Grade One: High Flyer Stakes
1. Rhydan
Owner/Trainer: rocksters6
2 year old colt by Heartland is 2-1-1 in 6 career starts with lifetime earnings of $117,0308. His best career performance came two starts back in the 8f Gr.3 Premie Champion Stakes where he rallied late to finish 3rd by 2 1/4 lengths in a full field of 14 earning him a career best 87 speed rating. He is the first progeny out of a Teofilo x Lear Fan mare. Colt tested Grade Two stakes company last time out in The Boones Farm running a flat race but he has run well against graded stakes company before and with the right trip he can make an impact here. He is 12/1
2. Cazenton
Owner/Trainer: orrrrdago
2 year old gelding by Ace Impact (IRE) is undefeated at 3-0-0 in 3 career starts with lifetime earnings of $82,800. His best career performance came two starts back in an allowance race where he dominated by 15 1/4 lengths over a field of 4 earning a career best 94 speed rating, before following up with a victory last out in the Pricey Courage Turf Juvenile with an 87 speed rating. Gelding is the best runner in 4 crops out of a stakes placed Dark Angel (IRE) x Galileo (IRE) mare. Undefeated gelding looks primed to take another step forward in his Grade 1 debut here. He is 7/1 on the morning line.
3. New Persia
Owner/Trainer: everland
2 year old colt by Persian King (IRE) is a perfect 1-0-0 in 1 career start with lifetime earnings of $28,920. His best career performance came in his debut last time out in a 8.5f allowance race where he set the early pace and prevailed to win by 1 1/4 lengths against a short field of 4 earning him an 86 speed rating. Colt is out of a stakes producing Galileo (IRE) x Fastnet Rock (AUS) mare who was a solid allowance type as a race mare. Lightly raced colt steps up significantly in class as he makes his Grade 1 debut in the High Flyer Stakes. He is 11/1 on the morning line.
4. Front Rum
Owner/Trainer: darkmandu104
2 year old colt by Adelaide (IRE) is 2-0-2 in 7 career starts with lifetime earnings of $75,727. His best career performance came last time out in an 8f turf allowance race where he drew clear to win by 3 1/2 lengths against a compact field of 4 earning him a career best 85 speed rating in his turf debut. He is out of a stakes producing War Front x Mr. Greeley mare. Colt has been a non factor in his only two graded stakes attempts but those were on dirt and he looks to improve off of a career best since switching to turf. He is 17/1 on the morning line.
5. Ballethome
Owner/Trainer: lostkey18
2 year old colt by Bolshoi Ballet is 2-1-1 in 7 career starts with lifetime earnings of $44,620. His best career performance came last time out in an 8f turf race where he closed from just off the pace to win by 3 lengths over a field of 4 earning him a career best 84 speed rating. He is out of an Indian Charlie x Daygata mare who has produced two stakes winners and proven to be a solid broodmare compared to her racing career. Colt takes a big jump in class here in his graded stakes debut and he will need to show big improvement to make an impact here at 30/1
6. Khuknods
Owner/Trainer: darkmandu104
2 year old colt by Up To The Mark is 1-2-1 in 6 career starts with lifetime earnings of $89,438. His best career performance came two starts back in the 8f Gr.2 The Champagne Mile where closed late to finish 5th in a full field of 14 earning a career best 84 speed rating, though he posted an 80 speed rating last out finishing 4th in an allowance race. He is out of a modest producing Hurricane Run x Kingmambo mare. Colt hit the board earlier this year in the Straightandstrong Turf Juvenile and Azerley Turf Juvenile in his lone stakes placing and he will need to step forward to be considered in the mix in his Grade One debut. He is 15/1 on the morning line.
7. No Mismatch
Owner/Trainer: tenpoint17
2 year old colt by No Nay Never is 2-0-1 in 4 career starts with lifetime earnings of $40,700. His best career performance came last time out in an 8f allowance race where he drew off to win by 1 1/2 lengths in a field of 8 earning him a career best 88 speed rating. He is the first runner is out of a stakes placed Frankel (GB) x Danzig mare. Consistent colt has won two of his last three starts and hit the board in three of four(75%). He will be making his stakes/graded stakes debut but be ran a career best when stretching out to a route and he looms to take another step forward here .He is 7/1 on the morning line.
8. Gristreriak
Owner/Trainer: darkmandu106
2 year old colt by Cluster (AUS) is 1-1-2 in 6 career starts with lifetime earnings of $78,885. His best career performance came three starts back in the 6f Gr.3 Salisbury Medallion where he rallied to finish 3rd by 2 1/4 lengths in a full field of 14 earning him a career best 81 speed rating in his graded stakes debut. He is out of an Intello x Dynaformer mare who has produced a graded placed and two stakes placed runners. He is capable of putting in a nice closing run with some pace and a clean trip but he will need to show improvement if he is going to make noise late here. He is 14/1
9. One Day Wonder
Owner/Trainer: golf
2 year old colt by No Nay Never is 2-0-2 in 5 career starts with lifetime earnings of $82,836. His best career performance came last time out in an 8.5f allowance race where he stalked the pace in 4th early and rallied to win by 2 lengths over a field of 10 earning him a career best 92 speed rating, following up a 90 speed rating victory two starts back. He is out of a scratch bred Dansili (GB) x Lyphard mare. Colt enters on a two-race winning streak and looks primed to take another step forward in his stakes/graded stakes debut here. He is 6/1 on the morning line.
10. Flawless Major
Owner/Trainer: tenpoint69
2 year old colt by Daiwa Major is 1-1-1 in 4 career starts with lifetime earnings of $94,660. His best career performance came last time out in the 6f Gr.2 Miller Reef Stakes where he closed late to finish 3rd by 1 1/2 lengths in a field of 6 earning him an 82 speed rating, though he posted a career best 83 speed rating winning his allowance debut four starts back. He is thw first runner out of a solid Dark Angel (IRE) x Frankel (GB) race mare. Talented colt has shown the ability to be effective against graded stakes competition and he has the right to show inprovement in his first start around two turns. His odds are 11/1
11. American Friction
Owner/Trainer: beerkeg28
2 year old undefeated Grade Two winning gelding by No Nay Never is a perfect 3-0-0 in 3 career starts with lifetime earnings of $277,500. His best career performance came last time out in the 8f Gr.2 KeggerDay Juvenile Turf Mile where he set the early pace and pulled away to win by 3 1/4 lengths over a field of 9 earning him a career best 93 speed rating, following up a 7 1/4 length win with a 91 speed rating two starts back. He is the first runner out of a stakes winning Dubawi (IRE) x Dark Angel (IRE) mare. Dominant gelding is the lone graded stakes winner in the field and looks like the formidable horse to beat in his Grade 1 debut. He is the 3/1 favorite on the morning line.
12. Cegmod
Owner/Trainer: windsong20
2 year old colt by Staphanos (JPN) is 1-0-1 in 6 career starts with lifetime earnings of $55,170. His best career performance came last time out in the 9f Gr.3 The Founders where he closed late to finish 3rd by 3 1/2 lengths in a field of 12 earning him a career best 89 speed rating. He is the first progenyis out of a Le Havre (IRE) x Oasis Dream (GB) mare. He stretched out and showed his ability to handle two turns and graded competition last time out and he has a shot to hit the board with a similar trip as his last. He is 16/1 on the morning line.
13. Khanzeats
Owner/Trainer: lightng995
2 year old colt by Without Parole is 2-1-0 in 6 career starts with lifetime earnings of $77,500. His best career performance came thein the 5f listed Azerley Turf Juvenile where he finished 2nd by 1 1/2 lengths in a field of 7 after challenging for the lead, earning him a career best 76 speed rating (which he topped with an 81 speed rating last out in the Tiger Nation Turf Juvenile). He is out of a modest Stay Gold (JPN) x Sadler’s Wells mare. He has been a non factor in his last 3 including his graded stakes and route debut. He hopes to turn things around here but he sits chilly on the board at 15/1
14. The Wild Rovers
Owner/Trainer: cjt8
2 year old colt by Extreme Choice (AUS) is 1-1-0 in 6 career starts with lifetime earnings of $97,000. His best career performance came two starts back in the 5f listed Dragon City Turf Juvenile where he finished 2nd by 1 1/2 lengths in a field of 6 earning him a career best 82 speed rating, before posting an 80 speed rating last out finishing 4th in the Abbey Sprint Prix. Colt is the second progeny out of a stakes winning and graded stakes placed No Nay Never x Storm Cat mare who produced a graded stakes placed colt in her first crop . He has run well in Grade One competition and he deserves a long look here in his route debut. He is 10/1