Thursday, October 04, 2012

Jamaica Handicap Entries: Dullahan preps for BC

Dullahan, winner of the $1,000,000 Pacific Classic (gr. I) last month, is among the eight horses entered in the $400,000 Jamaica Handicap (gr. I), to be held on Saturday at Belmont Park.

The son of Even the Score is using the nine-furlong turf race as a prep for one of three Breeders' Cup races -- the $5,000,000 Classic (gr. I), the $3,000,000 Turf (gr. I), and the $2,000,000 Mile (gr. I). Trained by Dale Romans and owned by Donegal Racing, Dullahan is considered to be one of the finest colts of his generation, and a victory in the Jamaica would give him an opportunity to steal leadership of the division from Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another, who was retired in June with a tendon injury.

His primary opposition may come from Summer Front, who most recently finished a decent third in the Secretariat Stakes (gr. I) at Arlington Park. However, the Christophe Clement-trainee is expected to scratch from the race should the turf turn up less than firm.

Other contenders include Cogito, a European shipper that is group II placed in Europe; Unbridled Command, winner of the Saranac Stakes (gr. III); and Howe Great, who defeated Dullahan earlier this year in the Palm Beach Stakes (gr. III).

Post Positions:
PPHorseWeightJockeyTrainer
1Unbridled Command117Cornelio VelasquezThomas Bush
2King David112Rosie NapravnikMike Maker
3Dullahan123Joel RosarioDale Romans
4Cogito118Frankie DettoriBrian Meehan
5Summer Front121Ramon DominguezChristophe Clement
6Shkspeare Shaliyah114Irad Ortiz, Jr.Doodnauth Shivmangal
7Howe Great121John VelazquezGraham Motion
8King Kreesa116Eddie CastroJeremiah Englehart

-Keelerman

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