When trainer John Sadler gave Joel Rosario instructions on riding Accelerate in The TVG Pacific Classic in The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, he mentioned that Joel should”ride him like he was the best horse in the race.”
And Rosario did.
Rosario settled in third patiently tracked the leaders after breaking gradually. But entering the far turn, he understood the 5-year-old son of Lookin at Lucky was loaded and let him roll.
Accelerate opened up to some stunning 12-1/2 length romp in the Grade 1, $ 1 million occasion at will and jumped by pacesetter Roman Rosso. Pavel made a bid in the lane but had to settle for second. Prime Attraction hung on for Roman Rosso and third party.
With his third Grade 1 victory of this season, Accelerate stamped himself as king of the west shore and improved his record to 8-5-5 from 20 begins and today boasts $2.3 million in earnings. As the 2/5 favorite, Accelerate paid $2.80 to win and insured the 1-1/4 mile space in a last period of 2:01.83 on a course labeled as fast.
This was the Pacific Classic win for Sadler and that he was concerned the new jockey of Accelerate, about Rosario. The mount was picked up by rosario after routine rider Victor Espinoza was injured in a training accident on July 22. Espinoza fractured a vertebra in his neck and will be sidelined indefinitely. Sadler’s concerns were unfounded, as Rosario wound up winning four races on the card and rode Accelerate to perfection.
The Accelerate of hronis Racing became the next horse to win The Gold Cup The Santa Anita Handicap and The Pacific Classic joining the company of Game On Dude and Lava Man. Bred in Kentucky, Accelerate had a banner 2018 season and was a $380,000 purchase at the Keeneland September sale, compiling 4 wins. Accelerate earned every bit of his all expense paid ticket to The Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 3.
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