21:01 Del Mar Tips

Jose L Ortiz has been a bit unlucky in this race in the past. In 2018, he was runner-up on Wow Cat. Two years later, in 2020, he was third with Dunbar Road, a year later, in 2021, on the same horse, he was runner-up, and then in 2023, he was runner-up with Randomized! Based on that, some may be asking why I am siding with his mount, NITROGEN, this year! For me, she looks the best horse in the race. This year alone, she is a five-time group winner, with her career highlight coming when landing the Alabama Stakes in August, beating the Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer. That run alone for me would win this race; she is consistent, and she is coming from the Spinster Stakes (runner-up), which has provided three of the last six winners of this race.

Jose L Ortiz has been a bit unlucky in this race in the past. In 2018, he was runner-up on Wow Cat. Two years later, in 2020, he was third with Dunbar Road, a year later, in 2021, on the same horse, he was runner-up, and then in 2023, he was runner-up with Randomized! Based on that, some may be asking why I am siding with his mount, NITROGEN, this year! For me, she looks the best horse in the race. This year alone, she is a five-time group winner, with her career highlight coming when landing the Alabama Stakes in August, beating the Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer. That run alone for me would win this race; she is consistent, and she is coming from the Spinster Stakes (runner-up), which has provided three of the last six winners of this race.