Issues performed out simply as coach Mark Glatt hoped they might for Mi Hermano Ramon within the $203,500 Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) Nov. 30 at Del Mar.
The 4-year-old Inventive Trigger gelding, making his third begin after a 14-month layoff, sat again by means of the early phases of the 1 1/16 miles of agency turf, cut up rivals to problem for the lead turning into the lane and held on for a half-length victory.Mi Hermano Ramon, ch, 4/g
Inventive Trigger — Sassy Suances, by Suances (GB)
Proprietor: Crimson Baron’s Barn LLC or Rancho Temescal LLC
Breeder: Crimson Baron’s Barn (KY)
Coach: Mark Glatt
Jockey: Hector Isaac Berrios
Data offered by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Inventive Trigger stands at Marjorie Farms for $6,000 (2025).
East Coast invader Redistricting , the 3-2 favourite, made a late run from final within the 12-horse discipline however simply missed. Astronomer and Easter crammed out the superfecta slots, a neck and a nostril farther in arrears.
Mi Hermano Ramon completed in 1:41.07 below Hector Berrios and Glatt mentioned the hassle match the sample he laid out for the rider.
“He is gonna run his race,” the coach mentioned. “He is gonna fall again. I simply advised him (Berrios) that he isn’t a horse that may quicken actual rapidly so simply attempt to preserve him within the clear. Do not lose any momentum.Join BloodHorse Each day
“In case you can, get a visit the place you retain him within the clear, as a result of as soon as he will get going, he comes fairly good. However he cannot sit in a pocket after which kick like numerous actually good turf horses can.”
Mi Hermano Ramon returned from the bench with a fifth-place end in a Del Mar allowance elective claimer Aug. 29, then completed second to Sumter within the Lure Stakes Oct. 19, crushed only a neck. Sumter confirmed the best way within the Seabiscuit below Mike Smith however light to beat simply considered one of his 11 rivals.
“I feel third race off the bench is often the horse’s finest,” Glatt mentioned. “The house owners are terrific … They do not hesitate after I inform them these horses want a break. It is a credit score to them to present the horse the time that he wanted.
“He ran a bit of flat first time again. Possibly he simply wanted the race. Thought we had him prepared and he was a bit of flat that day. Fired actual large within the Lure. A bit of cleaner journey and he may need gained. So we had been tremendous assured going into as we speak. Simply along with his fashion, to get the suitable journey and Hector put a fantastic trip on him.
“So he received a fantastic journey and a fantastic trip and we received the W.”
Mi Hermano Ramon was bred by Crimson Baron’s Barn and races for Crimson Baron and Rancho Temescal. Out of the Suances mare Sassy Suances, he’s the ninth graded winner for sire Inventive Trigger. Inventive Trigger will stand the 2025 season for $6,000 at Marjorie Farms in Texas.
The shut second for Redistricting was an enormous enchancment during the last California journey undertaken by the Kingman gelding. In that, the Chad Brown trainee was racing in the course of the sphere within the 2023 Hollywood Derby (G1T) when he lugged out and was pulled up by jockey Joel Rosario on the prime of the stretch.
He walked off the monitor however then was out of motion for almost 10 months, returning to complete second with a traffic-troubled journey within the Knickerbocker Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack Oct. 13.
Astronomer, who additionally got here from off the tempo, has but to win a graded race and completed fifth within the 2023 Seabiscuit.
Video: Seabiscuit H. (G2T)
