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Wine Police, Boys at Tosconova gear up for Hopeful
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| Wine Police will make his stakes bow in the Hopeful
(NYRA/Adam Coglianese) |
A pair of prospects for Monday's Hopeful S. (G1) at Saratoga readied for the
seven-furlong test with works at the Spa on Wednesday.
Impressive debut winner WINE POLICE (Speightstown) breezed four furlongs on
the fast Oklahoma training track in :50 2/5, his final major workout in the lead
up to Monday's race.
"It was smooth as glass," trainer Steve Asmussen said of the workout. "All
systems are go."
The Hopeful will be Wine Police's second start as the chestnut colt drew off
to break his maiden by 7 3/4 lengths at Saratoga on July 24.
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Kentucky Juvenile S. (G3) second BOYS AT TOSCONOVA (Officer), expected to be
favored in the Hopeful, also completed his preparations Wednesday morning, going
an easy five furlongs in 1:05 4/5.
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| Boys at Tosconova earned a 110 BRIS Speed rating for his maiden win
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"He's all set," trainer Rick Dutrow said of the dark bay colt.
Boys at Tosconova made his racing debut in the Kentucky Juvenile, finishing
second by 1 1/2 lengths that day, before returning on July 2 to dominate a
maiden field at Belmont by 12 lengths.
Three other juvenile expected for the Hopeful all worked Tuesday at Saratoga.
STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini), a 5 1/2-length winner at the Spa on August 14,
went five furlongs in 1:00 4/5, while SETTLE FOR MEDAL (Medallist), a July 31
maiden winner, posted a half-mile in :48 1/5.
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Notable debut winner SOVEREIGN DEFAULT (Northern Afleet) sped three
furlongs in :36 2/5. The juvenile, who was scratched from the Saratoga Special
S. (G2) earlier in the meet, beat Stay Thirsty at Belmont Park on July 15.
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