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Stronghold will race in Dirt Mile at Breeders’ Cup
Harry Potter • September 23rd, 2024 8:40 pm
The morning after finishing second to Seize the Grey in the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby, 3-year-old Stronghold reportedly was aimed toward the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Nov. 2 at Del Mar.
“If he comes out of it well, we’re going to run him in the Dirt Mile,” trainer Phil D’Amato told Daily Racing Form’s Brad Free.
Saturday marked the second race in a row where Stronghold finished second. He also came up short in the Indiana Derby (G3), where he lost to Dragoon Guard. Both races were run at a pedestrian pace, which did not work well for the speed-rating Ghostzapper colt in his bids to overcome the early leaders. D’Amato hopes for a quicker pace in the Dirt Mile.
Stronghold’s biggest and most recent win was in the Santa Anita Derby (G1). His record is 9: 3-5-0, including four runner-up finishes in graded stakes. The $182,000 in second-place money he earned Saturday pushed his earnings to $1,068,000 for breeder-owners Eric and Sharon Waller.
The only time Stronghold raced exactly a mile, he broke his maiden in October at Churchill Downs.
