Saturday, November 9, 2019

THE SON OF BOAT TRIP PAYS $32 TO WIN

Berkeley, Calif. (November 9, 2019)-The California-bred gelding Bettor Trip Nick went right to the lead and never looked back, sustaining a clear lead throughout to win $50,000 Golden Nugget Stakes for 2-year-old sprinters at Golden Gate Fields. The victory gave freshman sire Boat Trip his first stakes winner as a stallion. Bettor Trip Nick went off as the 15-1 fifth choice in the wagering.

After breaking alertly from the gate, Bettor Trip Nick was able to established a clear lead up the backstretch. He maintained a comfortable advantage until the wire, holding off a late challenge from runner up finisher Doc Tommy. Bettor Trip Nick won the six-furlong contest by a half-length.

“At the 3/16ths pole I knew we had a lot of horse,” said winning jockey Catalino Martinez, who was all smiles in the winner’s circle. “He tried hard. He’s a little champion!”

Trainer Bill Delia was equally as pleased.

“I told Catalino, ‘Get him out of the gate and see what happens. They might hand you the lead.’ And they did,” said Delia. “Everybody loves to win and we’re sure happy about this one today.”

Fore Left, a Southern California shipper from the Doug O’Neill barn, went off as the co 7-5 favorite with local allowance winner No Longer Silent. Both runners stalked Bettor Trip Nick early before finishing third and last, respectively. Blaisin ‘Eamon completed the superfecta while Call Me Peppy finished fifth.

With the stakes victory, Bettor Trip Nick improved his overall record to 3 wins from 4 career starts, with career earnings of $65,180 dollars. Trainer Bill Delia, Ray Pagano and Gary Oetman co-own Bettor Trip Nick, who stopped the clock for three-quarters of a mile in 1:09.35 seconds.

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