Veteran Divisidero Enters Red Bank in Good Form

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Divisidero

Trainer Kelly Rubley says there's a simple explanation for multiple grade 1 winner Divisidero continuing to be both productive and competitive as a 7-year-old horse.

"I think he loves the Fair Hill Training Center and he loves his turned out time," she said. "He's just a very happy horse.

"When he's not competitive, that's when he needs to move on to his next career. But he has been very good, very consistent, and he has stayed healthy."

On Sept. 1 at Monmouth Park, Divisidero will look to add to his impressive career credentials in the grade 3 Red Bank Stakes, one of four stakes races on the card.

Divisidero finished second by a head in the Oceanport Stakes (G3T) July 20 at Monmouth as the 7-10 favorite, where Rubley thought the son of Kitten's Joy had a rough trip. He will try to secure his first graded stakes win of the season in Sunday's one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and older. If he does, it will mark the fifth straight year that Divisidero has recorded at least one graded stakes victory.

"I think it's a blessing that he's happy and healthy and still competitive," said Maryland-based Rubley. "Certainly we'd like to win more. But I'm happy with him and happy with the way he's training. I think he's in top form. I'm really happy with the way he's coming into this race. We're looking forward to this weekend."

Divisidero, owned by Gunpowder Farms and Brereton C. Jones, heads into his race with a 6-6-4 line from 26 career starts with earnings just over $1.5 million. The mile distance for the Red Bank doesn't concern Rubley.

"It all depends on how the race sets up," she said. "He ran very well in the Breeders' Cup Mile ((G1T, finishing fourth last year). So I think he is versatile. He can go a mile, he can go a mile and an eighth, he can go a mile and three-sixteenths. It depends on the trip."

Divisidero's versatility extends beyond his distance flexibility. During his 26-race career he has raced at 11 different racetracks.  

The $150,000 Red Bank Stakes tops a bundled stakes card that includes the $100,000 Sapling Stakes, the $100,000 Sorority Stakes and the $75,000 Safely Kept Stakes.


Entries: Red Bank S. (G3T)

Monmouth Park, Sunday, September 01, 2019, Race 11

  • Grade IIIT
  • 1m
  • Turf
  • $150,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 5:26 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Divisidero (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julian Pimentel 116 Kelly Rubley 2/1
2 2Say the Word (ON) Trevor McCarthy 116 H. Graham Motion 7/2
3 3Firey Speech (KY) Paco Lopez 116 Brian S. House 7/2
4 4Maraud (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Nik Juarez 116 Carlos F. Martin 5/1
5 5Diamond King (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joe Bravo 116 John C. Servis 4/1
6 6Robin Hood (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jorge A. Vargas, Jr. 116 H. Graham Motion 12/1
7 7Abiding Star (FL) Carol Cedeno 116 Edward T. Allard 8/1


Entries: Sorority S.

Monmouth Park, Sunday, September 01, 2019, Race 5

  • STK
  • 1m
  • Turf
  • $100,000
  • 2 yo Fillies
  • 2:40 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Bramble Berry (FL) Paco Lopez 115 Michael Dini 4/1
2 2Romney Marsh (NJ) Jorge A. Vargas, Jr. 115 Cathal A. Lynch 12/1
3 3Micheline (KY) Nik Juarez 115 Michael Stidham 3/1
4 4Sky Kitten (NY) Hector Rafael Diaz, Jr. 115 David G. Donk 8/1
5 5Lovely Brown (MD) Carol Cedeno 117 Steve Klesaris 5/1
6 6Crafty Angel (KY) Alex Cintron 117 Michael Stidham 9/2
7 7Bucks Vow (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Trevor McCarthy 115 Cathal A. Lynch 12/1
8 8Rising Bella (MD) Jeremy Rose 115 Anthony Pecoraro 10/1
9 9Life On the Edge (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate UNKNOWN 115 Kelly J. Breen 6/1


Entries: Safely Kept S.

Monmouth Park, Sunday, September 01, 2019, Race 9

  • STK
  • 5f
  • Turf
  • $75,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 4:30 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Buff's in Love (MD) Harry Hernandez 117 John E. Worsley 20/1
2 2Unaquoi (WV) Kevin Gomez 117 Ollie L. Figgins, III 8/1
3 3Boos (FR) Julian Pimentel 117 Jorge Duarte, Jr. 10/1
4 4Miss Deplorable (FL) Angel Suarez 117 Baltazar Galvan 6/1
5 5Liana Susquehanna (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Hector Rafael Diaz, Jr. 117 Jason Servis 15/1
6 6Knarsdale (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Nik Juarez 117 Jonathan Thomas 12/1
7 7Munificent (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Trevor McCarthy 117 Mary E. Eppler 12/1
8 8Dancing Lucy (FL) Jorge A. Vargas, Jr. 117 Juan Carlos Guerrero 10/1
9 9Auldwood Lane (KY) Paco Lopez 117 Jason Servis 9/2
10 10Goldwood (KY) Jose C. Ferrer 124 Jorge Duarte, Jr. 4/1
11 11Rocky Policy (MD)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joe Bravo 117 Robert B. Hess, Jr. 5/1
12 12Valuable Package (FL) Wilmer A. Garcia 117 Skip Einhorn 10/1


Entries: Sapling S.

Monmouth Park, Sunday, September 01, 2019, Race 10

  • STK
  • 1m
  • Dirt
  • $100,000
  • 2 yo
  • 4:58 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Skyscanner (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Sheldon Russell 117 Jeremiah O'Dwyer 12/1
2 2Liberate (OH) Paco Lopez 117 Timothy E. Hamm 2/1
3 3Shield of Faith (NJ) Tomas B. Mejia 115 Glenn R. Thompson 8/1
4 4Super John (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joe Bravo 117 John C. Servis 7/2
5 5Gangly (FL) Nik Juarez 115 Roderick R. Rodriguez 6/1
6 6Mischevious Alex (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Trevor McCarthy 117 John C. Servis 4/1
7 7Jack the Umpire (KY) Alex Cintron 117 Brett A. Brinkman 10/1
8 8Big City Bob (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Christopher P. DeCarlo 117 Jorge Duarte, Jr. 5/1