Baffert Wins With The Game
Bob Baffert notched up one Gr.1 Del Mar Futurity win with Gary and Mary West's Game Winner. This makes it 14 in total.
The Hall Of Famer hedged his bets with a second runner, Roadster. The Candy Ride colt gave a good account f himself in the sprint. is pretty good sprinting, too.
Game Winner closed late on the outside to pass runaway pacesetter Rowayton, winning by 1 1/2 lengths under jockey Mario Gutierrez. Roadster, who made a simultaneous move in the turn with Game Winner, could not match his stablemate's kick and finished third, a half-length behind Rowayton.
Well behind Roadster (8 1/2 lengths) came Sigalert, who was followed by Spin Lightning and Sparky Ville to complete the order of finish.
Bred in Kentucky by Summer Wind Equine out of the A.P. Indy mare Indyan Giving, Game Winner has US$216,000 in earnings from his two starts. He was a $110,000 purchase by Ben Glass out of the Lane's End consignment to the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in 2017.
Credit: Ritesh Jamkhedkar ritesh.jamkhedkar@secretariatsworld.com