Creative Cause announces presence as 2-year-old player with win in Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar

DEL MAR, Calif. — Creative Cause made it 2 for 2 in his brief career and asserted himself as an early major player on the nation’s 2-year-old scene with a win in the $150,000 Best Pal Stakes on Sunday at Del Mar. The odds-on favorite in a field of six juveniles, Creative Cause sat fifth in the early going, moved up to second on the turn and kicked past pacesetter I’ll Have Another in the stretch, covering 6½ furlongs under Rafael Bejarano in 1:15.62. “Perfect trip. I couldn’t have asked for better,” Bejarano said.