When coach John Sadler gave Joel Rosario instructions on riding Accelerate in The TVG Pacific Classic at The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, he said that Joel must”ride him just like he was the best horse in the race.”
And Rosario surely did.
After breaking gradually, Rosario patiently tracked the leaders settled back in third. But entering the far turn, he understood Lookin at Lucky’s 5-year-old son was loaded and let him roll.
Accelerate opened up at will and surged 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.
With his third Grade 1 victory of this season, Accelerate stamped himself as king of the west coast and improved his record to 8-5-5 from 20 begins and now boasts $2.3 million in earnings. As the 2/5 favorite, Accelerate paid $2.80 to win and also insured the 1-1/4 mile space in a final period of 2:01.83 on a course labeled as quickly.
This was the Pacific Classic win for Sadler and he was concerned Accelerate jockey, about Rosario. After routine rider Victor Espinoza was injured in a training accident on July 22, rosario picked up the bracket. Espinoza fractured a vertebra in his neck and will be sidelined indefinitely. Sadler’s worries were unfounded, as Rosario wound up winning four races and rode Accelerate to perfection.
The Accelerate of hronis Racing became just the next horse in history to win The Gold Cup, The Santa Anita Handicap and The Pacific Classic in one season, joining Game On Dude and Lava Man’s company. Bred in Kentucky, Accelerate was a 380,000 purchase at the Keeneland September sale and had a banner 2018 season, compiling 4 wins from 5 efforts. Accelerate earned every bit of his expense paid ticket to The Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 3.
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