Beholder Fine after Classic Romp

Beholder (Henny Hughes) was tired, but otherwise fine Sunday, a day after her jawdropping victory in the GI TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar.

“She is tired this morning and she came out of it better than I did,” trainer Richard Mandella said. “Last night you could have run her again and she might have gone just as fast, she was feeling that strong. But this morning it hit her and she’s tired.”

Mandella was non-commital on a next start for Beholder, who has now won “Win and You’re In” events for the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic and Distaff.

“Obviously a lot of windows are open, we have a lot of options,” Mandella said. “We’ll take it a step at a time. She’ll run one more race before [the Breeders’ Cup] if it looks to me like it’s needed. Fillies take a little more time to recuperate and we’ve got time now. The [Sept. 26 GI] Zenyatta is a good possibility, probably likely, but we’ll have to wait and see.”