DEL MAR – Wake Up Maggie, ridden by Tyler Baze, took over the lead at midstretch and pulled away to a 2¾-length victory in yesterday's featured $86,000 Adoration Stakes.
The 5-year-old Irish-bred mare notched her sixth career win in 20 starts and second ungraded stakes victory in five U.S. outings for trainer Julio Canani since being imported from England.
Wake Up Maggie covered the mile on Polytrack in 1:35.42, a track record eclipsing the 1:36.12 of Muny on July 28. Overlooked in the betting and sent out at odds of nearly 16-1, Wake Up Maggie returned $33.40.
Super Freaky finished second, 1½ lengths in front of favored Model.
Closers
Southern Exchange,
fresh from an undefeated (3-for-3) season at Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, will be a $10,000 supplemental entry to Wednesday's Del Mar Futurity. Southern Exchange, whose biggest win was in the Colin Stakes, is trained by
Gregory de Gannes for owners
Bill and
Vicki Poston of Atlanta and will be ridden by
Garrett Gomez. . . . A field of eight is now expected for the Futurity. Notable by his absence will be undefeated
Azul Leon. The winner of the Best Pal via disqualification is being saved for the Sept. 28 Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita, final prep for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile. . . .
Jockey Martin Pedroza, three wins from career No. 3,000, had no mounts yesterday but is scheduled aboard two today, six tomorrow and five Sunday. . . Bob Benoit, former Hollywood Park general manager and founder of the racetrack photography company Benoit and Associates, will be honored with a memorial moment after Sunday's third race. Benoit died earlier this month after a long illness. He was 81.
Hank Wesch: (619) 293-1853; hank.wesch@uniontrib.com
