Iron Fist will take a shot in Futurity
DEL MAR, Calif. – Om would have been the favorite in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity on closing day Wednesday, but a minor setback will keep him out. As a result, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said he will take a shot in the race with Iron Fist, who is winless after two starts but was second to Om in a maiden race here Aug. 9.
“That was one of the considerations, that Dan Hendricks’s colt isn’t running,” Hollendorfer said, referring to Om. “The horse is doing well, and if we waited until Santa Anita’s fall meeting, that would be a long time to just keep training him.”
Hollendorfer said Mike Smith would be named to ride Iron Fist, a son of Tapit who cost $1.55 million as a yearling.
The likely Futurity favorite is Skyway, the winner of the Grade 2 Best Pal on Aug. 3.