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Trainer Doug O’Neill sent out his string of Breeders' Cup candidates, including Classic (G1) hopeful Hot Rod Charlie, Saturday at Keeneland as they continue preparations for the World Championships Nov. 4-5 at the Lexington track.
Stonestreet Stables’ Campanelle (IRE) continued working toward an expected start in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Keeneland on Nov. 5 by working 5 furlongs in 1:01.40 on her own over a firm course Friday morning.
“I thought, ‘Wow, what a different horse this is,’” he recalled. “I had never sat on a horse and felt the way he felt.”
"She has the speed; she has the class," trainer Fausto Gutierrez told bloodhorse.com. "So we are evaluating this possibility (Filly & Mare Sprint) right now."
Grade 1 winner Bell's the One will bypass the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Keeneland, and she will instead go straight to the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.