FAIRPLEX : Dachi’s Folly Wins Derby, Sets Record

Over an extremely fast track at Fairplex Park Saturday afternoon, Dachi’s Folly set a track record in beating favored Greydar by a neck to win the $104,300 Pomona Derby.

Rallying from seventh down the backstretch, Dachi’s Folly moved between horses on the far turn and caught Greydar in the final strides. Rocket Gibralter was another neck behind in third. Due To The King, winner of the Foothill Stakes, was rank throughout and faded to seventh.

Dachi’s Folly covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:48 2/5 under Alex Solis, breaking Epidaurus’ record by one fifth of a second. Dachi’s Folly paid $18.

“I was really surprised because he finished three lengths behind Greydar the last time and really needed the race,� Solis said. “He really kicked it in down the stretch this time.�

Greydar was four wide around the clubhouse turn and three wide into the stretch.

In the 10th race, Monte Parnes set a track record of 1:41 3/5 for 1 1/16 miles, paying $46 to win. Growler Sandue, a $25,000 claimer, equaled the 6 1/2-furlong track record of 1:15 1/5 in winning the eighth.

Fairplex Notes

Veteran thoroughbred trainer Richard Mulhall suffered a heart attack and was admitted to Arcadia Methodist Hospital, according to Fairplex Park publicity coordinator Don Escalante. Mulhall was in the coronary care unit Saturday evening. Hospital spokesmen refused to release his condition. . . . No one had six winners in the Pick Six. Today’s carryover is $39,412. . . . Annual Date, winner of the Pomona Derby last year, tops the field for this afternoon’s $150,000 Pomona Invitational Handicap.

Julio Garcia and Paul Atchison avoided injuries when unseated by their mounts in the sixth and eighth races, respectively. Exclusive Emigrant broke down entering the backstretch of the sixth race and Pirate’s Adventure unseated Atchison when caught in tight quarters around the clubhouse turn of the eighth race.