Yaupon filly much the best in Del Mar MdSpWt
August 11, 2025
Top-ranked First-Crop sire Yaupon tallied his 10th winner on Aug. 10 at Del Mar when Mohaven went gate-to-wire in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-old fillies.
Mohaven was never seriously threatened at any point in the race. She broke on top from her outside post in the field of 10 and had a length on the field in the first quarter-mile. She extended the margin from there and came home an easy winner by 2 ¼-lengths.
A $200,000 auction buy as a yearling, Mohaven is owned by Legacy Ranch, Inc. and was bred by Richard Barton Enterprises.
Yaupon, with a trio of stakes horses topped by two-time stakes winner Sassy C W, leads the 2025 First-Crop list with $716,633 in earnings to date.