The 2009 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Well Armed failed to pick up the running in Sunday’s San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar. A race he won in 2008 in his first start following a third place finish behind Curlin in the 2008 Dubai World Cup, Well Armed failed to get the lead and tracked the pace for the first two-thirds of the race before slowly backing out of contention. “He’s run another clunker,” track announcer Trevor Denman exhorted, reminding the viewer of Well Armed’s awful performance in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita where Well Armed was a well-beaten heavy favorite.
On the other side of the coin, Informed ran another quality race, having won two Grade 2 races in his last three starts, landing the Californian (G2) before a lackluster sixth in the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1).
Informed was seventh in the 2009 Godolphin Mile (G2). Watch Informed’s win, and Well Armed’s loss, below.