The 82nd edition of the Grade 1, $400,000 Hollywood Derby will highlight a special racing card Saturday at Del Mar on the penultimate day of the sport for the 2022 Bing Crosby season.
Also on the nine-race program will be the 32nd running of the $100,000 Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3) for 2-year-old fillies.
The Hollywood Derby will have its ninth presentation at Del Mar at its 1 1/8-mile distance on the lawn. The first local running of the feature in 2014 saw 3-year-old champion California Chrome win it handily and cement his bid to be Horse of the Year.
This time around, there are 11 well-respected 3-year-olds with their eyes on the money and prestige the race offers, but there are no standouts in the lineup. Five East-based horses, including three out of the barn of conditioner H. Graham Motion, will try their luck in the turf test, and it appears likely that one of them may go postward the favorite.
A pair of Hall of Fame conditioners – Shug McGaughey and Todd Pletcher – have runners entered that may draw the most mutuel action in Celestial City (McGaughey) and Wit (Pletcher). Both well-bred colts are stakes winners in the East and have drawn top local riders – Ramon Vazquez on Celestial City and Flavien Prat on Wit. The race will be run as the ninth and final event on the day’s card.
Fin |
Silks |
Horse / Sire |
Rating |
Trainer / Jockey |
Last Start / Next Start |
Status |
|
|
Wit
Practical Joke
|
5.69 |
Todd A. Pletcher
Flavien Prat
|
2nd, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
2nd, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
|
|
War At Sea
War Front
|
4.79 |
Ronald W. Ellis
Mike E. Smith
|
3rd, 2022 Del Mar Derby G2
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
3rd, 2022 Del Mar Derby G2
|
|
|
St Anthony
Noble Mission
|
4.79 |
Neil D. Drysdale
Hector I. Berrios
|
4th, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
4th, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
|
|
Spycatcher
Noble Mission
|
4.45 |
Mark Glatt
Ryan Curatolo
|
3rd, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
3rd, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
|
|
Speaking Scout
Mr Speaker
|
4.12 |
H. Graham Motion
Juan J. Hernandez
|
2nd, 2022 Twilight Derby G2
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
2nd, 2022 Twilight Derby G2
|
|
|
Script
Algorithms
|
4.91 |
H. Graham Motion
Umberto Rispoli
|
2nd, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
2nd, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
|
|
Handy Dandy
Fury Kapcori
|
4.89 |
Peter Miller
Florent Geroux
|
1st, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
1st, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
|
|
Evan Harlan
Temple City
|
4.12 |
H. Graham Motion
Edwin A. Maldonado
|
1st, Aqu MSW (10/15/22-R6)
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
1st, Aqu MSW (10/15/22-R6)
|
|
|
Clutch Hitter
Uncle Mo
|
4.79 |
John A. Shirreffs
Victor Espinoza
|
5th, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
5th, 2022 Let It Ride RS
|
|
|
Celestial City
Uncle Mo
|
5.84 |
Claude R. McGaughey III
Ramon A. Vazquez
|
1st, 2022 Hill Prince G2
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
1st, 2022 Hill Prince G2
|
|
|
Cabo Spirit
Pioneerof the Nile
|
5.92 |
George Papaprodromou
Joe Bravo
|
1st, 2022 Twilight Derby G2
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
1st, 2022 Twilight Derby G2
|
The Jimmy Durante, formerly known as the Miesque Stakes when it was contested at Hollywood Park, has drawn a field of 12 and it, too, has its fair share of shippers set to try their luck locally.
Trainer Motion has brought in Pallotta Sisters from Delaware Park, conditioner Simon Callaghan will send out Decorated My Life, a Irish filly making her U.S. bow, and eastern kingpin Chad Brown has Liguria in from New York for her first taste of stakes competition. The Jimmy Durante goes as Race 7 on the program.
Fin |
Silks |
Horse / Sire |
Rating |
Trainer / Jockey |
Last Start / Next Start |
Status |
|
|
Thebestisyettobe
Elzaam
|
0.00 |
Philip D'Amato
Umberto Rispoli
|
2nd, Dmr AlwOC (11/12/22-R3)
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
2nd, Dmr AlwOC (11/12/22-R3)
|
|
|
Showgirl Lynne B
Constitution
|
6 |
Robert B. Hess Jr.
David Charles Lopez
|
7th, 2022 Stewart Manor LS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
7th, 2022 Stewart Manor LS
|
|
|
Sell The Dream
Munnings
|
4 |
Brian J. Koriner
Abel Cedillo
|
4th, 2022 Golden State Juvenile Fillies RS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
4th, 2022 Golden State Juvenile Fillies RS
|
|
|
Ragtime Rose
Union Rags
|
4 |
Jeff Mullins
Kyle Frey
|
1st, SA MSW (10/22/22-R7)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
Next Race
|
1st, SA MSW (10/22/22-R7)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
|
|
Quickly Park It
Prospect Park
|
4 |
Sean McCarthy
Ramon A. Vazquez
|
1st, 2022 Pike Place Dancer LS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
1st, 2022 Pike Place Dancer LS
|
|
|
Pallotta Sisters
Cairo Prince
|
4 |
H. Graham Motion
Juan J. Hernandez
|
1st, Del MSW (10/12/22-R7)
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
1st, Del MSW (10/12/22-R7)
|
|
|
Lollipop Gumdrop
Twirling Candy
|
4 |
Michael W. McCarthy
Drayden Van Dyke
|
1st, GG MSW (9/16/22-R4)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
Next Race
|
1st, GG MSW (9/16/22-R4)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
|
|
Liguria
War Front
|
4 |
Chad C. Brown
Flavien Prat
|
1st, Aqu MSW (10/22/22-R1)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
Next Race
|
1st, Aqu MSW (10/22/22-R1)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
|
|
Jordan
Justify
|
4 |
Peter Miller
Ricardo Gonzalez
|
4th, Dmr AlwOC (11/11/22-R3)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
Next Race
|
4th, Dmr AlwOC (11/11/22-R3)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
|
|
Decorated My Life
Mehmas
|
0.00 |
Simon Callaghan
Joe Bravo
|
9th, 2022 Weld Park Stakes G3
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
Next Race
|
9th, 2022 Weld Park Stakes G3
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
|
|
Bizzy Gal
Fed Biz
|
3 |
Peter Miller
Florent Geroux
|
1st, SA Str (10/28/22-R6)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
Next Race
|
1st, SA Str (10/28/22-R6)
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
|
|
|
Ami Please
Goldencents
|
4 |
Leandro Mora
Edwin A. Maldonado
|
2nd, 2022 Pike Place Dancer LS
|
Entered |
Last Race
|
2nd, 2022 Pike Place Dancer LS
|