BC Juvenile Turf GI
For Two Year Olds
One Mile Turf
Friday October 30, 2015
Keenland
Purse: $1,000.000
Here we Go! The Breeders Cup has arrived and two great days of racing is just a few days away. On Friday the BC Juvenile Turf will bring fourteen two year old colts and geldings together with a purse of $1,000.000 on the line. Last year owner Dynark Stables sent out Exultant who got up in the final strides to win by a neck under Alan Garcia in a time of 1:33.10. Owner Barcelona has been the most successful owner in this race taking it in 2009 with Half Moon Bay and in 2011 with Got A Pal. This year the owner will send out two runners Icicle Dawn and Malibu Run. There are fourteen of them so now lets run them down.
1) A Little Influence ~ finished off the board in his last one in the GIII Pilgrim at Belmont Park finishing sixth. The start prior to that one was a victory at DelMar in the OT Juvenile Turf winning by a length. He has hit the board in two of his three tries on the sod as he was third over a soft going at Louisiana Downs against NX1. He goes out for owner / breeder The Sidley Stud and will get Kent Desourmeaux to climb aboard.
2) Walkin On Ice ~ the first of two entries for owner Blushing Meadows has done well in his three career starts for the owner. A victory to break his Maiden two back at Ellis Park going six furlongs by a length, as he then turned to the sod in his last one taking on Graded Stakes competition in the GII Summer Stakes where he was second by a nose. That nice start in just his third try and first over the sod brings him here on Friday as he looks to get to the circle. He will go out with Javier Castellano aboard.
3) Asklepius ~ will make his first start for a new barn on Friday as owner Aer Stables purchased this one for $250.000 and will waste no time sending him here to Keenland. A Maiden score at Belmont Park he then moved to the dirt where he ran second at DelMar. His last two starts he moved back to the sod and was second by three parts of a length in the GII With Anticipation and third in the GIII Bourbon here at Keenland. Both starts he was caught in the stretch after leading the whole race. He will try to get to the lead again and hold on this time. He will go out with Irad Ortiz who rode him two back to a second.
4) Vim ~ the second entry for owner Blushing Meadows comes into Friday off a victory in the GIII Pilgrim at Belmont Park. That was his second victory in three tries over the sod for him, as he broke his Maiden as well. His other start on the sod came in the OT Juvenile Turf at DelMar where he was third by a length. He brought his A game in that last one and ownership hopes he brings it again. He will go out with Elvis Trujillo who rode him to victory in his last one.
5) Yummy Opus ~ makes his fourth start on Friday. His starts have all come on the sod and he has been victorious in two of them with the other being a second. He broke his Maiden at Retama then was second in the El Joven Stakes and in his last one he took the Zuma Beach Stakes at Santa Anita by a length as the post time favorite. He will now step up and keep moving forward over the turf course. He goes out for owner / breeder Drabfantasy and will be ridden by Jose Ortiz.
6) Gotta Own The Light ~ has three victories in five lifetime starts. A winner in three of his last four as now tried the sod in his last two. He was second in the OT Juvenile Turf at DelMar as he was caught at the wire to finish a neck behind and in his last one he was a winner at Retama in the El Joven Stakes by a length. He will look to step up here and make it a good one has he will draw Hall of Famer Mike Smith to ride. He will go out for owner and breeder Second Chance Farms.
7) Arrowhead ~ will make his third start for owner Spongebob on Friday. He was fifth in his debut for the owner at Saratoga when running against oclm for $35.000. In his last start he was a winner at Woodbine in the GII Summer as he was up in time to win by a nose. He now has won three of his four starts with two of them coming over the sod. He will look to keep things going over the sod on Friday as he will get Rafael Bejarano to climb aboard.
8) Icicle Dawn ~ is the first of two entries for owner / breeder Barcelona Farms. In his four starts on the sod he has run off the board finished third twice and has scored which was in the $75.000 Sunday Silence at Louisiana Downs. He was third in his last one at Santa Anita when a length behind in the Zuma Beach Stakes after leading most of the way. He will try to make a winning run in this one and will get Emma Jane Wilson to ride.
9) Fear The Feathers ~ makes his third start for owner Our Athletes since being claimed for $45.000. A second place finish in his debut for the owner finishing two lengths back against N1X at Churchill Downs, as he then came to Keenland to take the GIII Bourbon winning by a length. He took to the track and ownership hopes he can do it again. He has won three of four on the sod and will get Joe Talamo to take the ride.
10) Still In Check ~ has hit the board in all four starts since moving to the sod. A victory against oclm for $35.000 and $18.000 he then tried the $75.000 Sunday Silence where he was third by three lengths. In his last start he was second by a length in the GIII Bourbon here at Keenland. He will now shorten back up after getting an extra sixteenth of a mile in his last one. He has Mb Stables on his side and will get the return of Julian Leparoux in the saddle.
11) Lure ~ a winner of two in a row will try to make it three here at Keenland in the BC. He broke his Maiden at Saratoga against State Breds; as he then was shipped to Gulfstream Park and went on to win the $75.000 Armed Forces by a half a length. He makes his fourth start and hopes to keep building off each effort. He goes out for owner D J C Racing Stables and will be ridden by Gerry Olguin.
12) Laffin Attack ~ has enjoyed the sod since he moved to it back in August going a perfect two for two. Breaking his Maiden against State Breds at Gulfstream Park as he then shipped to the spa to run in the GII With Anticipation where he scored by three parts of a length. He has looked very good and improved with that nice run over the inner turf at Saratoga and now owner / breeder Red Square Stables hopes he can bring that same run here on Friday. He will get Robbie Albarado to climb aboard.
13) Leggo The A K ~ the second entry for this barn makes his first start for new owner Aer Stables. A fifth place finish in his last start in the El Joven he finished three lengths behind the competition. His two starts prior to that he was a winner in both at Saratoga which included the $100.000 Schenectady. He will look to get back to the winners circle and will go out with Paco Lopez aboard.
14) Malibu Run ~ the second entry for owner Barcelona Farms comes in on a four race win streak in his first four starts. He has broken his Maiden then beat N1X, as he went on to win the $60.000 The Tyro Stakes and went on to win the GIII Pilgrim. He has improved in each start and now looks to deliver another winning run for the barn. He draws all the way out and will look to get in good position turning for home. He will be ridden by John Velazquez who rode him to victory in his last start.
15) AE Laffin Sippin ~ Stald Gullis
16) AE The Watcher ~ Running Farms (Scratch)
17) AE Coup de Lyon ~ Nakamura Stables
18) AE Ghostface Killa ~ Pan Farms
Good Luck to You ALL!
This is Choppy I am OUT!
Categories: BC 2015-17, THE BREEDERS CUP
