Nooni © Benoit Photo

JUAN HERNANDEZ (Nooni, winner) – “She was really comfortable. She was really quick out of the gate. I had to push her a little at the end, but we did it. I asked her to run around the quarter pole and she switched leads and picked it up really well. You know, she gave me another good breath and she took another good step. It’s only her second race but she looks really good so far. Can’t wait to see how she improves.”

BOB BAFFERT (Nooni, winner) – “When you’re on the inside like that you have to go. I was hoping they wouldn’t be battling each other. They went fast early but I like the way Nooni kept on going. I haven’t really trained her that hard but she’s just got real class.  2-year-old, second out, you don’t know how they’re going to respond to the dirt but these are nice fillies.”

FRACTIONS:  :21.87  :44.90  :57.42  1:10.41

The stakes win was the third of the meet for rider Hernandez and his second (Elm Drive, 2021) in the Sorrento. He now has 47 stakes wins at Del Mar. 

The stakes win was the second of the meet for trainer Baffert and his eighth in the Sorrento. He now has a Del Mar leading 170 stakes wins at the seaside oval. 

The winning owner is Zedan Racing Stables, which is the nom du course for Amr F. Zedan, a Saudi Arabian businessman who is headquartered in Lexington, KY.