Mr. Disrespectful Wins Chosen Vron at Del Mar

The 6-year-old gelding led wire-to-wire at 36-1 odds in the $100,000 seven-furlong stakes race.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Equestrian

Mr. Disrespectful Wins Chosen Vron at Del Mar

Mr. Disrespectful won The Chosen Vron Stakes at Del Mar, leading wire-to-wire under jockey Tiago Pereira to beat Lovesick Blues by three-quarters of a length. The 6-year-old gelding was the longest shot in the field of seven at 36-1 and paid $74.60.

Why it matters

The result is a notable upset in a $100,000 stakes race, coming eight days after the gelding ran fifth in a sprint at Santa Anita. Del Mar's racing meet continues with the Betty Grable Stakes scheduled for Sunday.

Mr. Disrespectful won the seven-furlong, $100,000 race by three-quarters of a length over Lovesick Blues, with Big City Lights fourth and Man O Rose fifth. Grand Slam Smile has 13 career wins and has passed $1 million in career earnings.

The players

Tiago Pereira

Pereira is a jockey who rode Mr. Disrespectful to the wire-to-wire victory in the race.

Del Mar

Del Mar is a racetrack in Southern California that hosts major thoroughbred stakes races during its seasonal meet.

The details

Mr. Disrespectful took the lead on his own without instruction from the jockey and opened up big fractions, leading by four lengths in the stretch. The win came after a fifth-place finish in a sprint at Santa Anita eight days earlier.

Eight days before the Del Mar race, Mr. Disrespectful ran fifth at Santa Anita.
Saturday: Mr. Disrespectful won The Chosen Vron Stakes at Del Mar.
Sunday: The Betty Grable Stakes is scheduled at Del Mar.

Season Trajectory

The result is one of the stakes outcomes within the Del Mar meet, which runs through its closing weekend. Trainers have indicated that horses such as Green Carrera could return for the Grade I Hollywood Derby later in that stretch.

Mr. Disrespectful's win at 36-1 odds paid $74.60 and makes the longshot a factor in any handicapping of the remaining Del Mar stakes. Grand Slam Smile, with 22 of 24 career starts in the money, is expected to keep racing as a 6-year-old.

The takeaway

A 36-1 longshot winning a stakes race underscores how quickly a horse's form can change between starts, even a little over a week apart. Readers following Del Mar should watch the remaining stakes for further surprises.

What happens next

Betty Grable Stakes is scheduled for Sunday at Del Mar, and Green Carrera's trainer said the winner of Friday's Let It Ride Stakes could return for the Grade I Hollywood Derby on Del Mar's closing weekend.