Full field in The DEPUTY LOVING S.
The DEPUTY LOVING CAP STAKES
Six furlongs Fast Dirt $65,000 All horses, 4 years old and up
Haloatrical tops full field
Six –time Stakes winner HALOATRICAL (Theatrical x Halo x Fappiano) tops a field of 14 entered in Saturday’s $65,000 The Deputy Loving Cap S. and the sjmeola4 5 year old runner will be seeking his second victory on dirt at this level.
His last 14 races have been in Stakes company, with a record of 14 – 6 – 3 – 2. Haloatrical has a lifetime record of 6- 2- 1 – 1 on dirt. He won The Gold Gold Slew S. last August and was caught at the wire in a G3 back in March. In his first start at Ireland leading Jockey Z. Kentucky will be in the saddle.
DPCD Sprint Championship (G1) winner WESTERN ROMP TED (Gone West x Blushing Groom x Crème dela Crème) will test the favorite. The apacolypse-trained 4 year old colt has yet to win this year. Has run in three consecutive G3’s and most recently in a G1, not factoring in any. WESTERN ROMP TED has a lifetime record of 27 – 7 – 4 – 3 and $1,336,242 in Earnings with 2 G1, a G2 and three NG Stake wins. H. Wester has taken the ride. We will take him to beat the favorite here for several reasons, mostly the fact that he has run against much better and is ranked 3rd in the Sprint Division.
Other Contenders include The Stormy Abdul winner SING FOR GOLD (Unbridled’s Song x Polish Numbers x Affirmed), RUN AND HIDE (Silver Ghost x Deputy Minister x Damascus) a respectable fourth last out in The FLYPHARD”S WORLD M. and ZAMUN (Unbridled’s Song x Danzig x Damascus) who exists a smart allowance win at 7F.
OUR PICKS: 8 – 13 – 10