Trainer Graham Motion is pointing Beach Bomb back at the Breeders Cup Filly And Mare Turf (Candiese Lenferna Photography)
Races to be shown live on Galloptv
Beach Bomb races in the Gr 2 Beverly D. Stakes (11:17 p.m. SA Time) at Colonial Downs on Saturday and Isivunguvungu runs at the same meeting in the Van Clief Stakes (9:45 p.m. SA Time).
The Beverly D is an important pointer for the Breeders Cup Filly And Mare Turf and Isivunguvungu’s performance in the Van Clief will tell whether another crack at the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint is worthwhile.
Beach Bomb’s Breeders’ Cup Path Runs Through Beverly D.
There is a lot of alliteration surrounding the co-feature event at Colonial Downs Aug. 9. While Be Your Best brings the credentials to be the likely favorite, Beach Bomb boasts the brilliance to beware of in the Gr 2 Beverly D. Stakes.
One of the flagship races that originated at Arlington Park and is now run at Colonial, the Beverly D. is traditionally a stiff test for long-winded, top-shelf older fillies and mares.
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Isivunguvungu and Nothing Better Clash Again
Last year’s Da Hoss Stakes one-two finishers, Isivunguvungu and Nothing Better, will square off again in the Van Clief Stakes. Run as race 8 at 5½ furlongs on the turf, the Van Clief attracted a field of 13 older males.
