The Grade 2 Eddie Read Stakes is the feature race at Del Mar on Sunday, July 26, with a $250,000 purse for three-year-olds and up going 1 1/8 miles on the turf course.
Race Overview
- Race: Grade 2 Eddie Read Stakes
- Track: Del Mar
- Distance: 1 1/8 miles (turf)
- Purse: $250,000
- Post Time: 9:10 p.m. ET
Pace Analysis
Cabo Spirit projects as the lone confirmed front-runner and could find himself on an uncontested lead under Mike Smith.
Post time favorite Formidable Man can be placed anywhere and figures to chase moderate fractions.
Mondego is capable of working out a forwardly placed trip from an inner post.
Horse-by-Horse Analysis
#1 Astronomer (20-1)
Astronomer has not won a race since the Golden Mile at Del Mar in 2021 and his winless streak stands at 20 races.
He is capable of getting into a forward position from the inside post but he probably won’t be around at the end.
#2 Mondego (8-1)
Mondego enters off a victory in the Grade 2 Charles Whittingham (May 2), and he captured the Grade 3 San Marcos in February.
Although those wins came at longer distances, his positional speed gives him a chance to make an impact if he handles the cutback.
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