Dial It In ran on strongly down the home stretch going head to head with The Perfect Day through the final furlong getting the verdict in a photo by a nose to win The SA Derby.
Race #10 18:00 SA Derby – Grade I
1 1/8 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds.
Dial It In wins The SA Derby going stalking the leaders then made good headway down the home stretch getting up on the wire to win in a photo by a nose from The Perfect Day with Mystery Boy three quarters of a length back in third. The winner is owned by Mb Stables.
Time: :47 1:103 1:351 1:48
Race returns.
$2 Mutuel Prices:
| 9 – Dial It In | 20.50 | 8.70 | 6.80 |
| 12 – The Perfect Day | 5.50 | 4.90 | |
| 3 – Mystery Boy | 6.90 |
$1 Exacta: 9 – 12 Paid 105.20
$1 Trifecta: 9 – 12 – 3 Paid 412.20
How they ran.
Dial It In stalked the leaders four lengths off the pace the made good headway down the home stretch getting up on the wire to win in a photo by a nose.
The Perfect Day started and raced at the back of the field then made fast headway down the home stretch going head to head with the winner to the wire only to lose out in a photo to finish second.
Mystery Boy settled near the rear then ran on strongly to finish third.
Rising Light close up in mid pack then ran on to finish fourth.
Red Leaf started in fifth then improved position to take the lead in the home stretch only to stay on at one pace being passed in the final furlong dropping back to dead heat for fifth.
Out Of Line broke in fourth and improved position into second only to drop back to dead heat for fifth.
Hollywood Ballet broke in second then improved position to lead the field by a length only to drop back through the field being passed by the fast finisher to drop back and finish seventh being beaten by the winner by a length and half.
One City settled near the rear then ran on but no better that his finishing position of eight.
Bright Castle started in tenth and dropped back into thirteenth then ran on past beaten horses to finish ninth.
Electric Pip mid pack early stay on at one pace dropping back thought the field to finish tenth.
My Nero mid pack early in eight weakened back to finish eleventh.
Mission To Tugela broke out in front then just went backwards to finish twelfth.
Brain Power started in third then just went backwards to finish thirteenth.
Plumes never in the race started in eleventh and just went backwards to finish last of the fourteen runners.
Congratulations to Mb Stables.
The Englishman.
Categories: Grade I, STAKES ARTICLES
