dunn preview – G3 Cannon Gold Cup

SOUTH AFRICA (SAF)
Sunday, August 26, 2018 — 2:00 PM EST | Race ID: 1946811
Cannon Gold Cup
Grade 3 Stakes – Purse $150,000
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older
Two Miles on Turf

#1
outback palmyra                      outback7 barn                          j harzheim                    7/2

This six year old son of DUBAWI has finished in the money in fourteen of his twenty-two career starts with seven victories and three coming at Grade 1. Has earned more than five million dollars with two thirds of that being earned at one race as he took home three and a half million when he won the Grade 1 “Millwood Cup” in November 2016.  Comes in well rested and likes this distance and as a result should be counted on here to find a spot on the board.

#2
embrace the hunt                     deyoto6 barn                            r dogs                        4/1

This five year old son of GALILEO has finished in the money in thirteen of fifteen career starts with four wins. He comes in off a runner up finish last time out at Grade 2 “The Greatwood Cup” where he ran 109 speed at this same distance. Ran 96 speed in his first career start and has only failed to hit that number twice since then. Will go off as one of the favorites and should find a spot on the board here today.

#3
louies flash                                lightng99 barn                        j palacio                                  16/1

This four year old son of DEEP IMPACT has finished in the money in five of fifteen career starts with two wins. He has some experience at Graded Stakes and at this distance but has tended to run out of gas in his previous starts that covered two miles. He will need career best speed here today to have a chance to compete against this field.

#4
dark antidote                            rockmareshold barn                 m lingard                       34/1

This four year old son of LIBERTARIAN has finished in the money in seven of his twenty career starts and comes in off a win last time out in Japan. This will be only his seventh start on the turf but he seems to have settled in nicely here after racing mostly on the dirt. This will be his first Stakes start of any kind and he also goes two miles for the first time.

#5
sweet skunk                             storyville barn                          z hawkz                        4/1

This five year old son of SILVANO has finished in the money in twenty of twenty-nine career starts with an impressive twelve wins including a Stakes win at the “Wild Pod Turf Challenge” last September. Started the 2018 campaign with a fifth place finish but has hit the board in all of his starts since then and has shown good speed. It will be interesting to see how he responds here as he is coming back on just three weeks rest.

#6
seaing the wing                        deepesr8 barn                          w lesch                                    7/1

This four year old son of SEA THE MOON has finished in the money in five of his fifteen career starts. He comes in off a win at an allowance race that covered fourteen furlongs where he ran 107 speed. Has not fared well in three previous Graded Stakes starts but hopes to turn things around here today against this competitive field of ten.

#7
dark le havre                              deeprock26 barn                    d doughty                       17/1

This four year old son of LE HAVRE has finished in the money in just five of twenty career starts with three wins with his most recent coming a few starts back at the “Local Championship Stakes” in France where he ran 102 speed at this distance. Speed numbers have improved nicely since he has made the switch to turf and he will need speed to have a chance to compete here today.

#8
tete caph                                  sabbath barn                            r kirby                        9/2

This four year old son of HEART’S CRY has finished in the money in thirteen of his seventeen starts and comes in off a nice runner up finish at this distance at the “Lock Edison Turf Stayer” where he ran 109 speed and lost by just half a length. Looks for his first Graded Stakes win here today after back to back starts last year resulted in a second and third place finish. Might be a nice long shot pick out of the eight hole.

#9
dark fashionz                             deeprock39 barn                    j eusebio                      12/1

This five year old son of EXCHANGE RATE has finished in the money in eleven of his thirty-one career starts but only once in his five starts this year. He comes in off an eighth place finish last time out at the “Ale N’ Skittles Turf Stayer” where he ran 95 speed at this same distance, Has lots of Graded Stakes experience but has not been successful, failing to hit the board in all ten of those starts. Will not be a factor here out of the nine hole.

#10
st leger star                               pisano2 barn                           d ledwith                        7/1

This four year old son of DALAKHANI has finished in the money in twelve of sixteen career starts with seven of his last eight starts coming at this distance. His last three were all at Graded Stakes and resulted in a fifth place finish at Grade 2, and runner ups at Grade 1 and 3. He has shown consistent speed and stamina and tends to count on a late charge to get to the wire. He will definitely be a factor here.