St Anthony points to Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar

St Anthony will have his first appearance in a stakes in Southern California in the $100,000 Oceanside on July 22 at Del Mar after winning his stakes debut in Sunday’s $75,900 Alcatraz for 3-year-olds at a mile on turf at Golden Gate Fields, trainer Neil Drysdale said.

The Oceanside Stakes is run at a mile on turf for 3-year-olds and is the top race on opening day of the Del Mar summer meeting.

Ridden by Pedro Terrero, St Anthony ($7) closed from sixth in a field of seven in the final furlong of the Alcatraz Stakes to win by three-quarters of a length over 2-1 Highland Ghost, who set the pace. St Anthony was timed in 1:37.35 and earned a 78 Beyer Speed Figure.

“He showed good acceleration,” Drysdale said. “He’s learning how to run.”

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Owned and bred by Alice Bamford, St Anthony has won 2 of 6 starts and earned $73,040. By Noble Mission, St Anthony won a maiden special weight race at a mile on the synthetic main track at Golden Gate Fields in March in his third start and was later fifth and fourth in allowance races on turf at Santa Anita in April and early May.

The Oceanside is restricted to nonwinners of $50,000 in first-place purses in a stakes at a mile or longer in 2022. St Anthony earned $45,000 for the win in the Alcatraz.