No Jet Lag Ready for Sir Beaufort
No Jet Lag joined an ever-expanding list on Nov. 2: one of a coterie of horses beaten by Wise Dan.
The loss came in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, a race reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan was winning for the second straight time. No Jet Lag had captured his first two U.S. starts for trainer Simon Callaghan prior to the Mile, including the Grade II City of Hope Mile on Oct. 5, before finishing sixth by six lengths behind Wise Dan.
Callaghan expects the 3-year-old gelded son of 2003 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Johar to rebound on opening day in the Grade II Sir Beaufort Stakes at one mile on the grass.
“He ran a little rank in the race,” Callaghan said of the BC Mile. “He probably got a little too close to the strong pace. But we gave him time off after that; he didn’t run at Hollywood, and he’s training well for the Sir Beaufort.”
Owned by Anthony Ramsden of Newmarket, England, No Jet Lag’s two victories in North America came at one mile on the grass.
Probable for the Sir Beaufort: Gervinho, Rafael Bejarano; Hamnet, Javier Castellano; No Jet Lag, Joel Rosario; Rookie Sensation, Victor Espinoza; and Tom’s Tribute, Mike Smith.
HRTV’S POPULAR ‘WESTROCK COFFEE FIRST CALL’ DEBUTS AT NEW TIME
HRTV’s “Westrock Coffee First Call” will present a special opening day edition at a new starting time, 9 a.m. Pacific, next Thursday, Dec. 26.
The show previously began at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. Co-hosted by Aaron Vercruysse and
Jeff Siegel, “Westrock” normally airs Saturdays and Sundays from Clockers’ Corner at the top of the homestretch at Santa Anita.
Meanwhile, HRTV’s popular “Race Day America” continues daily starting at 10 a.m. Pacific. The informative one-hour show previews the day’s major races and offers key workouts, interviews and analyses.