Del Mar
Andesh joins D'Amato stable, targets Oceanside Stakes
Shigeki Kikkawa Phil D'Amato has taken over the stable of Mike Mitchell, who is the all-time leader in wins at Del Mar.
Andesh, an Irish-bred colt who finished second to Mendelssohn in a maiden race last year, recently joined trainer Phil D’Amato’s stable and is scheduled to have his American debut in the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes for 3-year-olds on turf at Del Mar on July 18.
Andesh has one win in five starts, having won a maiden race on the all-weather surface at Dundalk Racecourse in Ireland last October. River Boyne, a two-time stakes winner on turf at Santa Anita this year, finished fourth in that race.
Andesh, by Medicean, was previously trained by Michael Halford.
Mendelssohn won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf last November and the United Arab Emirates Derby in Dubai in March.
