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White Abarrio Will Run In Pacific Classic
White Abarrio Will Run In Pacific Classic originally appeared on Paulick Report. Multiple Grade 1 winner White Abarrio will make his next start in the G1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 30, reports Daily Racing Form.'I think the pace setup will be more favorable to him,' part-owner Mark Cornett explained to DRF's David Grening about the decision to point to the Pacific Classic, rather than the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Aug. 31 at Saratoga. 'They've got a long run going into the first turn, and he gets an out over the surface.' The 10-furlong Pacific Classic is a 'Win and You're In' for the Breeders' Cup Classic, which will be run over the same course and distance on Nov. told the publication that White Abarrio will remain in California to prepare for this year's Breeders' Cup after the Pacific Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride White Abarrio in the Pacific Classic if he does not have any other commitments on Aug. 30; if Ortiz is unavailable, White Abarrio will be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Cornett told Grening. White Abarrio comes into the Pacific Classic after back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the G1 Whitney and G1 Met Mile, both at Saratoga. The 6-year-old son of Race Day won this year's G1 Pegasus World Cup and the 2023 Breeders' Cup more at This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
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03-08-2025
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Millionaire Be Your Best Headlines Beverly D.
Millionaire Be Your Best Headlines Beverly D. originally appeared on Paulick Report. With more than $1 million in lifetime earnings, Michael J. Ryan's Irish-bred Be Your Best headlines the $500,000 Beverly D. (G2), one of three graded turf stakes slated for Colonial Downs' Festival of Racing Day on Saturday. Since joining the barn of Saffie Joseph Jr., Be Your Best has won four of her six starts, all graded stakes, the Gamely (G1) gate-to-wire May 25 at Santa Anita Park in her most recent start. She kicked off her 5-year-old campaign with an impressive stalk-and-pounce score in the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Tabbed as the 9-5 morning line favorite in a field of six, Be Your Best will be guided from post 2 by Tyler Gaffalione. Chief among her competition for the 1 3/16-mile test is Jane Bacharach, William De Burgh, and Richard Schatz's Duvet Day. The Irish-bred trained by Mike McCarthy concluded her 5-year-old campaign with a win in the Cardinal (G3) at Churchill Downs last November. After getting her 6-year-old campaign going in the Mint Julep (G3), Duvet Day ran a strong second to Pin Up Betty going nine furlongs in the Anchorage at Churchill Downs. 'She seems to be in the best form of her career, numbers-wise,' McCarthy said. 'It's a big ask to run in a prestigious race like (the Beverly D.), but it's always nice to be able to participate in those kinds of races.' Drawing post 6, Duvet Day will have Hall of Fame jockey john Velazquez in the irons. Also exiting the Mint Julep and Anchorage, Domeyko Taylor's Charlene's Dream looms as a serious threat to win the Beverly D. Trained by Ed Moger Jr., Charlene's Dream earned her fourth added-money score this spring at Pimlico in the Gallorette (G3) on the Preakness undercard. Javier Castellano takes the call aboard the 4-year-old who drew post 4. Another logical contender is Cayton Park Stud's South Africa-bred Beach Bomb, who ran second to She Feels Pretty last out in the New York Stakes (G1) at Saratoga for trainer Graham Motion. Here is the complete field for the $500,000 Beverly D. (G2) from the rail out with jockey, trainer and morning line odds: Chick's Shadow (Jose E. Lopez, Angel Rodriguez, 15-1); Be Your Best (Gaffalione, Joseph Jr., 9-5); Beach Bomb (Luis Saez, Motion, 4-1); Charlene's Dream (Castellano, Moger Jr., 7-2); Spanish Eyes (Ben Curtis, Brendan Walsh, 9-2); and Duvet Day (Velazquez, McCarthy, 3-1). This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 3, 2025, where it first appeared.