Smoke ‘n’ Gloat, Devileye square off again in Arlington Heights
The inaugural running of the $65,000 Arlington Heights Overnight Stakes on Sept. 2 for drew a field of six state-bred 3-year-olds to contest seven furlongs on the main track at Arlington International Racecourse. William Stiritz’s Smoke ‘n’ Gloat, runner-up in the Bruce D. Memorial Stakes last out for trainer Scott Becker, drew post three with rider Chris Emigh. The son of Smoke Glacken is a two-time winner this season at Arlington including a two-length victory in the Springfield Stakes on June 3. Bred by Michael Reavis and Carol Ricker, he will have to turn the tables on undefeated Devileye, S. D. Brilie’s homebred son of Indygo Shiner that won his debut last August by three-quarters of a length over Smoke ‘n’ Gloat. The Michele Boyce trainee won the Futurity Stakes at Hawthorne Racecourse in December, and then returned from a layoff to win at Arlington on Aug. 5. Devileye will be piloted from gate five by Santo Sanjur, who has been aboard for all four of the gelding’s victories.
Trainer Larry Rivelli will send out two Illinois-bred geldings, including V-Leaf Stables, Richard Ravin and Rivelli’s three-time winner What’s Up Dude. Bred by Rivelli and Ravin, the son of First Dude has raced five times over the Polytrack since debuting at Arlington on June 4. Second two starts back behind Smoke ‘n’ Gloat, he will have Jose Valdivia, Jr. aboard once again as they start from post two. From the far outside in gate seven will break V-Leaf Stables and Richard Ravin’s Richiesinthehouse under jockey Julio Felix. The son of Sidney’s Candy was bred by Ravin and is undefeated in two starts on the turf at Arlington. Both races came on less-than-firm ground while taking the field wire-to-wire, but he will have to race further than 5½ furlongs for the first time.
Steve Manley’s Go Oshie Go will try to repeat his most recent win at this distance off a brief freshening. The son of Road Ruler won for the third time in his 11th career start when Mitchell Murrill got aboard for a one-length victory on July 22; Murill also rode the gelding to his maiden win last July. Bred, owned and trained by Manley, Go Oshie Go has earned all his placings on the Polytrack at Arlington. Murrill will pilot him for a third time as they break from gate four. On the rail, C. H. Marquez, Jr. will be aboard Wayne Catalano trainee G. C. Crackerjack. Owned by Joe and Don Cochonour and Claude and Andrea Sherman, the gelding broke his maiden by two lengths in July before finishing three-quarters of a length behind What’s Up Dude in their most recent start Aug. 17. Bred by Arapaho Royal LLC, the son of Santiva will be looking for his first victory against winners.
Source: Arlington International Racecourse