$6 Million 2023 Breeders’ Bowl Classic
The Breeders’ Bowl Classic, a 10-furlong race, has one of the largest purses in all of our sim-racing with $6 million up for grabs. The forecasters are giving the race a 40% chance of rain, so there is a possibility this race will be going on a wet surface. Hopefully the rain will not come and it will be a nice day for racing in California. This article was prepared before the field was carded, thus it was unknown as to exact track conditions and also the reason the horses do not appear in post position order.
The Classic is open to horses age 3 and up and the talent looks endless in this race. We have last years winner, Excelerastu, returning to take a shot at winning another Classic race and joining him is The Pornstar Way, who finished second in the Classic last year is hopeful to get the top spot this year. Excelerastu is owned by Given who has flooded this field with 5 of his owned horses. Not to be outdone, Lenny271 also brought an army of three of his own to battle in this field.
For this article, owners were asked to submit their own commentary on their horses, which has been included within the article.
Let’s look at the full 20-horse field of runners:
11 56/1 DRENGILIGR (owned by Given)
Breeding: Tapit x Sadler’s Wells x Storm Cat
Career Record: 12-7-1-1
Earnings: $6.1 million
10-furlong record: 2-1-0-0
Drengiligr is this year’s winner of the Bluegrass Derby which he won back in May by a healthy two and ¾ stride margin and a 105 speed. This came on the heels of a fine second in the Vermont is 4 Lovers which was preceded by a year end victory in the Happy New Year win by a small quarter stride margin. After winning the Bluegrass, Drengiligr took a shot at the Triple Crown but came up empty in the Middle Jewel which was on a sloppy surface and finished off the board by a large margin. He found life again in the Eddie Haskell this past July, cranking out a personal best speed of 114 finishing second, but the found life was short lived, as he put in a very sour effort in his last outing, the Travlers Stakes, finishing well behind the winner and never being a serious threat. The Derby winner enters this race with a bit over 2-months of rest, which could help reset him. Of the track turns up wet, hard to tell if that would work against him, as his only race on the wetness came in the Middle Jewel, and that was with a short 3-week rest which may have attributed to the poor outcome.
10 7/1 UPENDO (owned by Planoaxius)
Breeding: Quality Road x AP Indy x Deputy Minister
Career Record: 18-7-6-3
Earnings: $4.2 million
10-furlong record: 1-0-0-0
Upendo has raced the 10 furlong distance only once in his career and that was in the 2022 Bluegrass Derby where he finished fourth in the huge 20-horse field. Since that race, he has specialized at 9-furlongs, racing this route distance in his last 8 races, all grade level stake events, with a 3-3-2 record. Speeds have been very good, ranging from 111 to 123 during this run. Upendo recently won the Barry Foster by a healthy 2-lengths in May with a 122 speed figure and did even better in July in the Hit Me Handicap, with another win, this time by three strides and a 123 sizzling speed. His speed cooled off a bit in his last start, the GoodyGood, chilling to a 114 while finishing second by only a quarter stride. Upendo has been in fabulous form for quite a while and has proven to be very reliable. He’s only been off the board twice and they came at distance over 9-furlongs. If the track turns out wet, he has already shown he can handle it. Only concern I forsee is the distance of this race otherwise he’s a solid contender. OWNER’S COMMENTS: Despite he is now the #1 in the 4yo+ dirt route division and probably in his prime I don’t expect that much from him. His optimal distance is 9F and BB classic is suited for 10F specialists. Last time he has run 10F was Bluegrass Derby last year and it wasn’t bad but I believe you need something more to succeed here. May be he could have slightly bigger chances with off track but prediction is 40% which is not sure. Anyway it’s not that common for me to have horse in the race of this significance so I decided to enjoy it this year and sacrifice Japan Dirt Cup instead. I hope it will be fun 🙂
14 30/1 GOODBYE FOREVER (owned by Derekpinkos)
Breeding: Tapit x War Front x Street Cry
Career Record: 10-4-3-2
Earnings: $1.7 million
10-furlong record: 2-0-0-1
Goodbye Forever, for the record, is not a Taylor Swift titled song, but maybe it will be someday. Goodbye Forever enters this Bowl race after putting out his best career speed of 114 in his last start int the Travlers Stakes, but could only finish third in the race which was at the Classic’s 10-furlong distance. He’s raced this distance once earlier this season, in the Bluegrass Derby, where he finished 8th with a lower 99-speed number, his lowest for the year. All of his other races this year have been at 100 or higher and 111 or higher in his last three races, so the numbers have been going in the correct direction for this 3yo. He has collected two wins in graded competition this year, the first coming in the G2 Fountain of Ute back in February and the second in June taking the Rod Edwards Commemorative Derby, both wins were by a good two-lengths. Goodbye’s speed numbers have been growing of late and may need to take a nice leap in this race to beat out the older horses he faces for the first time.
19 8/1 TWENTY EIGHTH (owned by Given)
Breeding: Constitution x Storm Cat x Seeking the Gold
Career Record: 20-8-5-0
Earnings: $5.0 million
10-furlong record: 13-7-5-0
Twenty Eighth is a 5-year old gelding who has been pumping out sizzling speeds. Nine of his last ten starts have charted speeds of 110 or higher, topping off at a career best 123 which came in a large 20-horse field in the Sand Castle Classic this past March and picking up the win too by more than a stride. He kept the speed numbers up there in the pair of outings after that, with a 118 cranked out in the Movieland Shiny Cup, finishing second by about half a length. Twenty Eighth’s most recent start, also resulted in a second place finish, in the Jockey Guild Gold Cup and a high speed of 119. Over the 10-race span of the 110+ speeds, he has a record of 6-2-0. This late closing runner is loaded with talent, reliable, consistent and loves the 10 furlong distance. It is hard to find a reason not to like him, except that he’s untested on a wet track, and as of this writing, track conditions are “up in the air”.
12 10/1 VIC GOTTA MO (owned by Lenny 271)
Breeding: Uncle Mo x Ghostzapper x AP Indy
Career Record: 17-7-2-1
Earnings: $1.6 million
10-furlong record: 12-6-1-1
Vic Gotta Mo could be in trouble if the race is run on an offtrack. He’s raced on the wet track twice and had very poor outcomes in both races. A dry track is what he wants and has performed well. He hit his career best speed on the last day of the year in 2022, with a brilliant 124 in a listed stakes race. Despite this awesome speed figure, he was beat by a quarter stride and the winner etched out a 125. Vic Gotta Mo has scored two grade winner victories, which came in the G2 Khartoum Challenge II and the G1 Movieland Shiny Cup, with speeds of 117 and 119. His last race was in the G1 Jockey Guild Gold Cup, finishing third with a 117 figure and under 4 strides behind the winner. Since March, 2022, he has raced exclusively at 10-furlongs, a distance this late runner has mastered. Other than the wet race track outings, he’s been off the board two other times at the 10f route distance, once in a listed stake race (5th) and the other time in the G1 Khartoum Challenge III (12th). As I stated earlier, he has mastered the 10-furlong distance and is looking to make the Classic race, his masterpiece.
20 9/1 WAR SENSES (owned by Jastables)
Breeding: War of Will x Street Sense x Bernardini
Career Record: 17-5-4-2
Earnings: $2.3 million
10-furlong record: 6-2-3-0
Back in October, 2022, War Senses ran the 10-furlong distance for the first time and fell in love with it, While finishing 2nd in a listed stakes, his speed number elevated to 117 and one race later, he took his first win in a listed stakes and wrapped the 2022 season up with a 118 figure. 2023 started with War Senses bringing his game to the graded level, jumping into the California Handicap, clobbering a 119 speed, which was not good enough for the win, as he finished second by two lengths. This effort may have tired him down a bit, as he dropped to a 111 speed in the G3 Waterloo Classic and finished a mid-field 7th. War Senses rebound in the Out of the City Handicap with a 120 speed, but again finished second despite this high SP number. His last start was on a sloppy surface in the Western Ocean CA Classic taking the win this time by a good margin of over 2-lengths and a career best speed of 126. War Senses has had a few races with speeds way up there that should have been good enough to get the win, in most cases. He comes into the Classic with back-to-back 120+ speeds, a hard feat to achieve. He also won his last race on an offtrack. A wet track could give him a huge advantage.
13 40/1 MOMENT OF FRIGHT (owned by Lenny271)
Breeding: Ghostzapper x Distorted Humor x Kitten’s Joy
Career Record: 8-3-2-1
Earnings: $1.3 million
10-furlong record: 2-0-1-0
Moment of Fright is a three-year old who will be facing older horses for the first time and ran in the Breeders’ Derby earlier this season. He gained an entry into the Derby after winning the All Sinners Derby back in April by wiring the field with a 110 speed, and was pulling away from the field to win by just under two-strides. In the Bluegrass, Moment of Fright ran near the lead early on but could not seal the deal, finishing fourth in the huge 20-horse field. He next appeared in the Clerk of Scales and was gaining ground late in the race, but could only make it to the third spot with a 106 speed. His most recent race was the Travelers Stakes. Moment of Fright went right to the lead when the starting gate doors opened and took a two-length advantage into the stretch but was run down and beat by a stride to finish second and a career best speed of 114. Moment of Fright has raced once on the offtrack and handled it well, getting one of his wins there. A wet track should not bother him and he may make a bid to set the early pace. There are older horses in this field that have cranked out higher speed figures, so he’s going to need to improve off his career best that he just recorded in his last race.
6 47/1 LEXITONIAN AGAIN (owned by Metallinut)
Breeding: Lexitonian x Awesome Again x Seatlle Slew
Career Record: 10-4-3-0
Earnings: $2.3 million
10-furlong record: 1-1-0-0
Lexitonian Again is one of two horses, from sire Lexitonian, that have won a grade level race and he is the only one to win a G1 race for this sire. This season, he has raced in a handful of grade level events and scored a pair of seconds in the G2 Sleepy Fan Stakes and a derby lock race, the G1 All Saints Derby. He bypassed the Bluegrass Derby in favor of the G2 New Yorker Case (10.5f) and picked up yet another second place finish. Looking to break out of this streak of seconds, Lexitonian Again took a shot at the G1 Clerk of Scales and made up sizeable distance late in the race but could only muscle out a fifth place finish. The elusive grade in was finally obtained in his last start in the Travlers Stakes, where this three year old also posted his career best speed of 115 winning by a length and powering through the stretch making up quite a bit of distance, coming off the turn about 6 lengths back. He has not races on the offtrack, so his ability is unknown and there is no news yet from Weather Central as to if the track will be hit with a downpour or not. He faces older horses for the first time and after having a streak of seconds in graded company earlier in the year, now seeks to make it a streak of wins.
3 7/1 FLIP OF FATE (owned by Given)
Breeding: Kingman x Nureyev x Mr. Prospector
Career Record: 23-8-8-5
Earnings: $2.4 million
10-furlong record: 7-3-3-1
Since December, 2021, this gelding has had a very long streak of 15 races in a row where he has secured a top three finish. He has another streak in which Flip of Fate has posted speeds of 115 or higher in his last 9 races. His last 6 races have all been in graded competition, where he has raced dating back to last Christmas where he finished 2nd in the Xmas in Texas. He started 2023 off with a 3rd in the Jai Alai Park Handicap and followed that up with a second, and a career best speed of 122 in the Sand Castle, finishing 2nd. Another second place finish came in the Delta Republic (a turf event) but he finally scored a graded victory when he returned to the dirt in June in the Out of the City Handicap, with a lightning fast 121 speed tally. His last race was on a sloppy dirt surface in the Western Ocean CA Classic where he finished third with a 118 speed. Flip of Fate is one to keep an eye on as his speeds have been top notch of late, running in a 118-122 over his last three dirt starts. It’s very rare that he does not have a top-three finish and this horse is one consistent monster who enjoys the 10-furlong distance.
5 40/1 OLYMPIC CURLIN (owned by Rubber5)
Breeding: Curlin x Street Cry x Unbridled
Career Record: 14-5-1-2
Earnings: $1.5 million
10-furlong record: 1-0-0-0
This three-year old has raced in 11 grade level events, 10 with the G1 grouping. Results for Olympic Curlin have been mixed in these graded races with a record of 3-0-2. As a two year old, he finished third in the Happy Independence Day and followed that up with a win in the Hopeless Stakes. In December, he pulled in a third with a nice late run from the back of the field. Olympic Curlin kicked off his 2023 campaign seeking a pass into the Bluegrass Derby by running in the All Saints Derby and he earned the free pass with a solid late run win with a 109 speed. Olympic Curlin made it into the Derby and appeared in each of the three Triple Crown races and was off the board in each race. His best performance in the Triple Crown races was a fourth on the slop in the Middle Jewel, posting a 110 speed. His last race was in the G2 LA Derby, where he stepped back a notch from the G1 level he had been racing in and the slight dropped paid off as he powered his way from the back end of the field to run away to a two stride victory and a career best 115 speed. Olympic Curlin has had his struggles in graded races but does come off a very good race which may carry his form well into this Classic race. He does face older horses for the first time and he will need to bring things up another notch to topple this field.
8 44/1 BY THE PRINTS (owned by Tamure)
Breeding: Bolt D’Oro x Cryptocclearance x AP Indy
Career Record: 12-5-1-0
Earnings: $0.7 million
10-furlong record: 0-0-0-0
Sire Bolt D’Oro has been used to breed well over 400 horses and only four of these have won a graded race and By The Prints is one of the elite few out of this sire. By the Prints has never raced the 10 furlong distance but has gone the 12 furlong route once earlier this season in the New Yorker where he finished a well-back 8th and had his lowest speed of the year at 94. This 3-yo gelding has raced in 5 graded races this year and pulled in wins in a pair of G2 races, the Buckeye Derby and the Winchester Park Derby. This slow starter and strong closer also earned a second in G1 Purchased Race for Schnitke. By the Prints has been a double-digit longshot in each of his grade level race and the betting public has not looked to favorably on him in the past. He enters this race after pumping out 113 speeds in both of his last two races, career bests. While I like his strong late run, there have been times it has not shown up. He’s got a lot of work to do here. He has done well at the 8.5f to 9f distance this season, but the 12f New Yorker outcome does not shine a lot of hope at going the 10f distance of the Classic as he also has the challenge of facing older horses for the first time who can top speeds in the 120 range.
17 8/1 WIND ROAD PHAROAH (owned by Windcountr)
Breeding: American Pharoah x Medaglia D’Oro x AP Indy
Career Record: 18-9-4-0
Earnings: $1.3 million
10-furlong record: 0-0-0-0
Wind Road Pharoah started a very nice long sixrace win streak just over a year ago, last September, winning the LA Derby (G2) and followed that up with another victory in the G3 Corvette with an impressive 120 speed and rallying from 13 behind to snag the win. His next win came in an allowance race, which was more of a conditioning race after a winter recess, knocking out a 118 speed and winning by more than 3 after trailing by over 16, proving he was ready for the 2023 season. The streak extended into the G2 Oaktree Handicap with a 122 speed and in the G3 Billy Donald, the speeds held up in the high atmosphere with a 119 and his fifth win in the streak. The last win was gained in June in the G2 Cornhusker with another 122 speed (his career best). Wind Road Pharoah was off the board in his last two starts with respectful speeds of 112 and 116. His last outing the G2 Brookline Handicap, Wind Road Pharoah, while finishing fourth, he made cut a deficit of 17 strides down to 4. Wind Road Pharoah has just come off an incredible streak of wins, which all came at the 9-furlong distance, and has a delightful late kick. He’ll be running 10-furlongs for the first time and the extra distance doesn’t look troublesome considering his ability to make up ground late. It could turn out to be an advantage for him. However, he may be in trouble if the rain comes in as he raced once on the offtrack and had a very poor run.
15 12/1 EXCELESTRU (owned by Given)
Breeding: Exceed and Excel x Awesome Again x Seeking the Gold
Career Record: 24-9-3-2
Earnings: $5.0 million
10-furlong record: 12-4-1-1
Excelestru is the 2022 Breeders’ Bowl Classic Champion who is returning to defend the title and, if successful, will be the second horse to accomplish this very difficult feat. The only horse to every win two Classic races was Solar Song (owned by Squirrel) who did it in 2006 and 2007. Excelestru put in a speed of 120.4 in the Classic last year, which is the third highest behind Thewayof the Force who ran a 121.4 and Hone Knee Sal who sports the highest number of 123.8 set back in 2002. This front end runner has tested the offtrack twice and petered out both times late in the race, thus a wet surface may not be too desirable to his level of comfort. Since winning the Classic last season, Excelestru has struggled racing five times and hitting the board only once with a second on the poly surface with a 116 speed. His form has done a 180-degree turn around since winning the Classic and scoring a second win in the Classic will be very difficult unless Excelratsu can do another 180-degree turn around quickly.
16 12/1 THE PORNSTAR WAY (owned by Qwikvett)
Breeding: Exceed and Excel x Awesome Again x Seeking the Gold
Career Record: 22-8-1-5
Earnings: $4.1 million
10-furlong record: 12-4-1-2
The Pornstar Way likes to run on the front end and in the 2022 Breeders’ Bowl Classic kept pressure on the leader (and winner Excelestru), finishing second in his shadows with a 118 speed. He followed that up with a 2-length win in the G1 California Classic, where he wired the field with a 121 speed, which matched the same speed he ran back in August, 2022 when he wired the field in the Western Ocean CA Classic. This past August, he returned to defend his title in the Western Ocean CA Classic, which was on a sloppy track, and The Pornstar Way did no like the wet track and finished way back in his first and only outing on an offtrack. His last start was in the G1 Jockey Guild Gold Cup and finished a well back 8th,. The year prior he finished 9th in this same race, pretty much mirroring the outcome. He’s only raced three times this season and form is a big question. There have been a 5-month gap between races that may have affected his performance. Still, he will probably be seen up front pressing things early on, but whether he will still be around at the end, is a question mark.
4 12/1 STUFT CRUST (owned by Given)
Breeding: Medaglia D’Oro x AP Indy x Mr. Prospector
Career Record: 20-9-3-1
Earnings: $1.3 million
10-furlong record: 5-3-1-0
Throughout 2023, Stuft Crust has been stuck in a pattern. He began the season running in a listed stakes race and after leading the field, he tired and dragged across the line in eighth. He improved in his next start, also a listed stake, this time he wired the field with a 114 SP. In April, he took off in the G3 Waterloo Classic and had a tough fight and eventually got the lead as the field turned into the stretch but was overtaken and finished sixth. June rolled in and so did the G3 Capitals Dirt where Stuft Crust wired the field by over a length and a career best speed of 121. In the G2 San Dimas, this 4-year old tired in the stretch, after cutting all the fractions, finishing fifth. His last start was in early August in his first G1 race, the Bob Woodward Memorial, and success was again found with another front running, wire job, with a solid 119 speed. Stuft Crust pattern during 2023 has been lose-a-race then win-a-race. The next turn of the card in this pattern, unfortunately would be lose-a-race. He is a strong front runner and needs to find a way to hold off the late closers to break the pattern.
1 55/1 POST TWENTY ONE (owned by Dochman2)
Breeding: Global Campaign x Smart Strike x Wild Again
Career Record: 12-4-1-2
Earnings: $0.4 million
10-furlong record: 2-0-0-0
Out of over 200 bred children from sire Global Campaign, Post Twenty One is the only grade winner.
This 3-year old colt found his G1 his very first time running with the graded company in the Green Mountain Park Derby where he used his strong late kick to wipe out a 15-length deficit at the half to power his way to the top spot with a 108 speed, which is his career best. Post Twenty One has made five other graded stake race runs since this big win and hit the board only once which came in the June running of the Rod Edwards Commemorative Derby, finishing third with a 107 speed number. The other races he finished well behind the winner. He has made only one off-track race appearance, finishing third, so any rain should not be a negative for him. This race will be a tough one for Post Twenty One to pull off as he faces older horses for the first time and his speed numbers are well below other runners in this grouping. A speed around 120 will probably be needed to gain the win, and he has not found the 110 level yet.
18 10/1 LAKE APPROACH (owned by Jeffjr99)
Breeding: Curlin x Storm Cat x Kingmambo
Career Record: 17-6-4-4
Earnings: $1.3 million
10-furlong record: 4-1-1-2
Lake Approach may be shining at just the right time. He hit his first top-three finish in a stake race last November, in a listed stakes going 10f and rocking a 113 speed. On Christmas Eve, he got an early holiday gift for his owner by picking up his first listed stakes race, going a bit longer 10.5 furlongs and a 115 speed. In the new 2023 season, success continued at the listed stake group level with a second with 118 speed going 11 flanks this time. In March, he advanced up to grade level, going in the G1 California Handicap and hit the board again with a third and keeping the speed consistent with a 117. Lake Approach delivered his first grade win in the G2 Gotta Fix TheSprinklers Classic with a 116 speed. His speeds have been 110 and up since finding success in stake races, but his most recent start boosted that speed number up into the sky, as he set his career best at 124 in the G1 Western Ocean CA Classic, finishing a “slap in the face” second which is painful considering delivering one of the best speeds in the game. This occurred on a sloppy surface, his first time on a wet track, and answered the question “does he like a wet track?” Lake Approach is in top shape and is one not to be overlooked.
9 36/1 SURTUR (owned by Lenny 271)
Breeding: Curlin x Storm Cat x Kingmambo
Career Record: 10-5-2-2
Earnings: $0.5 million
10-furlong record: 2-1-1-0
This young 3-year old has had a top-three finish in all but one race over his 10-race career. He loves to run on the lead and only recently climbed the ranks into grade level competition. His first race was back in June, competing in the third leg of the Triple Crown in the New Yorker where Surtur ran at the front end of the field and faded in the stretch, finishing fifth. He followed this up with a second in the Battle for Brooklyn (G3), striking a 113 speed (lifetime best). He would run that speed once again in the G! Promised Land, wiring the field and earning his first graded win. Surtur has yet to race on an offtrack, and this race currently is forecasted with a 40% of rain and it is unknown if he’ll find a liking to a wet surface. Surtur will be joining older horses for the first time and has done well at 10f over his last two starts and will need to bring things up a notch in this big race.
7 81/1 VOCAL TWO SKY (owned by Fdllodge20)
Breeding: Audible x Pioneer of the Nile x Street Cry
Career Record: 12-4-2-0
Earnings: $0.5 million
10-furlong record: 1-0-0-0
Vocal Two Sky has a lot of work to do in order to upset this field. He could possibly have the longest odds on the board as he is very green as a young three year old. Earlier this year, he popped into a listed stake race and managed to etch out the win with the fourth highest odds in the 14-horse field. In March, he appeared in the G1 All Saints Derby seeking the golden ticket free pass entry for the Bluegrass Derby and finished up the field in 8th. Next, he took aim at the G2 Captain Hook and raced on the offtrack and was not competitive finishing 10th. Vocal Two Sky found some racing luck in the G1 Clerk of Scales back in July finding some late run after holding a mid-field slot for a good chunk of the race and rallied to get the win by over a stride and a career best speed of 108. Vocal’s last race was in the Travelers Stakes and he was overmatched, finishing 7th and his second best speed of 107. His one race on an offtrack did not show any liking to the wet surface, so he could be in trouble if it rains in California. His speeds are another concern and do not look to be competitive with many others in the field at this time. He has potential as he flashed it in the Cler of Scales race, but he may need some time to develop.
2 11/1 T. TORNADO (owned by Summerset)
Breeding: Distorted Humor x Deputy Minister x Gone West
Career Record: 19-6-8-1
Earnings: $0.7 million
10-furlong record: 0-0-0-0
T. Tornado was claimed out of a race last year and has made tremendous turn around since being claimed and gelded. He raced in a handful of allowance races right after the claim and after winning three-in-a-row moved into a listed 8.5f race, finishing third with a 117 speed. In May of this season, T. Tornado advanced up the ranks into the G3 Perfectionistic Handicap and powered his way to the win after running near the rear of the field early on, with a 119 speed. That speed has become his standard as he has nailed it in his last three starts which include the G2 Sans Dimas (finished 2nd) and the Bob Woodward Memorial (also 2nd). T. Tornado has raced on a wet surface twice and won both times and should be fine if the rain comes to town (40% chance as of this writing). He has been racing very well of late and usually runs in the front half of the field but has no issues in coming from the backside. He has never raced 10 furlongs before and the extra distance is more likely to be his friend than his enemy.
MY PICKS
There is a 40% chance of rain and pretty much a toss up as to whether we have an off track or dry one, so here are two sets of picks for each scenario;
DRY TRACK
20 War Senses has been popping out wonderful outing of late and this one may be yet another one. He’s ready to go to War in this big race and has the Senses to remained focused on the objective.
19 Twenty Eighth is in very good condition and has been dependable with speeds hanging near 120 of late. Hard to see him not being a factor.
10 Upendo is rarely off the board and can crank out top speeds, figures to be in the hunt.
WET TRACK
20 War Senses had a huge speed of 126 on the slop in his most recent start and is not afraid of an offtrack.
2 T. Tornado has won twice on the wet grounds before and stands to reason that it will be a big plus should the rain arrive.
18 Lake Approach popped a 124 speed on the slop in his only run on an offtrack in his last start finishing 2nd. No reason to think he can’t do it again.
This will be huge. Thanks for the preview!
What a race! Great preview