Averly Jane, One Timer Vie in Juvenile Turf Sprint

Two undefeated 2-year-olds with loads of journey expertise have not scared off anybody for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Dash (G2T). A race so new that it did not exist when Del Mar final hosted the Breeders’ Cup in 2017, the Turf Dash drew a vastly oversubscribed area at pre-entry time. The race is proscribed to 12 starters.

Averly Jane , a filly who is 4-for-4, could get the most play, though the gelding One Timer  hasn’t done anything wrong in his three starts either. Averly Jane has won at Keeneland, Churchill Downs, and Saratoga Race Course, whereas One Timer’s victories got here at a good wider vary of tracks—Arlington International Racecourse, Woodbine, and Santa Anita Park. 

Averly Jane has received as soon as on the turf and 3 times on quite a lot of filth surfaces from quick to sloppy. One Timer scored on two totally different artificial surfaces and as soon as on turf. Each have competed every time at 5 1/2 furlongs or much less; the Juvenile Turf Dash is performed over 5 furlongs.

One other consider Averly Jane’s nook is her coach, Wesley Ward. Within the race’s three runnings, Ward has began 10 horses, with two wins and a second. Second with Chelsea Cloisters  to Todd Pletcher-trained Bulletin  in 2018, the race’s inaugural year, Ward won the next two years, with Four Wheel Drive  and Golden Pal .

Golden Pal, back this year for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T), has some interesting pedigree similarities to Averly Jane. Midshipman   is the sire of Averly Jane and the broodmare sire of Golden Pal. Averly Jane is out of Sh Sh Shakin’ , by California-bred Richter Scale , a talented sprinter in his day. Golden Pal is by Uncle Mo  , a son of California-bred Indian Charlie . In Excess , the sire of Indian Charlie, was one of the fastest runners in the early 1990s, whether around one turn or two.

The College of Kentucky bred Averly Jane in Kentucky and offered her through its Maine Probability Farm to Gatewood Bell and his Hat Creek Racing for $35,000 on the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale. A number of college college students participated in elevating Averly Jane, and so they bought to cheer her on when she received the Oct. 10 Indian Summer time Stakes Offered by Keeneland Choose at Keeneland and earned a “Win and You are In” berth to the Juvenile Turf Dash.

“She was actually good as a child, good conformation, actually female,” mentioned Tim Jedra, the college’s equine unit animal useful resource supervisor, after the race. “And her persona and her appears made you wish to like her. We’ve got individuals that do not come from horse backgrounds which were part of her life. Even when they do not exit within the trade, they’re a minimum of changing into an avid fan.”

Bell purchased Averly Jane as a result of “I believed I used to be getting a horse that may have a bunch of youngsters come out, watch practice, feed peppermints to, and if we bought fortunate would possibly have the ability to win a race.”

Larry Rivelli trains One Timer for Vince Foglia’s Patricia’s Hope and Richard Ravin, two of Rivelli’s good pals. One Timer, a Kentucky-bred son of Trappe Shot , won the Victoria Stakes at Woodbine and the Speakeasy Stakes, a “Win and You’re In” race, at Santa Anita.

“He’s doing great—he worked the other day really good at Del Mar (4 furlongs in :49 4/5 Oct. 28),” mentioned Rivelli. “Every thing’s going good. I could not be happier with the entire plan. He is maintained his weight, if not gained somewhat little bit of weight since he is stayed right here (in California).”

Rivelli and Ward are good pals, staying with one another when Ward goes to Rivelli’s dwelling base of Chicago and when Rivelli goes to Florida, the place Ward owns a farm.

Largely as a result of Ward has fared so properly within the Juvenile Turf Dash, Europeans have been unable to win the race to this point. That will not maintain them from making an attempt once more. Three of the European-based runners, Go Bears Go , Quick Suzy , and Armor , are group winners.

David Loughnane trains Go Bears Go for Amo Racing and Peter Waney. A son of Kodi Bear , Go Bears Go won the GAIN Railway Stakes (G2) at the Curragh.

Gavin Cromwell trains Quick Suzy, a daughter of Profitable , for U.S.-based Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. Quick Suzy captured the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot.

Armor, a son of 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint second No Nay Never , won the Markel Molecomb Stakes (G3) at Goodwood. Richard Hannon trains Armor for Al Shaqab Racing.

Hierarchy , though not a group winner, has been on the improve. After two wins, he finished third in the Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Sirenia Stakes (G3) at Kempton and second in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (G2) at Newbury. Hugo Palmer trains Hierarchy for David Howden and Qatar Racing.

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