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<\/p>\nThe Argentine champion scored a front-running demolition at Del Mar, carving out scorching fractions and finishing with style<\/p>\n
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Full Serrano Was a Steamroller at Del Mar \/ BENOIT PHOTO<\/p>\n
The immense anticipation surrounding\u00a0Full Serrano\u2019s return to the races was answered in spectacular fashion by the Argentine star, who shook off 10 months on the sidelines with a commanding victory in Monday\u2019s second race at Del Mar, an optional claiming allowance for\u00a0$100,000\u00a0with\u00a0$82,000\u00a0to the winner.<\/p>\n
Over the same mile on the main track where he had bid farewell in early November 2024, lifting the\u00a0Breeders\u2019 Cup Dirt Mile (G1)\u00a0trophy in breathtaking fashion, the\u00a0Full Mast\u00a0colt asserted total control over the four rivals who ultimately challenged him, rekindling dreams of more high-profile achievements.<\/p>\n
Although he didn\u2019t face a lineup of superstars, a couple of solid contenders tested him\u2014but what stood out most was the way the dark bay, bred by\u00a0Haras Gran Mu\u00f1eca, executed his performance. Sent off as the heavy favorite, he took a few strides to find his rhythm, assumed the lead along the rail, and then dictated the race.<\/p>\n
Relentless from start to finish, he covered the opening 400 meters in\u00a022.14 seconds, the 800 in a blistering\u00a045.30, and 1,200 meters in\u00a01:09.71, establishing early on that the win would not slip away.<\/p>\n
Turning into the stretch, jockey\u00a0Juan Hern\u00e1ndez\u00a0gauged his response and gradually eased him into a finishing gear, cruising the final furlong and a half to an emphatic\u00a07\u00bc-length victory\u00a0in a sensational\u00a01:35.11, with a complementary fraction for the 1,400 meters of\u00a01:22.19.<\/p>\n
American Admiral (American Pharoah)\u00a0finished second, with\u00a0Packs a Wahlop (Creative Cause)\u00a0a neck back in third;\u00a0Two Rivers Over (Tamarkuz)\u00a0was fourth, 20 lengths further back, while\u00a0Il Bellator (Shackleford)\u00a0broke down in the stretch, prompting a lengthy inquiry before stewards ruled the incident was caused by interference.\u00a0Ghazaaly (Curlin)\u00a0did not start.<\/p>\n
Full Serrano, who returned\u00a0$2.20\u00a0to win, earned\u00a0$49,200, and according to trainer\u00a0John Sadler, he is likely to race once more\u2014at\u00a0Santa Anita Park\u2014before tackling a new challenge in the\u00a0Breeders\u2019 Cup, health permitting. The\u00a0Classic (G1, 1\u00bc miles)\u00a0remains the primary target, though a repeat bid in the\u00a0Dirt Mile (G1)\u00a0is also on the table.<\/p>\n
Owned by\u00a0Hronis Racing, Full Serrano debuted in the U.S. just over a year ago with a conditional victory, then stepped up to the\u00a0Pacific Classic (G1), finishing a close second to\u00a0Mixto (Good Magic).<\/p>\n
A minor physical setback delayed his next start until the\u00a0Dirt Mile, where he delivered a front-running triumph, only to be sidelined again by a more serious injury\u2014until now.<\/p>\n
Winner of the\u00a0Cl\u00e1sico Tresiete (L)\u00a0on the turf at\u00a0Hip\u00f3dromo de San Isidro, Full Serrano returned in the best possible way, sending a surge of excitement through South American racing fans eager to see him wear the\u00a0Breeders\u2019 Cupcolors again.<\/p>\n
The champion returned like a champion, and South American\u2014and particularly Argentine\u2014turf fans are already dreaming of seeing him shine once more in the violet silks of the Breeders\u2019 Cup. Full Serrano is a great horse. With health on his side, there is no limit to what he can achieve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Argentine champion scored a front-running demolition at Del Mar, carving out scorching fractions and finishing with style…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[3004,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-107958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-racing","tag-racing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}