On the Whim © Benoit Photo

ABEL CEDILLO (On the Whim, winner) – “He didn’t break that well, but we got a good spot and I got him to relax. He was going easy; I just left him alone. The fractions weren’t that fast. Then he had it when it came time. A good race for him. I’m loving winning races again. So good to be back at Del Mar. I love it here. 

DEAN PEDERSON (On the Whim, winner) – “I told him (Abel Cedillo), with the rail, you have to run away from there. The main thing was the horse relaxed for him. He was tracking a horse coming out of sprint races so you weren’t going to try to go head-and-head with him. The only chance you had was to run him down in the last eighth if you have enough horse and it worked to our advantage.”

FRACTIONS:  :24.08  :47.99  1:11.57  1:35.44  1:41.44

The stakes win was the first of the meet for rider Cedillo and his first in the California Dreamin’. He now has 14 stakes wins at Del Mar. 

The stakes win was the first of the meet for trainer Pederson, but his third in the California Dreamin’. He now has four stakes wins at Del Mar. 

The winning owner is Harris Farms, run by John Harris of Sanger, CA.