Thought Process (Collected) held her ground in the stretch of the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes to secure her first career black-type.
Third on debut July 27 when sprinting on the main track, the chestnut found grass to her liking less than a month later, breaking her maiden Aug. 17 when stretched out to a mile and flopped to the turf for the first time. On the back of that performance, which garnered her a Beyer of 82, the betting public crowned her the 2-5 favorite and she did not disappoint.
Rating off the pace of :23.12, :47.37, and 1:11.27, Thought Process came off the fence passing the three-eighths and had the longtime pacesetter ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Casalu (Caracaro) firmly in her sights, taking over quickly when turned loose in the lane. Spurting clear as the closers came calling, she was two lengths in front of Supa Speed (Justify), who claimed second, and Sea Runner (Gun Runner) held on for third.
“She does things real easy. Has a great mind on her and that helps. And Hector [Berrios] has given her some very nice rides,” said Philip D’Amato. “We got a nice ground-saving trip and Hector was able to angle out and run down the horse on the lead and not look back. She’s definitely going in the right direction and hopefully toward the Breeders’ Cup.”
The victress is her dam’s first to make the races and the second offspring to reach racing age. Creative Thinking, who won the Listed Keertana Overnight Stakes in her day, has since produced a yearling colt by Win Win Win. She was bred to Roadster for 2025. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
DEL MAR JUVENILE FILLIES TURF S., $103,000, Del Mar, 9-7, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.06, fm.
1–THOUGHT PROCESS, 122, f, 2, by Collected
1st Dam: Creative Thinking (SW-USA, SP-Can, $132,592), by Creative Cause
2nd Dam: Hat Box, by Street Cry (Ire)
3rd Dam: Maiden Tower (GB), by Groom Dancer
($120,000 RNA Ylg ’23 KEESEP; $57,000 RNA Ylg ’23 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables LLC and The Estate of Brereton C. Jones; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Philip D’Amato; J-Hector Isaac Berrios. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $114,000.
2–Supa Speed, 122, f, 2, Justify–Elfin Queen, by American Pharoah. ($460,000 Ylg ’23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Flying Dutchmen; B-Coteau Grove Farms, LLC (LA); T-John W. Sadler. $20,000.
3–Sea Runner, 120, f, 2, Gun Runner–Cuyathy, by Congrats. ($300,000 RNA Ylg ’23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Cuyathy, LLC (KY); T-Tim Yakteen. $12,000.
Margins: 2, 2HF, HF. Odds: 0.40, 5.30, 16.60.
Also Ran: Casalu, Madonna of Loreto, Caitlin Fever, Hey Lil Lady, Twirling Light, Fondest Dream (GB), Apocalyptic, Global Consort. Scratched: An Chorr Dubh (Ire).
