ELITE POWER won this at Keeneland last year. His winning streak was broken by Gunite when upped to 7f last time but Bill Mott’s charge had beaten the latter over shorter trips on a couple of occasions before that and is taken to confirm superiority. The local sprinters are led by Dr. Schivel, who narrowly beat Speed Boat Beach in a trial race here though the latter was having his first start of the year and can’t be dismissed. The Chosen Vron is another California sprinter and has been rested since landing a Grade 1 at Del Mar in July while Hoist The Gold beat Nakatomi at Keeneland last month.
Nakatomi (USA) 5-2fav (8-8) 3w,6w1/4,grind,edg plc, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Hoist The Gold (8-8) at Keeneland 6f stks fst in Oct.
Dr. Schivel (USA) 12-5fav (8-10) Bobbled,vie ins,dug in, won at Santa Anita 6f stks fst in Sep beating Speed Boat Beach (8-8) by hd, 9 ran.
Hoist The Gold (USA) 6-1 (8-8) Bid 3w-4p1/4,clrd,held, won at Keeneland 6f stks fst in Oct beating Nakatomi (8-8) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Three Technique (USA) 17-4 (8-9) 3p,5w1/4,slow gain, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Zozos (8-9) at Churchill Downs 1m stks fst in Sep.
The Chosen Vron (USA) 9-2 (8-10) Stdy3/8,ralytrn,bid,up, won at Del Mar 6f stks fst in Jul beating Anarchist (8-10) by hd, 12 ran.
Speed Boat Beach (USA) 3-1 (8-8) Prssd,vie3w,duel,game, 2nd of 9, hd behind Dr. Schivel (8-10) at Santa Anita 6f stks fst in Sep.
Elite Power (USA) 3-4fav (8-12) Ins turn,chsd,2nd best, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Gunite (8-6) at Saratoga 7f stks fst in Aug.
Gunite (USA) 3-10fav (8-10) Stalked, led, wknd, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Nimitz Class (9-0) at Philadelphia Park 1m stks fst in Sep.
American Theorem (USA) 25-1 (8-10) Ins,angled 6w,improved, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Dr. Schivel (8-10) at Santa Anita 6f stks fst in Sep.
