Tamarando, with legendary jockey Russell Baze aboard, unleashed a powerful rally in the furlongs of the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields to defeat Dance With Fate by a half-length.
Winner of the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) and Real Quiet Stakes as a two-year-old, Tamarando entered the El Camino Real Derby off of a runner-up finish in the California Cup Derby at Santa Anita on dirt. Switching back to a synthetic track, over which his greatest success has come, Tamarando was content to trail the field early on, albeit just five lengths behind as longshot I'll Wrap It Up led the way through fractions of :24.40, :49.73, and 1:13.98. Enterprising and Dance With Fate were his closest pursuers, followed by Craftsman, Infosec, Icy Ride, and Tamarando.
As the field made their way toward the homestretch, Tamarando began to advance on the far outside, but still had plenty left to do at the top of the stretch as Enterprising and Dance With Fate moved up to take command of the lead. Passing the eighth pole, the two leaders were separated by just a head, with Tamarando another length behind. But in the final furlong, Tamarando found enough in reserve to get up and edge Dance With Fate for the victory, hitting the wire in 1:51.23 seconds for nine furlongs. In demonstration of how well the top two finishers ran, the final furlong was clocked in a remarkable :11.36 seconds.
Enterprising held on to be third, 2 1/4 lengths behind Dance With Fate and one length clear of Puppy Manners. Infosec, Icy Ride, Craftsman, and I'll Wrap It Up completed the order of finish.
Tamarando is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams, who also bred the dark bay son of Bertrando - Tamarack Bay (by Dehere). For his victory, Tamarando earned $120,000, plus 10 Kentucky Derby qualification points. He has now compiled an overall record of four wins, two seconds, and three thirds from 10 starts, with earnings of $625,120. His next start is expected to come in the $550,000 Spiral Stakes (gr. III) at Turfway Park on March 22nd.
-Keelerman
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