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segesta Gained Grade 1, $300,000 matriarchal stakes Sunday’s race at Del Mar gave coach Chad Brown his seventh win within the final 9 of the race.
A four-year-old daughter of champion Ghost Zapper, the homebred Juddmonte was paced by jockey Flavien Prat and accelerated within the straight to win by 2 1/4 lengths. She accomplished the turf mile in 1:35.60, paying the favourite $5.40.
Brown has gained 22 stakes races in 12 fall meets at Del Mar. The win was Platt’s second with Matriarch, following his win in 2022 with Regal Glory, skilled by Brown. Juddmonte additionally gained the 2020 version with Viadella, who was skilled by Brown.
In Our Time, owned by Resolute Racing/Miller Racing, completed second by three-quarters of a size over Ag Barrett, owned by Nguyen and Tran.
Segesta earned $180,000 for his win, bringing his lifetime earnings to $1,190,275. All of her begins had been on grass, bettering her file to 4-for-11 at bat.
