Cheyenne Stable's Mastery and jockey Mike Smith, right, ouutleg Ann Arbor Eddie (Mario Gutierrez), left, to win the Grade III, $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes, Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA © BENOIT PHOTO Cheyenne Stable’s Mastery and jockey Mike Smith, right, outleg Ann Arbor Eddie (Mario Gutierrez), left, to win the Grade III, $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes, Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The win marked the second in as many starts for this promising two-year old son of Candy Ride.”I am pretty excited about this guy,” says hall of fame trainer Bob Baffert. “I think he is the real deal. He will get a real test in the Futurity at Los Alamitos around two turns on December 10.” Mastery covered the 7 furlongs under a hand ride from Smith and clipped off the final furlong in 11.61.
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