Secret Circle took the inaugural running of the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint this afternoon at Churchill Downs, setting a blazing pace before holding off Shumoos late to win the race by a length.
Under Rafael Bejarano, the undefeated colt, who is trained by Bob Baffert, broke quickly from gate six and sprinted away to contest the early lead with Trinniberg. The pair rocketed through an opening quarter mile in a practically unheard of :20.96 before Secret Circle put his rival away and opened up a clear lead turning for home. But the colt was showing signs of tiring after a half-mile in :44.55 and began to drift outside. In the meantime, the European filly Shumoos was rallying furiously along the inside under Garrett Gomez. But Secret Circle had something left in the tank, and held on to win in 1:10.52. It was a long ways back to third-place finisher Holdin Bullets, while Seeker came home fourth.
-Keelerman
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