Conclude rallies to upset Classical Cat in $100K Oceanside Stakes, denying trainer Doug O'Neill his fourth win of the day
Attendance: 21,733, topping last season’s opening day sellout of 21,682.Asked how he was doing, Marston replied: “I haven’t placed a bet yet, but I’m down around 45 and I’m feeling pretty good.”“I’m from Arizona,” Marston said. “It’s 118 over there right now.”
“He broke really well, perfect,” Berrios said of Conclude. “I was in a good spot right away and when I took a hold, he just let me. We waited and waited and then when I asked him to go, he went for it.“When he opened up a length or two at the top of the lane, I thought he was the horse,” said D’Amato, who won the Oceanside on Opening Day a year ago with Balnikhov.
Opening Day got off to a popular start when Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith won the first race for O’Neill aboard Settecento . That also set the stage for the day as favorites scored only two wins.Smith and Berrios each won two races. Smith also scored with Sir Atticus in the ninth while Berrios scored his second win aboard the favored Twist in the finale.
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