Skye Diamonds Wins Rancho Bernardo Handicap at Del Mar
Del Mar race track in Del Mar, California played host to the $100,000 G3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap on Sunday, August 13 - a 6 1/2-furlong dirt test for fillies and mares three years old and upward. It was 8-5 race favorite Skye Diamonds that continued to impress, winning her second straight graded stakes race, biding her time and blowing by the competition in the end and emerging by 1 1/4 lengths. 2-1 third choice Constellation finished second for the second straight time while last out Desert Stormer Stakes winner and 9-5 second choice Bendable got in for third in the short field of five. Munny Spunt and Rockport Babe completed the order of finish.
2017 Rancho Bernardo Handicap Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Skye Diamonds | Tiago J. Pereira | 3.60 | 2.60 | 2.10 |
| 4 | Constellation | Flavien Prat | 3.00 | 2.20 | |
| 2 | Bendable | Mike E. Smith | 2.10 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (3-4) Paid: $8.60
- $2 (3-4) Paid: $5.40
- $1 Trifecta (3-4-2) Paid: $5.20
- $2 Daily Double (7/3) Paid: $11.40
- $2 Pick 3 (10/7/3) Paid: $22.20
