Miami Gardens, FL (Sports Network) – Champion sprinter Trinniberg leads a field of 12 for Saturday’s six-furlong $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap at Calder.<\/p>\n
The Smile Sprint is a “Win and You’re In” event for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint on Nov. 2 at Santa Anita.<\/p>\n
Trained by Bisnath Parboo, Trinniberg will be ridden by his regular jockey Willie Martinez from the outside post. The 4-year-old colt will be going for his first win of the season after two early failures this year.<\/p>\n
Winner of last year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint and Eclipse Award winner as champion sprinter, Trinniberg began 2013 with an 11th in a stakes in Dubai and was seventh in the Churchill Downs Stakes on Kentucky Derby Day.<\/p>\n
Owned by Sherry Parbhoo. the champion sprinter has won five of 15 career starts for $1,487,736.<\/p>\n
The champion’s stablemate Off the Jak will start from post 2 with Jose Alvarez in the saddle. The 5-year-old gelding won the Florida Sunshine Million Sprint at Gulfstream Park in January with just one win since in five starts.<\/p>\n
Off the Jak has earned $283,342 in 23 lifetime starts with five wins.<\/p>\n
Trainer Stanley Gold has a pair of highly regarded runners in the Smile Sprint, Jackson Bend and Fort Loudon.<\/p>\n
Breaking from Trinniberg’s inside will be veteran racehorse Jackson Bend. In his second start since coming out of retirement the 6-year-old will be ridden by Jeffrey Sanchez for owners Jacks or Better Farm and Robert LaPenta.<\/p>\n
Jackson Bend finished fifth in the Ponche Handicap at Calder on June 8 in his first start since his return. It was his first race since last September’s Forego when he was seventh.<\/p>\n
With nine wins in 29 career starts, the chestnut horse has banked $1,615,700.<\/p>\n
Fort Loudon, also owned by Jacks or Better Farm, will be ridden by Fernando Jara from post 9. The 4-year-old had previously been trained by Nick Zito.<\/p>\n
Winner of last year’s Carry Back at Calder, Fort Loudon captured the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship in February for his lone victory in 2013. He followed with a third in the Gulfstream Park Handicap, fourth in the Carter at Aqueduct and sixth at Belmont Park in the Met Mile.<\/p>\n
Fort Loudon has won eight of 24 career starts for $901,873.<\/p>\n
Here is the complete field for the Smile Sprint in post position order: Trickmeister, Orlando Bocachica; Off the Jak, Jose Alvarez; Cajun Breeze, Jesus Rios; Justin Phillip, Ricardo Santana Jr.; Black Diamond Cat, Luca Panici; Apriority, Hugo Sanchez; Bahamian Squall, Luis Saez; Swagger Jack, Jose Lezcano; Fort Loudon, Fernando Jara; Close It Out, Manny Cruz; Jackson Bend, Jeffrey Sanchez and Trinniberg, Willie Martinez. The also eligibles are Artefacto, Grande Shores and On Appeal.<\/p>\n
The Smile Sprint has an approximate post-time of 4:26 p.m. (ET).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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