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Gun Runner filly Vahva, purple cap, will get up late beneath John Velazquez to win the Raven Run (G2) from favourite Alva Starr.
Coach Cherie DeVaux had little time to remainder of her laurels Sunday as she despatched out a large number of horses for works the morning after Vahva supplied her together with her first Keeneland stakes victory, a gritty, half-length win over Alva Starr within the seven-furlong Lexus Raven Run (G2) Saturday.
“She’s good this morning,” DeVaux mentioned of Vahva. “Proper now the purpose is the La Brea (G1).”
The La Brea is a $300,000 check going seven furlongs Dec. 26 at Santa Anita.
A daughter of Gun Runner who has gained or positioned in 5 of her six begins this 12 months, Vahva captured the seven-furlong Charles City Oaks (G3) Aug. 25 in her begin previous to the Raven Run. Her profession line stands as 4-2-2 from 10 begins and purse earnings of $873,810 for a big partnership that features Belladonna Racing LLC and West Level Thoroughbreds.
In the meantime, coach Brett Brinkman mentioned Alva Starr can be headed to Truthful Grounds subsequent weekend after the shut of the 17-day Fall Meet on the Lexington monitor.
“I used to be not disillusioned together with her effort yesterday,” Brinkman mentioned of Alva Starr, who battled Vahva the size of the stretch in her first race past six furlongs. “We are going to go to New Orleans together with her after which get her cranked up at Oaklawn Park.”
Brinkman mentioned he would don’t have any qualms about making an attempt Alva Starr seven furlongs once more and one such race that might match the invoice subsequent spring is the Madison (G1) at Keeneland.
“We might prefer to make this (coming to Keeneland) a part of our common routine,” Brinkman mentioned.
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