Del Mar
Acclimate likely for Hollywood Turf Cup
Emily Shields Acclimate, who finished ninth in the Breeders' Cup Turf, is being pointed to the Nov. 29 Hollywood Turf Cup.
DEL MAR, Calif. – Trainer Phil D’Amato said that Acclimate, who was ninth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf last Saturday, will be pointed to the Grade 2, $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup going 1 1/2 miles here on Nov. 29. He won the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap going 1 3/8 miles on turf this past summer.
Acclimate was one of three horses D’Amato ran in the Breeders’ Cup. He said that Bowies Hero, who was fifth in the Mile after capturing the Grade 1 Shadwell Mile, “will get 45 days of paddock rest, and then we’ll look to campaign him next year.”
Mirth, who was sixth in the Filly and Mare Turf after her upset win in the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive, “will stay in light training and point for a campaign next year,” D’Amato said.
