Nyquist, Songbird seeking guaranteed Breeders’ Cup berths
at Santa Anita
Del Mar Futurity (G1) hero Nyquist (Uncle Mo) and Del Mar Debutante (G1)
romper Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) will try to continue their winning ways on
Saturday at Santa Anita Park with guaranteed berths to the Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile (G1) and Juvenile Fillies (G1) up for grabs.
Nyquist is entered in the $300,000
FrontRunner S. (G1), which will give the Doug O’Neill pupil experience going
the same 1 1/16-mile distance as the Juvenile. The race is also a “Win & You’re
In” Challenge contest for the Juvenile, offering a spot in the starting gate on
October 31 at Keeneland. Nyquist will face some familiar rivals in the
FrontRunner as Del Mar Futurity runner-up Swipe (Birdstone) and third-placer
Blameitonthelaw (Blame) have also been entered.
Songbird faces the same problem a few races later in the $300,000
Chandelier S. (G1), which offers up a berth in the Juvenile Fillies. The
Jerry Hollendorfer pupil romped by 5 1/4 lengths in the Debutante and will have
to again overcome that race’s respective runner-up, third and fourth-place
finishers in Pretty N Cool (Scat Daddy), Land Over Sea (Bellamy Road) and Right
There (Eskendereya).
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