Zatter, St. Patrick's Day may meet again in Del Mar Futurity

DEL MAR, Calif. – Zatter and St. Patrick’s Day, who ran one-two in their debuts in a strong six-furlong race for maiden 2-year-olds on Sunday, both are under serious consideration for the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity going seven furlongs on closing day, Sept. 4, trainer Bob Baffert said Monday.

Zatter, by Midnight Lute, is owned by the Zayat Stables of Ahmed and Justin Zayat, who owned American Pharaoh, the 2015 Triple Crown winner who is the older full brother of St. Patrick’s Day.

“I put them in together because if I wanted to give them a chance to run in the Futurity, they had to run yesterday,” Baffert said. “Zatter, he really gets over the ground. He’s fast. St. Patrick’s Day, he wants to go further. He was down inside, and he could have easily given it up. He ran really well.”

American Pharoah lost his debut, then returned to win the 2014 Del Mar Futurity in his second start.