Coastline, Rise Up highlight Delta Jackpot

Coastline exits a sharp stakes win on the “Star of Tomorrow I” program at Churchill Downs (Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer Photography)

Coastline, a three-length winner of the October 27 Street Sense at Churchill
Downs, has been installed as the 5-2 morning line favorite in Saturday’s $1
million
Delta Downs Jackpot. The 11th running of the Grade 3 event will feature
a full field of 10 two-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.

The Delta Downs Jackpot is the featured event on an 11-race card that
contains eight stakes and is part of the “Prep Season” portion of the 2013-2014
Road to the Kentucky Derby series, offering points on a 10-4-2-1 scale to the
first four finishers.

An easy maiden winner at Keeneland two starts back, Coastline is trained by
Mark Casse, who also the captured the Vinton, Louisiana track’s signature event
in 2007 with the dead-heating Turf War. Coastline is a son of top sire
Speightstown and the Kentucky-bred gray colt earned a field-best 96 BRIS Speed
rating when capturing his stakes debut in the Street Sense. He will start from
post 2 with regular rider Shaun Bridgmohan.

Rise Up could be on or very close to the early lead from his outside post position (Coady Photography)

Casiguapo, who exits a commendable pair of efforts versus Grade 1 rivals in
New York, comes next on the morning line at 4-1. Based at Calder with trainer
Mario Morales, the Sightseeing colt shipped to Saratoga to finish second in the
Hopeful Stakes before a fourth in the Champagne last out. He figures to
appreciate the class relief after competing against the likes of Havana, Honor
Code and Strong Mandate in those starts. Luis Saez retains the mount on the
chestnut.

Doug O’Neill, who was represented by the winning Goldencents last year, will try to
capture back-to-back editions when he sends out Rum
Point. A maiden winner on Del Mar’s Polytrack, Rum Point exits a 12th in the
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, his first start on dirt, and has made his last three
starts against Grade 1 competition. Mario Gutierrez
will be in to ride Rum Point.

Other runners include Mighty Brown and Flat Gone, the respective runner-up
and third-placer in the Jean Lafitte; Grade 3 Grey Stakes runner-up Big Bazinga;
and impressive Keeneland debut winner Rankhasprivileges.