Weld’s tactics pay off

DERMOT WELD landed another international win as Evolving Tactics took the Grade Two American Derby at Arlington Park on Sunday.

The three-year-old son of Machiavellian was making his American debut for Weld, who had previously took this race with Pine Dance in 2000 and finished second with Jazz Beat last year.

Evolving Tactics was sat in second by Pat Smullen as Gato Gato Gato set the early pace before kicking on and finding a little bit more to deny Californian by a neck with Scottago in third.