10th-Del Mar, $77,500, Msw, 8-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57.42, fm, 1 3/4 lengths.
QUEEN MAXIMA (f, 3, Bucchero–Corfu Lady, by Corfu), off at a firming 5.70-1 while making a belated first trip to the races, overcame a couple of spots of adversity to post an extremely impressive victory in the Saturday finale at Del Mar. Drawn the fence, the $40,000 OBS June graduate bombed the start and was clearly last early before making some ground to be about midfield into the turn. Traveling strongly and full of run passing the five-sixteenths, but in need of room as the field neared the stretch, the chestnut bided her time, was pointed at daylight leaving the eighth pole and exploded through a hole to score by good 2 1/2 lengths over Blissterinthesun (Mitole). Her dam's first foal, the winner has an unraced half-brother named Florida Chrome (Gunnevera). Sales History: $40,000 2yo '23 OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Irving Ventures LLC and Michelle Arthur; B-Saul Rosas (FL); T-Jeff Mullins.
On debut #1 QUEEN MAXIMA ($13.40) by Bucchero tips out and rallies between horses before pulling away to easily win the finale at Del Mar. @LugoJr gets his second win on the day, this time aboard for @Jmullinsracing. pic.twitter.com/6HixTW06BY
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Check out the drone view of #1 QUEEN MAXIMA getting thru traffic to win the finale at Del Mar with @LugoJr aboard.
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