Diamond Bachelor Could be a Good One for Biancone

Diamond Bachelor created a bit of a stir around the track when the 2-year-old son of War Front cruised to a 3 ¼-length career debut victory in Thursday’s fifth race, a one mile maiden event on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.        

“He has created a stir around the stable with his training in the morning,” trainer Patrick Biancone said. “It cost quite a bit of money ($570,000) to buy him in the 2-year-old sale (Barretts March) and from there I put him in the program at Pegasus Farm to get him ready for Del Mar and everything has gone well.

“I think he is really a two-turn horse, that’s why I ran him at a mile for his first race. And we’re going to stay two-turns on the turf with him. If everything goes right, we’re going to go with him in the Oak Tree (Juvenile Turf, $100,000, Wednesday, September 4) the mile race.”

Diamond Bachelor is owned by Diamond 100 Racing Club LLC.

Barn Backs Apprentice To Runner-Up

Apprentice jockey Brayan Pena, a 23-year-old native of Guatemala, almost made the most of an opportunity when he finished second on Sophie’s Secret, a half-length behind Beautiful Spirit and Mario Gutierrez, in Friday’s eighth race.

“He has worked for me for three or four years and we decided to give him a shot in the afternoon,” trainer John Sadler said. “He was a little heavy before, but his weight’s down now.

“I think the whole barn (crew) went over to the front side to cheer him on. He ran a good second so we’ll see (about later opportunities).”

Trakus Fact For Friday

After a slow start, Belle de Lune rallied with a final quarter which was 0.61 seconds faster than winner Tasty Treat in Friday’s Daisycutter Handicap. Belle de Lune was faster that the winner in the last furlong by 0.44 seconds. Belle de Lune also covered roughly 18 feet more than Tasty Treat, which equates to roughly 2.1 lengths. The final official margin was just 1 ¾ lengths.