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This race is run on turf for a distance of 1½ miles. Horses three years old and up are eligible. There is a $600,000 purse.
Point of Entry was coming in at -225 odds or a slightly bigger favorite than 1/2 odds.
A victory Saturday would also help Point of Entry's chances in the Eclipse Award race for champion turf male.
Little Mike, whose upset scores in the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic and Grade 1 Arlington Million has put him in the championship discussion as well, is the main threat to Point of Entry, both literally and tactically, Brisnet reports. Little Mike paid slightly better than EVEN odds should he win.
The problem with Little Mike is that he has never raced beyond 1 1/4 miles.
"You're always concerned about something you haven't done before, but he got the mile and a quarter easy enough, and, hopefully, he can go ahead and get the mile and a half," Trainer Dale Romans said. "It will be the right kind of pace.
"Automatically, a horse with that kind of speed, the shorter the better, but it's a totally different pace scenario. If he gets three-quarters in 1:15, then all he has to do is sprint home. Running a mile, he's liable to go 1:10."
Point of Entry
Little Mike
Treasure Beach
Finnegans Wake
Kindergarden Kid
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
