo Drive off a 1 ½-length victory in the Del Mar Oaks (G1). She also won the San Clemente (G2) at Del Mar on July 20.
Hang the Moon and Lucky Girl most recently finished 1-2 in the John C. Mabee (G2) on Sept. 7 at Del Mar.
Three fillies from the East Coast are also in the field: Aspen Grove (4-1) for trainer Jack Sisterson, Beach Bomb (10-1) for trainer H. Graham Motion and Be Your Best (12-1) for trainer Horacio De Paz.
Two other Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In’’ races are on the card – the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) and the Oak Leaf Stakes (G1).
The Rodeo Drive is race 8 with a post time of 7:30 p.m. ET.
For those who bet horse racing …
The picks: 1 Iscreamuscream 2 Beach Bomb 3 Sunset Glory
The field for the $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2), from the rail out, with jockey, trainer, odds:
1 Lucky Girl (Tyler Baze, Phil D’Amato), 10-1
2 Sunset Glory (Umberto Rispoli, Michael McCarthy), 5-2
3 Be Your Best (Kyle Frey, Saffie Joseph, Jr.), 12-1
4 Iscreamuscream (Hector Berrios, Phil D’Amato), 8-5
5 Beach Bomb (Antonio Fresu, H. Graham Motion), 10-1
6 Hang the Moon (K Kimura, Phil D’Amato), 6-1
7 Aspen Grove (Juan Hernandez, Jack Sisterson), 4-1
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