Bruce Lunsford’s homebred 4-year-old colt Artwork Collector galloped a few mile-and-a-quarter on the Del Mar predominant observe Nov. 4 at simply previous 8:45 a.m. with Neil Poznansky aboard. The Invoice Mott pupil will try to provide the conditioner a 3rd victory within the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Traditional (G1).
“All’s good,” Mott mentioned. “He galloped right this moment and he is good. He was sturdy and filled with himself.”
Artwork Collector, by Bernardini —Distorted Legacy, by Distorted Humor , will be his owner’s eighth Breeders’ Cup starter. His closest finish was when favorite First Samurai finished third after a troubled trip in the 2005 Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Belmont Park.
“I have been within the enterprise 33 years and do not personal a horse farm,” Lunsford mentioned. “I’m in it to race and benefit from the expertise. I’d say it could clearly be the most important win of my profession if he may win. I personal the mare and siblings and I’ve a half brother, in order that’s nice.”
Distorted Legacy completed an in depth fourth within the 2011 Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Churchill Downs.
“Along with his dam, we solely received beat a head and neck for second and he or she ran an enormous race. We bred to Bernardini at a not-too-exorbitant value and clearly it is labored out properly,” Lunsford mentioned.
“So far as the 10-furlong distance, I feel Invoice’s fairly snug with him, since he is received three at 9 furlongs and a number of others have not run or received at a mile-and-a-quarter but,” Lunsford continued. “It’s going to be an attention-grabbing race due to the tempo.”
