{"id":47280,"date":"2018-11-01T18:40:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T22:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=47280"},"modified":"2018-11-01T18:40:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T22:40:34","slug":"stories-abound-in-bb-turf-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=47280","title":{"rendered":"Stories Abound In BB Turf Sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to say that any one Breeders\u2019 Bowl race is the best of the weekend but the Turf Sprint sure makes a case to be among the best.\u00a0 There are two champions, eleven grade one winners and eleven millionaires.\u00a0 The race will be run on Friday, November 2nd<\/sup> at 2:20:00 PM Game Time.\u00a0 It will be run at six and one half furlongs over a firm turf and may have a say in determining the champion in this division.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look at the field.<\/p>\n

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#1 The Stonemaster\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\/1<\/p>\n

Hero of the MGD Special (G1) at this distance two starts back, The Stonemaster is entering this race in top form.\u00a0 He followed the MGD Special up with a heartbreaking defeat in the Sprint Cup (G1) where he ran third beaten just a neck by fellow entrants Chill the Beans and Invincible Spoe.\u00a0 This scratchbred five year old son of Medaglia D\u2019oro x Deputy Minister x Kris S. really turned things on over the summer of 2017.\u00a0 He won an allowance with a career best speed of 115 in a race run at today\u2019s distance.\u00a0 He followed that up with two more wins, a listed and a grade three.\u00a0 He had some time off over the winter and returned a winner in a listed at this distance with a 114 speed.\u00a0 He ran creditably in two grade ones before breaking through in the MGD Special.\u00a0 The feeling here is that his sweet spot distance is six and one half furlongs and he could run a big race back at this distance.\u00a0 His ideal running style is to sit just off the pace and pounce on the early leaders while trying to hold off the deep closers.\u00a0 He may find himself further back than usual in this start which could compromise his style but this colt is all heart.<\/p>\n

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#2 Blushing Cadet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\/1<\/p>\n

This five year old scratchbred son of More Than Ready x Danehill x Blushing Groom earned his way into this race last year with a win in the five furlong Longchamp Sprint (G1).\u00a0 He ran back a month later and finished tenth in this spot before getting a three month layoff.\u00a0 He returned with an easy allowance win before jumping straight into grade ones of which all five of his other starts this year were.\u00a0 He scored his biggest win in the Sand Castle Turf Sprint over fellow opponents here Kaaterskill Falls and Holes in My Pants.\u00a0 He won that race with a 117 speed while going wire to wire which is not his typical running style.\u00a0 Generally he sits within a couple of lengths of the lead.\u00a0 He ran back in the King\u2019s Fall at five furlongs and returned to his normal style only to come up one quarter length short of the winner Chill the Beans.\u00a0 He followed with two poor efforts in six furlong races, the last of which was early September.\u00a0 Trainer cadet thinks he is \u201can extremely talented horse that if he runs his race, he belongs.\u201d\u00a0 He admits that after the win in Dubai he hasn\u2019t \u201cdone a ton of planning with this horse and it shows\u2026Sometimes they are talented enough to overcome the trainer.\u201d\u00a0 While I agree with cadet that this horse\u2019s best race could win in this spot, looking at his races I question whether he really wants to go the distance.\u00a0 His best races have come between five and six furlongs, although he does have two good wins at the distance in an allowance and a listed stakes.\u00a0 Cadet does offer a backstretch tip on one of his competitors \u201cWonderozzy is coming into this race very nicely on form\u2026.and I hear he has been getting a steady diet of moonshine\u201d.\u00a0 Good stuff to know!<\/p>\n

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#3 Holes In My Pants\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11\/1<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Turf Sprint Champion Holes In My Pants enters this race seeking vengeance.\u00a0 He was beaten less than a length last year by Aram Halo who enters the race again.\u00a0 With three grade one wins on the season Holes In My Pants was able to get the championship.\u00a0 In eight starts this year he scored a win in the Grade One Cup of July as well as an allowance run in his 2018 debut.\u00a0 The five year old horse has run in seven consecutive grade one events but aside from the Cup of July he has failed to hit the board in any of the others although he did have a couple of fourths and a fifth.\u00a0 The son of Sixties Icon is the only stakes winner produced by his Elusive Quality x Smile dam who herself was a winner of ten starts in turf sprints.\u00a0 Aside from having so many starts this year in comparison to some of the other contenders here, Holes In My Pants has been racing consistently since June of 2016 with no extended breaks.<\/p>\n

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#4 Speaker Beauchamp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19\/1<\/p>\n

A win here for Speaker Beauchamp would give him a five race win badge.\u00a0 Since being gelded last year after a lackluster three year old spring campaign Speaker Beauchamp has run exclusively in turf sprints and of his 10 starts under those conditions he has won eight of them.\u00a0 Of course the most recent four are the most important.\u00a0 The race win streak started with his first listed win, then his second.\u00a0 After that it was time for a graded and he took the Grade Three Highlander Stakes by a half length with a 108 speed.\u00a0 He dropped down to five furlongs for the Grade One Longchamp Sprint and closed from tenth to win by one quarter lengths.\u00a0 He again ran a 108 speed that day and beat fellow entrant Allofthem.\u00a0 The son of Mr. Speaker is the first foal from a Wiseman\u2019s Ferry x Speightstown mare and one wonders if she will see a boost in sire selection for 2019.\u00a0 There are two knocks on Speaker Beauchamp \u2013 the first is his speeds are a bit below the tops in this race.\u00a0 It\u2019s difficult to say whether he has more in the tank when he is winning his races so that may not be a problem.\u00a0 The other concern is that at sprint distances he has never run farther than six furlongs and that distance just once in the Highlander Stakes.\u00a0 One would think a horse who may be far back early would appreciate the extra furlong but you never know until they try it.<\/p>\n

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#5 Allofthem\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33\/1<\/p>\n

Allofthem was sitting as the #14 entrant in the field giving his trainer dixiedotco heart palpatations.\u00a0 Luckily he drew in and his trainer says \u201cAllofthem is really peaking right now, so if he gets in, I expect him to run really well.\u00a0 His turf form is nothing short of outstanding, and as a lightly raced 3yo he has room to improve even more.\u201d\u00a0 All of this is true.\u00a0 Allofthem started his career on dirt where he ran well but with a switch to turf and restricted to sprints he has been unstoppable.\u00a0 His last six starts came on the grass and he\u2019s got a record of 6-4-2-0.\u00a0 You have to respect a horse who has never been out of the money under these conditions.\u00a0 Three of those wins came in listeds restricted to 3yos (including one at six and one half furlongs.\u00a0 Then came the step up to both graded company and running vs. older horses.\u00a0 Allofthem acquitted himself well in the Grade Two Goldene Stakes at six furlongs where he ran a career best 109 speed while closing from last to lose by only a length.\u00a0 He dropped back in distance to run in the five furlong Longchamp Sprint (G1) and again he found himself last early but unleased a furious charge to the finish which saw him just miss by a quarter length behind fellow entrant Speaker Beauchamp.\u00a0 Allofthem is a son of Day of the Cat out of an A.P. Indy x Danzig mare who has already produced a grade two winner and two other stakes winners.\u00a0 According to dixiedotco \u201cThe horse to beat IMO is Speaker Beauchamp, who finished just in front of us last time.\u00a0 But now my horse has a little extra experience, so that along with some more distance hopefully moves him forward even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#6 No Nay Satan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37\/1<\/p>\n

Another three year old in the field, No Nay Satan has already secured a grade one win and over a million dollars in the bank.\u00a0 The gelded son of No Nay Never was produced by the graded placed, stakes winning Pivotal x Seeking the Gold mare Swingingwithsatan.\u00a0 Swingingwithsatan was best at a mile or less on the grass and she has already produced a grade one winner by Preferred Issue named Devil\u2019s Intent who was best at a mile.\u00a0 Swingingwithsatan is a daughter of Champion Super Gold who won three grade ones on the grass as a two year old, two sprints and one mile race.\u00a0 No Nay Satan followed the family business.\u00a0 He\u2019s never tried dirt nor a route but in turf sprints he\u2019s only been off the board in one race from thirteen starts, including nine wins.\u00a0 His biggest score came last October when he took the six furlong Middlepark Stakes (G1).\u00a0 He was also second in another grade one last season and started this year just getting nipped at the wire in the Equinics Turf Sprint for three year olds.\u00a0 He will get a rematch with the horse that beat him that day, Waki Hadda in this spot.\u00a0 Since the Equinics he has only raced four times, winning two allowances and a listed.\u00a0 He hasn\u2019t started since July 29th<\/sup> so it will be interesting to see how he has matured.\u00a0 He did run a 108 over the summer so he has speed but he does his best running going wire to wire and he\u2019ll be challenged early here.<\/p>\n

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#7 Wonderozzy \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\/1<\/p>\n

Trainer itch says \u201cit was Wonderozzy\u2019s plan to come to the Breeders\u2019 Bowl\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Itch runs a small operation with only four stables and thus he says \u201cI am in shock to be sending a message such as this.\u00a0 Breeders\u2019 Bowl runners have been few and far between for me over the years.\u201d\u00a0 The four year old son of Australia is the second consecutive grade two winner produced by itch\u2019s great mare World Cup Wonder.\u00a0 World Cup Wonder was a gift horse to itch with wonderful breeding \u2013 A.P. Indy x Mr. Prospector.\u00a0 The mare won one grade one and three other graded races while routing on the grass during her career.\u00a0 With that kind of backend and being by Epsom Derby winner Australia you might expect to see Wonderozzy in the Turf but, as itch says this colt has a mind of his own.\u00a0 He really started to come to hand last August and began flashing real speed over the winter.\u00a0 His four year old season has been pretty sensational.\u00a0 He\u2019s won five of his seven runs this season, three of which came at the graded level.\u00a0 The biggest victory by far in his career was his most recent start.\u00a0 I\u2019ll let itch describe it to you \u201cThe Turf Sprint was not in the plans for WONDEROZZY. I did not expect him to win the Grade 2 in Paris last out. After all, he was facing the great ALABA, Giroux28’s fine champion and No. 1 horse in the division. Also against him was MTK’s AMERICAN CRIME, the No. 5 horse in the division.\u00a0 I love Wonderozzy, but no way did I expect him to beat those two. But he did! I was shocked when he passed Alaba and held off American Crime.\u201d\u00a0 Wonderozzy ran a 115 speed that day where he sat just off the pace.\u00a0 His career best came two starts previously in a grade three when he ran a 116.\u00a0 This horse seems to have all the goods but one big question mark.\u00a0 All of his races this year have come at seven furlongs and he has never run a shorter distance.<\/p>\n

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#8 Kaaterskill Falls\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\/1<\/p>\n

This five year old horse comes in with a strong resume.\u00a0 He\u2019s won three grade ones in his career, all at six furlongs on the grass.\u00a0 He\u2019s got nearly two million bucks in the bank and as a son of Giant\u2019s Causeway out of the grade two winning Kingmambo x Danehill mare Just the Tip a stud career is assured for him.\u00a0 Unfortunately Kaaterskill Falls is not the same horse he was last season, or even earlier this year.\u00a0 He began the season with a grade one win before running a strong third in the Equinics Turf Sprint and third again in the Sand Castle Turf Sprint (G1).\u00a0 Since that race he has finished well back in four straight grade one outings.<\/p>\n

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#9 Chill The Beans\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\/1<\/p>\n

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Chill the Beans has one of the more interesting stories in this race.\u00a0 He was dropped into a $3,500 claiming race midway through his four year old season and trainer tees was the smart cookie who picked him up.\u00a0 He immediately gelded the colt by Slade Power out of the graded placed stakes winning Danehill Dancer x Broad Brush mare Slow Dancin\u2019.\u00a0 The claim of Chill the Beans as a four year old was fortuitous.\u00a0 His older brother Atacenango began running in graded stakes as a four year old and eventually won a G2.\u00a0 After two dirt runs Chill the Beans found himself in a starter going five furlongs on the grass and he has not looked back.\u00a0 He\u2019s run ten straight turf sprints and has won seven with two seconds and a third.\u00a0 He ran through his starter tag, then his allowance conditions and jumped straight to a G2 in March where he finished second.\u00a0 He followed that with a listed win and then took the G1 King\u2019s Fall by one quarter length after unleashing a furious run that took him to the front from next to last.\u00a0 The Stonemaster got the better of Chill the Beans in the MGD Special G1 but only by a head.\u00a0 He came back to return the favor in the Sprint Cup where he closed from last to beat Invincible Spoe by a head with The Stonemaster just a neck behind that rival.<\/p>\n

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#10 Waki Hadda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23\/1<\/p>\n

There are very few sim runners \u2013 Breeders\u2019 Bowl runners no less \u2013 that have me scratching my head when I see their sire\u2019s name.\u00a0 But Waki Hadda is by Hvasstan, a son of Fastnet Rock I had not heard of before today.\u00a0 He currently sits in the sim books at 16 bps and credits.\u00a0 Whatever the magic it worked with the Miswaki x Forty Niner mare Waki Alexis, a graded placed, stakes winning runner.\u00a0 This is her second graded winner and she also has three other stakes winners.\u00a0 Waki Hadda has a two year old full sister who is already stakes placed.\u00a0 Somethings just work \u2013 remember that!\u00a0 At any rate Waki Hadda showed he was special early on winning two graded sprints as a baby and earning a berth in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Juvenile Turf.\u00a0 He won four straight stakes races starting in December of 2017 culminated by the three year old turf sprint Equinics race.\u00a0 He followed that with a win in the Grade Three Tetris Stakes in April where he ran a 108 speed \u2013 scorching for that time of year for a three year old.\u00a0 After an unsuccessful try at a mile he returned to the turf to score an allowance win and then ran fourth in a grade three.\u00a0 He\u2019s never faced older runners before which is always a disadvantage for the three year olds.<\/p>\n

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#11 Alaba\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\/1<\/p>\n

Alaba is currently the number one ranked colt in the division.\u00a0 That\u2019s based on a huge win in the Grade One Strand Broke at seven furlongs where he ran a 118 speed.\u00a0 He beat some big names in the division in that start including Aram Halo, American Crime, The Stonemaster, Holes in My Pants, Wonderozzy and Kaaterskill Falls, all of whom show up in this race.\u00a0 He\u2019s run in four grade ones this year and has a second, third and fourth place finish at the top level.\u00a0 Alaba dropped down to a grade two in August and won the Hawkz Challenge by a head but again ran a big speed of 117 while doing it.\u00a0 He bounced a bit in his most recent run, the Grade Two De La Fore where he finished third behind Wonderozzy and American Crime but if he rebounds off that race to the top speeds he is capable of he is going to be very, very tough to beat.\u00a0 Alaba is a four year old by Dawn Approach out of the Redoute\u2019s Choice x Seeking the Gold mare Mutha Lode.\u00a0 He is her first foal and only stakes winner.<\/p>\n

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#12 American Crime\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\/1<\/p>\n

American Crime finished fifth in this spot last year, coming in off a win in the De La Fore (G2).\u00a0 He scored his biggest victory this past March when he won the Grade One Ye Ole Shopping Exchange at six furlongs.\u00a0 He ran in three more grade ones, all in a row and finished third in the first two before his patented late rally fell short in the MGD Special won by The Stonemaster.\u00a0 Even though he didn\u2019t hit the board that day he did finish fifth, only a length and a quarter behind the winner in what was a blanket finish.\u00a0 The five year old gelding by Cape Cross out of the graded placed stakes winning Sadler\u2019s Wells x A.P. Indy mare Orwellian is one of three graded winners the twelve year old mare has produced.\u00a0 The mare did her best running in turf sprints as did her grade one winning son Totalitarianism by Smart Strike.\u00a0 That colt was good enough to make the field for this race in 2014.\u00a0 American Crime tried to defend his title in the De La Fore but the field was small with little early speed and rival Wonderozzy got the first jump on him.\u00a0 American Crime ran creditably finishing second with a 112 speed.\u00a0 He\u2019ll get more early pace in this spot.<\/p>\n

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#13 Aram Halo \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/1<\/p>\n

The favorite in this spot is the returning champion, Aram Halo.\u00a0 The five year old scratchbred son of Smart Strike x Seattle Slew x Halo has only won a single listed \u2013 at a mile no less \u2013 since his victory last year but he did that with a 119 speed and he has been running high numbers for most of the year.\u00a0 He finished second behind Alaba in the Strand Broke (G1) with a 116.\u00a0 He tried stretching to a mile in a grade one over the summer and was fifth but again ran a 115 speed.\u00a0 Aram Halo returned to sprint competition in his most recent start in September where he finished fourth by less than a length in the Sprint Cup.\u00a0 This colt is oozing speed but hasn\u2019t quite put things together to get the wins he deserves.\u00a0 Looking back at his record coming into this race last year you would see win after win leading up to the win in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl.\u00a0 He\u2019s fast enough to take on this field but has he lost that killer instinct?<\/p>\n

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#14 Invincible Spoe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\/1<\/p>\n

Invincible Spoe was named Champion Three Year Old Turf Sprint last season off a win in the Grade Two Ascot Vail and a third place finish against older runners in the Grade One King Kong Sprint.\u00a0 He took two months off after that race and came back running inconsistently.\u00a0 You can\u2019t say that about his last four runs.\u00a0 All came in graded stakes and he hit the board every time.\u00a0 That streak started in June when he won the Grade Two Golden Jamboree and concluded with his most recent start \u2013 a Grade Two Sprinter Stakes win.\u00a0 In between he was third in a grade three, beaten one half lengths and a second by a heartbreaking head in the Grade One Sprint Stakes behind Chill the Beans.\u00a0 Over those four races he\u2019s averaged 110.5 speeds which puts him right in the thick of things here.\u00a0 Invincible Spoe is a four year old son of Sepoy.\u00a0 He was based on a graded placed stakes winning hemare by Invincible Spirit x Habitat.\u00a0 Named Invincible Vice he was a war horse who ran sixty two starts and hit the board in thirty seven of those races.<\/p>\n

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Good luck to all!<\/p>\n

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