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Old 07-22-2018, 10:58 AM   #11
lone speed
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all the early speed scratched..

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DEL MARCalif– Before the San Diego Handicap on Saturday at Del Martrainer John Sadler called Catalina Cruiser “the best horse nobody knows about.” 
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Blood Horse article:

Sometimes things just work out.

When an allowance race didn't fill for Hronis Racing's undefeated but inexperienced Catalina Cruiser, trainer John Sadler entered three in the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (G2), with the headliner—or so it seemed, at the time—multiple grade 1 winner Accelerate.

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But he didn't want to run Accelerate against his younger but still unproven stablemate, so the headliner, along with third-stringer Curlin Rules, were scratched.

The only horse carrying the green and white Hronis silks July 21 at Del Mar was Catalina Cruiser, the strapping chestnut son of Union Rags , and he carried them well.

He took command early in the 1 1/16-mile test scratched down to a field of five, dictated the pace through the final turn under jockey Drayden Van Dyke, and surged home in the stretch to win by 6 3/4 lengths over grade 2 winner Dr. Dorr.

"This horse's nickname was 'the best horse nobody knows about,'" Sadler said. "And then today we changed it to 'the next big thing.' We've loved this horse from day one. He's shown us a lot—a lot—of potential. We've had to be patient with him, but today he showed us what we thought he could do."
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