Del Mar maiden winner Tatters to Riches ships for work

DEL MAR, Calif. – Tatters to Riches, the stylish winner of a maiden race in his debut at Del Mar on July 29, had a daylong road trip on Tuesday.

Trainer Jeff Mullins shipped the colt to the nearby San Luis Rey Downs training center for a half-mile workout in 47 seconds flat. Mullins said he chose to work Tatters to Riches at San Luis Rey Downs as opposed to Del Mar.

“It’s been loose and deep,” he said of Del Mar’s main track. “We’ve had a few soft-tissue injuries.

“We shipped him out yesterday morning and brought him back.”

The training center is about 30 miles from Del Mar, in northern San Diego County.

Owned by Red Baron’s Stable and Rancho Temescal, Tatters to Riches is a leading candidate for the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity at seven furlongs on Sept. 4, if Mullins and his clients choose that race. There is the option of starting in a stakes on another circuit, but Mullins stopped short of announcing race plans on Wednesday morning.

“We’re getting him ready to do something,” he said. “We might do some traveling.”