Bench Points wins Graduation Stakes at Del Mar
August 5, 2010DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) - Bench Points slipped through on the rail in the stretch turn and went on to a 2 3/4-length victory in Wednesday's $100,000 Graduation Stakes for California-bred 2-year-olds at Del Mar.
Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Bench Points took the lead with one-sixteenth of a mile to go. He ran 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.79 and paid $6.60, $3.60 and $3.
Joy Boy returned $8 and $5.80, and Blingboy paid $8 to show.
Bench Points earned $60,000 for his second win in two starts.