2009 San Diego Handicap (G2)

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Date/Track:
8/2/2009, Del Mar
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Synthetic)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:41.91

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 San Diego Handicap (G2)...

The 2009 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Well Armed failed to pick up the running in Sunday’s San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar.  Read More
Informed caught pacesetter Mast Track late down the stretch to win Sunday's running of the $250,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar. The victory means automatic entry into this year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita Park.Read More
  • mshutty · Look to hear more from Informed as the season progresses. Seems to be coming into his own at the right time. Gutsy peformance by Mast Track today in a race that set up perfectly for him. Well Armed was the perfect bet against coming off the layoff in his 6 year old season after a bias aided victory in Dubai last March. · 1030 days ago ·
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  • gardenesque1 · Not impressed with top two in San Diego. Well Armed threw in a clunker, and now Eoin Harty will probably call an audible and send Colonel John to the Pacific Classic. · 1030 days ago ·
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There is this racetrack theory called the “Dubai Bounce,” which says that horses who make the trip to the Middle East emirate for the world's richest race, the $6 million Dubai World Cup in March, aren't the same when they come back from the trip. Not even the race winner.Read More
Winning a $6 million race would make you fat and happy. Trainer Eoin Harty, one of the wittiest guys on the backstretch, is happy. Well Armed, whom Harty trained to win the Dubai World Cup four months ago, is fat. "I can't get the belly off him," Harty said while feeding Well Armed a carrot at his D...Read More
  • gardenesque1 · Well Armed does not have to win his first start since the Dubai World Cup, but he does not meet much in the San Diego. · 1033 days ago ·
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The Eoin Harty trainee landed the Dubai [...]Read More
Life Is Sweet, the 4-year-old filly who finished third in last month's $700,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park will not make the much-anticipated second straight run against males in Sunday's $250,000 San Diego Handicap here as expected. Trainer John Shirreffs and owner Marty Wygod said yester...Read More
Well Armed is set to make his first start since his record-setting win in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) in March when he runs in the $250,000 San Diego Handicap (gr. II) at Del Mar Aug. 2.Trainer Eoin Harty confirmed the San Diego start on the morning of July 25, and named jockey Aaron Gryder, who has...Read More
I don't know who else may enter this race, but I like Well Armed. He seems to always give it his all every time out. He runs like a horse full of drive and determination.