Sadler filly out of danger

I spoke with John Sadler in the Del Mar paddock before Wednesday's fifth race and he said that Dawn Before Dawn, who had to be pulled up down the backside of Monday's Adoration Stakes at Del Mar and was vanned off, will probably never race again but will be fine for a broodmare.

Sadler said the 4-year-old daughter of High Yield suffered a "little bit of a pelvis fracture" in her right hind but she is weight bearing and in no danger of not being saved.

Immediately after the race, track stewards reported it appeared she had suffered an injury to her right hind pelvis or stifle and was being brought back to her barn. She appeared to break a bit akwardly and might have suffered the injury out of the gate

Joel Rosario rode Dawn Before Dawn, who went into the race having won 4 of 12 starts for earnings of $164,605. She was making only her second start of 2009.

Going into the ninth race on closing day of the Del Mar meet, there had been 13 fatalities -- 12 on the Polytrack and one on turf. Of the 12 on the main track, eight occurred during the mornings and four in afternoon racing.