Richard's Kid fulfills mission at Del Mar

DEL MAR, Sunday September 06, 2009 - Race 9

Pacific Classic S. - Grade: 1
Purse: $1,000,000 | Distance/Restrictions: 1 1/4M, Dirt, 3 Year Olds and Up, STAKES | Winning Time: 2:02.39

Pgm	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
4	Richard's Kid	Mike E. Smith	50.80	22.20	12.40
10	Einstein	Julien R. Leparoux		6.40	4.80
3	Rail Trip	Jose Valdivia, Jr.			3.80

Times in 100ths::23.16 :47.42 1:12.53 1:37.37 2:02.39

Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran:Parading, Colonel John, Song of Navarone, Awesome Gem, Global Hunter, Informed, Misremembered, Tres Borrachos and Mast Track

Winning Breeder:Fitzhugh, LLC
Winning Trainer:Fitzhugh, LLC
Winning Owner:Arnold Zetcher LLC

Wager Type	Winning Numbers	Payoff
$2 Daily Double	2-4	$164.80
$1 Exacta	4-10	$211.20
$2 Quinella	4-10	$185.60
$1 Superfecta	4-10-3-11	$8,619.50
$1 Trifecta	4-10-3	$1,108.00
$1 Pick 3	3-2-4	$687.50

Race Comments: RICHARD'S KID settled off the rail or outside a rival, went three deep leaving the backstretch and into the second turn, came out five wide into the stretch, rallied under some urging while drifting in, had the rider lose the whip a sixteenth out and continued willingly to get up late. EINSTEIN (BRZ) stalked three deep, bid four wide on the second turn, took the lead three deep nearing the stretch, battled off the rail in midstretch and held on well but was caught late. RAIL TRIP stalked inside then between horses leaving the backstretch, continued between foes in some traffic on the second turn, came three deep into the stretch, angled in for room in the drive and could not quite summon the needed late response but held third. PARADING chased three deep, went four and five wide on the second turn and four wide into the stretch, bid outside the runner-up in the drive and was outfinished late. COLONEL JOHN stalked a bit off the rail then inside, lacked room along the rail behind foes on the second turn, came out into the stretch, angled in some in the drive and lacked the needed rally. SONG OF NAVARONE chased inside, came out on the backstretch, went four wide into and on the second turn and five wide into the stretch and also lacked the necessary closing response. AWESOME GEM unhurried and angled in early, went between horses leaving the backstretch, was in tight between foes early on the second turn, came out three deep into the stretch and could not offer the needed late kick. GLOBAL HUNTER (ARG) chased between horses then off the rail, came out four wide into the stretch and did not rally. INFORMED bobbled at the start, pulled a bit then settled off the pace inside, steadied in tight early on the second turn, came out leaving that turn and five wide into the stretch and was not a threat. MISREMEMBERED stalked outside a rival or between horses, bid three deep between foes early on the second turn, continued between rivals leaving that turn, dropped back into the stretch and weakened. TRES BORRACHOS had speed outside then angled in and set the pace inside, inched away on the first turn, dueled along the rail on the backstretch and second turn, also dropped back into the stretch and weakened. MAST TRACK sent along inside and pressed the early pace, stalked along the rail on the first turn, re-bid alongside TRES BARRACHOS on the backstretch and between horses into and on the second turn, dropped back leaving that turn and had little left for the stretch.