LeBron,Clodius and Local Pet Meeting Killer in Florida Local Stakes Tilt

Florida (FL) Thursday, November 5, 2020 — 9:00:00 PM EST | Race ID : 2560500 Local Championship Stakes Stakes – Purse : $100,000 Breeding Restrictions : FL
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older 12 Furlongs | ~2400 Meters | One Mile and a Half Firm Turf

#1 LeBron Won’t Stay gowansfl stables 7-2

One of the younger colts in the field of four, Lebron Won’t Stay has been resting for the last couple of months, and should be hungry. After being claimed he went out and posted a nice century rated SP, something he had not done in awhile, giving him his second win in a row, and could be just coming into form just in time for this one. Not only was this race a significant win , but even bigger was the fact that he jumped multiple levels in class only to put the field away rather easily, keeping he favorite well back in third. V Gardiner was in control that day and he retains the mount here, in what will be another reasonable class jump. Stretches out here in his longest turf attempt.

#2 Meeting Killer bmoney stables 2-1

Richest and oldest horse in the field Meeting Killer has been running these distances for quite some time now, and therefore the distance should not be a problem. He should however consider finding his form he had earlier this year, when running multiple century SP’s to assure himself of a good result. In his latest, he easily dominated a small field going the 16f distance by taking the early lead and never looking back. In the end he only ran a 87SP but compared to his other races he probably was just coasting down the whole stretch with no one else even close, saving horse all the way. He retains H.McCoy as his guide around the track. Can he be caught , and will the lead be an easy one ? One thing is for sure , he will need more this time then the last if he wants to win.

#3 Local Pet marisol stables 4-5

Our morning line favorite is on a three race win streak, and is smoking out the sp, which would certainly make him one tough cookie but, and yes there is a but, those three races all came on the dirt and he now comes back to the grass where although he seems to like the turf, he just seems to have a little difficulty finishing on top, and the same is quite possible here. The marisol stables have manage to secure jockey O A Haack on the bacl of Local Pet, and this combo does appear to be a deadly one as he was aboard for his last two wins. Will be interesting to see how all this pays out. The distance certainly will not be the factor , and he has been rested now for over a month getting ready for this one. Hard not to like !

#4 Clodius baber10 stables 4-1

August 2019, over a year ago was the first and only time this horse gave the turf a try in what was a walk away win by over 4 lengths. Very hard to gauge that win though as it happened at the lowest level possible. The horse has made dramatic class jumps his last two in particular, and was just beaten in his last when trying local stakes horses, and ran a decent 98 SP. Unfortunately I do not think he can match the capabilities of this lot, but then this is what horse racing is all about. To have a chance in my opinion, he will need his best effort three fold, he will need to keep it real close and hope to have something left in the tank when they hit the stretch, otherwise he will be dropping high SP going the wrong way. S. Wild once again gets the mount on this one.

• Meeting Killer
• LeBron Won’t Stay
• Local Pet