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BC – Juvenile Turf Sprint

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Distance: 5 furlongs on turf
Purse: $1 million
Age: 2YO
Date: Friday, November 1
Time: 4:12 pm EDT

The History

Inaugural running was won in gate-to-wire fashion by Bulletin at Churchill last year.

Favorites: 0 for 1 (0%)
Shortest/Highest: $10.60 (Bulletin, 2018)
U.S based: 1/Foreign based: 0

We ditch the traditional format for alphabetical order due to the mix of U.S. and Euro runners as well as age and lack of experience.

A’ Ali has won three G2 events in Europe, all under his rider for this Frankie Dettori. It’s worth noting that like most of the Europeans runners in here this will be his first start around a turn.

Alligator Alley disappointed as the even-money favorite when sixth to A’ Ali last out having won two of his six starts.

Another Miracle broke his maiden in an off-the-turf race then won the Skidmore on the lawn at Saratoga before failing to fire against several of these in the G3 Futurity at Belmont.

The filly Band Practice comes over on a three-race win streak, including a tally against the boys most recently.

Cambria began her career with a couple of easy wins over the all-weather surface at Presque Isle Downs against fillies before getting up in the final strides in her turf debut and against the boys in a stakes at Kentucky Downs.

Chimney Rock won a restricted maiden event at Saratoga in his third start before making up plenty of ground late to be second to Cambria and in the Indian Summer last out.

Dr Simpson beat the boys in a G3 over in Ireland over an all-weather surface most recently and is just one for seven on the turf.

Dream Shot has won two of his eight starts, one on turf, and was second behind A’ Ali and Dr Simpson in his last pair.

Encoder won his first two starts, his maiden at this trip and a minor stakes going a mile, before tiring at a mile last out as the prohibitive chalk.

Probable favorite Four Wheel Drive has been sensational in his first two starts, an easy debut tally in a Colonial Downs stakes and the G3 Futurity at Belmont last out.

Kimari has won three of her four starts, two against the boys, including the Indian Summer with a last-to-first move last out, with her lone blemish coming at Ascot in a G2 in the second start of her career.

King Neptune is winless in eight turf starts for Coolmore since breaking his maiden in his debut over an all-weather surface back in mid-April.

Bulletproof One was second in his only turf start; Air Force Jet has won twice from eight tries in Europe; Fore Left has won half of his six starts on dirt; Karak beat boys in Tyro before a fourth-place finish in the G3 Matron at Belmont. These horses are on the AE list.

If I’m Right…

Turf sprints are evil. I’m not sure about the Euros but Four Wheel Drive should be able to handle his U.S. rivals with relative ease.

Live Longshot

Chimney Rock always seems to show up. Look for him to get into the exotics at 10-1 or so.

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