Smooth as the strait | Benoit
Cannon Thoroughbreds’ Smooth as the strait (Midnight Lute) will attempt to defend his title in the GI Shoemaker Mile event — a Win and You’re In for GI Breeders’ Cup Mile — when he faces five opponents in Monday’s Santa Anita competition. The 5-year-old, a 4-5 morning line favorite, finished second in four graded events behind last year’s Shoemaker, setting the pace before being overtaken late by the Space Blues in the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile on June 6. 11. Debuting for the first time in 2022, he set the pace before finishing third in the all-time winning final at the April 15th GI Makers Mark Mile in Keeneland.
Coach Michael McCarthy said: “It looks like he’s on the cusp of his game.
Phil D’Amato will command three of the six runners in the Shoemaker Mile, led by Agave Racing Stable and Sam-Son Farm’s Recount (Awesome again). The seven-year-old has been sidelined after taking top-level success in the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile last March and is slowing down to sixth on his return to Marker’s Mark. Miles. He can get speed support from you stably Dance Some Mo (Uncle Mo) Monday.
Rockingham Ranch’s Masteroffoxhounds (War front). The 5-year-old will have his first match for D’Amato on Monday.
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