3rd-Del Mar, $85,300, Msw, 8-1, 2yo, 5fT, :57.32, fm, 1/2 length.
PROLETARIAT (r, 2, Raging Bull {Fr}–Kodiak West {Ire} {SP-Fr, $111,888}, by Kodiac {GB}) became the third individual winner for his freshman sire (by Dark Angel {Ire}) in an eventful 5 1/2-furlong maiden over the Del Mar turf course Friday afternoon.
The 33-10 second betting choice off a debut third behind the promising Desert Gate (Omaha Beach) over the Santa Anita main track June 13, the $50,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling turned $200,000 OBS March juvenile broke sharply inward, impeding each of the three rivals drawn to his inside rivals to varying degrees, then exchanged bumps with favored Sendit Mo (Yaupon) soon after. Once he had his feet underneath him, the bay accelerated nicely to sit just off the speed of fellow second-time starter Arkadelphia (Halladay) as they streaked well clear of their rivals. Heads apart into the final furlong, Proletariat did slightly the better in the final stages and proved narrowly best in the finish. Sendit Mo faded from better than two furlongs out and finished last of the six.
Stewards launched a lengthy discussion of the events just after the start and in the opening eighth of a mile. They declined to disqualify Proletariat despite his antics out of the gate, but ultimately demoted third home B G Bullet (Mendelssohn) for causing interference and placed him fourth. Rich Knight (Street Sense), the 7-2 third choice, was moved up to third.
The victor is a half-brother to Sun Never Sets (Karakontie {Jpn}), MGSP-Ity, $217,349 and is the second to the races behind that sibling. They have a yearling half-brother by Charlatan as well as a 2025 half-sister by Up to the Mark. Kodiak West went to Constitution for 2026. Sales history: $50,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $200,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $55,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Dutch Girl Holdings LLC and Irving Ventures LLC; B-Liberty Road Stables (KY); T-Jeff Mullins.
PROLETARIAT ($8.60) breaks his maiden in his 2nd try in the 3rd at @DelMarRacing. The two-year-old son of @Gainesway's Raging Bull (FR) is trained by @Jmullinsracing. @FreytheF was in the irons.
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