LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER | KENTUCKY.COM HORSE RACING FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 B3 Dullahan stalks elusive dirt score in Haskell

BLUE GRASS WINNER Another has won three. And HASKELL INVITATIONAL on Aug. 18. Before his con- the track surface (at Mon- nections turn toward lusher MISFIRED IN BELMONT When: Sunday, 6:17 p.m. mouth) is more like Churchill grounds, they want to be sure AFTER 3RD IN DERBY than it was at Belmont when Where: Monmouth Park he has every chance to stay 1 it got really loose.” Distance: 1 ⁄8 miles on the course they believe he By Alicia Wincze Hughes Dullahan’s 0-for-5 dirt re- Purse: $1 million (Grade I) can prevail over. [email protected] cord is a contributing reason TV: TVG “I still think on the right Over the past two weeks, dirt track he’ll run big,” Ro- Zayat Stables’ — PP Horse Jockey Odds the complexion of Sunday’s who doesn’t have a graded- mans said. “He needs to have Grade I Haskell Invitational 1 Nonios Nakatani 7-2 stakes win — was given a big win on dirt for his next has changed drastically, its fi- 2 Dullahan Desormeaux 3-1 favoritism over his more career in the stud barn.” nal image mirroring the ongo- 3 Paynter Bejarano 3-2 accomplished rival. Though Dullahan will also be re- ing upheaval in the 3-year-old Paynter’s front-running abil- 4 Gemologist Castellano 3-1 united with jockey Kent male division. ity is viewed as a tactical 5 Handsome Mike Gutierrez 15-1 Desormeaux for the Haskell. Within days of each other, 6 Stealcase Bridgmohan 8-1 Desormeaux lost the mount winner Union advantage over what some perceive as a speed-favoring on the colt for the Belmont af- Rags was sidelined and sub- ter failing a breathalyzer test sequently retired because Monmouth surface, Romans remembers another Bob Baf- in New York one day before of a suspensory injury, and If the Monmouth surface the Preakness Stakes. fellow Grade I winner Bode- fert trainee by the name of does prove a struggle for meister was declared out of Coil coming from last a year Dullahan, Romans is consid- Monmouth Park’s signature ago to catch Romans’ classic- ering wheeling him back in Alicia Wincze Hughes: (859) 231- $1 million race after spiking winning charge Shackleford the Grade I Secretariat Stakes 1676. Blog: horseracing.bloginky. a fever. in the Haskell. on the Arlington Park turf com. 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Offers expire 7-31-12. choices in the morning line In the immediate after- profile swing. behind 3-2 favorite Paynter math of Dullahan’s seventh- “You know we’re in a no- on Thursday when a field of place finish as the favorite in lose position,” Jerry Craw- "#$$#  six was entered for Sunday’s the Belmont Stakes, trainer ford, managing partner of ' %"&!!"   initially sug- Donegal Racing, said. “If he   % "$# " Haskell.    %""%"  The three will break along- gested the third-place finisher wins, I’m a genius and if he ' ##(#  in the could loses, no one will notice.  side each other with Dullahan   be headed to the turf for his “The fact is we’ve won two "  & ##(#!!"  drawing post No. 2, Paynter  "$("#$$$ '    post No. 3 and Gemologist — next outing. 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