Schoolofhardrocks Tries Out Turf Mile in City of Hope

Schoolofhardrocks tries eight furlongs on turf for the first time in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 City of Hope Mile for 3-year-olds and up, a race David Hofmans hopes will lead to the Breeders’ Cup Mile on Nov. 1.

 

“He’s doing great,” the trainer said of 3-year-old son of Rock Hard Ten owned by John and Jerry Amerman. “He worked well here the other day and he likes this turf course a lot. He runs well over it and has had two good races over it.”

 

Schoolofhardrocks is coming off two fourth-place finishes in Grade III grass stakes, the American Derby at Arlington Park and the La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar.

 

The City of Hope: Fast Track, Kayla Stra, 30-1; Mr. Commons, Tyler Baze, 4-1; Avanzare, Drayden Van Dyke, 6-1; Big Bane Theory, Joe Talamo, 9-2; Poshky, Elvis Trujillo, 15-1; Trend, Tiago Pereira, 15-1; Schoolofhardrocks, Martin Garcia, 8-1; Grand Tito, Rafael Bejarano, 5-1; Soi Phet, Olivier Doleuze, 6-1; Pepper Crown, Martin Pedroza, 12-1; Starspangled Heat, Alonso Quinonez, 15-1; and Rock Me Baby, Corey Nakatani, 6-1.

 

Source: Santa Anita Communications