Del Mar: Mi Hermano Ramón, Will Then take undercard stakes

Mi Hermano Ramón captured the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap, and fellow outsider Will Then won the Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3) on Saturday’s next-to-last day of racing during the fall season at Del Mar.

Owned by Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal, Mi Hermano Ramón came running hard late under Héctor Berrios to take down honors in the $203,500 Seabiscuit at 1 1/16 miles on the turf. The gelded son of Creative Cause covered the distance in 1:41.07 and returned $24.80 to his backers.

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Mi Hermano Ramón is trained by veteran Mark Glatt, who may have used the score to put a check on his quest to be leading trainer at a Del Mar meet for the first time.

Redistricting, the 3-2 favorite, had to take the overland route and finished fastest before running out of turf course. He was a neck better than Astronomer.

Mi Hermano Ramón picked up a check for $120,000 and pushed his bankroll to $321,480. It was the 4-year-old’s first graded-stakes victory.

Will Then hits front in stretch, takes Durante

Augustin Stables’ Will Then swept to the lead in the stretch and went on to a handy 2 1/4-length victory in the 34th running of the Durante for 2-year-old fillies.

The result in the $103,000 race was the third straight autumn turf win for the connections of breeder-owner George Strawbridge Jr., jockey Vincent Cheminaud and trainer Jonathan Thomas. They combined to capture the Red Carpet (G3) on Sunday and the Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) on Friday.

Will Then, a daughter of War of Will, ran the one mile on turf in 1:36.46 and returned $23.00 to her backers.

Casalu, who finished second, had three-quarters of a length on third-plcae Resolve. Eleven horses ran in the race after betting favorite Supa Speed was scratched for an incident in the starting gate.

Will Then earned a first prize of $60,000 and increased her earnings to $92,571. The Durante was her first stakes tally and second victory in only her third start.