Tizamagician

Tizamagician finished second in four of his first five starts before a breathrough victory in his 3-year-old bow in January 2020 for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. He followed that 2 ½-length win with a fourth-place finish in the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes.

The colt did not stay on the Kentucky Derby trail but resurfaced in fall 2020 with a win at Del Mar and then a second-place finish in the Grade 3 Tokyo City Cup Stakes at Santa Anita. In 2021, he kicked off his 4-year-old season with another win at Santa Anita and finished second in the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes. Two starts later, he earned a breakthrough stakes victory in the Tokyo City Cup, dominating by nine lengths as the 3-5 favorite.

For his next start, Tizamagician shipped east to New York and matched up with the best long-distance horses in the country in the Grade 2 Brooklyn Stakes Presented by Northwell Health. He stayed on to finish second in the 1 ½-mile race while no threat to dominant winner Lone Rock.

Mandella then brought Tizamagician back to California for a start in the 1 ½-mile, Grade 3 Cougar II Stakes on Del Mar’s July 18 Sunday card of its opening weekend. With Flavien Prat in the irons, he pressed the early pace and took over at will to post a 2 ¼-length win as the 3-10 favorite.