Raging Bull made amends for a disappointing performance as the favorite last time in the GII Hill Prince S. Oct. 6 with his first top-level success in Del Mar's GI Hollywood Derby Saturday. The 6-5 chalk was well back off the pace in third last early as Have At It (Kitten's Joy) showed the way through an opening quarter in :23.70 and a half in :48.20. Taking closer order as three quarters went up in 1:12.48, the bay unleashed a powerful three-wide rally turning for home and ran down River Boyne (Ire) in the final strides to score. It was a Grade I double for winning trainer Chad Brown, who stayed in New York to saddle GI Cigar Mile hero Patternrecognition (Adios Charlie). It was the seventh North American Grade I win of the season for owner Peter Brant, who also campaigns four-time top level scorer. Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}), GI Summer S. victor Fog of War (War Front) and GI Beldame S. heroine Wow Cat (Chi) (Lookin at Lucky).
Saturday, Del Mar
HOLLYWOOD DERBY-GI, $302,760, Del Mar, 12-1, 3yo, 1 1/8mT, 1:48.34, fm.
1–RAGING BULL (FR), 122, c, 3, by Dark Angel (Ire)
1st Dam: Rosa Bonheur (SP-Fr), by Mr. Greeley
2nd Dam: Rolly Polly (Ire), by Mukaddamah
3rd Dam: Rare Sound (Ire), by Rarity (GB)
1ST GRADE I WIN. (€90,000 Ylg '16 GOFORB). O-Peter M.
Brant; B-Dayton Investments Limited (FR); T-Chad C. Brown;
J-Joel Rosario. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 7-5-1-0, $584,500.
Werk Nick Rating: A.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–River Boyne (Ire), 122, c, 3, Dandy Man (Ire)–Clytha (GB), by
Mark of Esteem (Ire). (€20,000 Wlg '15 GOFNOV; €65,000 Ylg
'16 GOFSPT; 70,000gns 2yo '17 TATAHI). O-Red Baron's Barn
LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC; B-Limestone & Tara Studs (IRE);
T-Jeff Mullins. $60,000.
3–Instilled Regard, 122, c, 3, Arch–Enhancing, by Forestry.
($110,000 RNA Ylg '16 KEESEP; $1,050,000 2yo '17 OBSMAR).
O-OXO Equine LLC; B-KatieRich Farms (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.
$36,000.
Margins: HF, 2 3/4, HD. Odds: 1.90, 2.70, 5.70.
Also Ran: Prince Earl, Carrick, Fight On, Risky Proposition, Desert Stone (Ire), Kazan (Ire), Platinum Warrior (Ire), Way Early, Have At It, Pubilius Syrus. Scratched: Californiagoldrush. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
A debut winner at Keeneland in April, Raging Bull followed suit with an optional claimer win at Belmont June 8 and was second to Up the Ante (Smart Strike) next out over that course in the Manila S. July 4. Producing a strong late rally to deny Maraud (Blame) by a nose in Saratoga's GII Hall of Fame S. Aug. 3, he turned the tables on Up the Ante with a 1 1/4-length score in the Spa's GIII Saranac S. Sept. 1. Hammered down to 2-5 favoritism to repeat in Belmont's nine-panel Hill Prince, French-bred colt never seriously threatened, finishing a flat fifth behind the re-opposing Have At It.
Pedigree Notes:
Raging Bull is the seventh Group/Grade I winner for his sire Dark Angel and the second in America. His SP dam Rose Bonheur, a half-sister to Italian Highweight and MGSW Rolly Polly (Ire) (Mukaddamah), is also responsible for the juvenile filly Rapture (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) and the yearling filly Siyoubaby (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}).
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