Tatters to Riches © Benoit Photo

TYLER BAZE (Tatters to Riches, winner) – “Felt good; felt real good. He broke sharp and put me right where I wanted to be. So much credit to Jeff (trainer Jeff Mullins) and the guys at the barn. They’ve spent a lot of time getting this horse right. Now he’s a dream.  I hope he keeps on going and becomes a real dream horse. He could. It’s been an unbelievable summer for me (this was his 21st win of the meet).  Craig (agent Craig O’Bryan) has been working hard and I’ve been busting my fanny and it’s all going great.”

KENT DESORMEAUX (Afleet Ascent, second) – “He ran hard.  The winner must be real good.”

DRAYDEN VAN DYKE (Shivermetimbers, third) – “The break wasn’t the best, but no real excuses. We got outrun.”

JEFF MULLINS, (Tatters to Riches, winner) – “He’s a big, long-striding horse and we always knew that sprinting wasn’t going to be his game and two turns would be better for him. But we were excited about this race. I wish we would have had more time (between races) but it didn’t work out that way. It’s a feeling of accomplishment and relief both. A horse coming off that long a layoff and running twice in 23 days is a little worrisome. But hopefully he comes out of it OK and we can map out his next spot.”

Tatters to Riches was off from September of 2017 to this month due to a chip in a rear ankle.

FRACTIONS:  :23.49  :47.58  1:12.11  1:24.36  1:36.94

The stakes win was the sixth of the meet and second (Accelerate, 2016) in the Shared Belief for rider Baze. He now has 36 stakes wins at Del Mar.

The stakes win was the second of the meet and second (Excess Summer, 2003) in the Shared Belief for trainer Mullins. He now has 20 stakes wins at Del Mar.

The ownership group on Tatters to Riches consists of the Red Baron’s Barn of Jed Cohen of Los Angeles and Rancho Temescal’s Tim Cohen of Piru, CA. They are father (Jed) and son (Tim). Earlier in the meet they won the La Jolla Handicap with River Boyne.