Lennilu to Take on Boys in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

[Wandering Eyes]

G2 Queen Mary-placed Lennilu (Leinster) has emerged from her Leinster Hollywood Beach Stakes victory in good order and is now on target for a tilt at the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.

With her lone career loss coming at the Royal Ascot meeting when she ran third in the aforementioned Group 3, the grey has already defeated the boys–in the Hollywood Beach–and will take them on again at the World Championships as confirmed by trainer Patrick Biancone Sunday morning.

“She's doing great. Perfect,” said Biancone from Palm Meadows, confirming his preference for the Turf Sprint against males over going a mile against fillies in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf the same day.

“After the Queen Mary, I said we would give her some time to recover and get her ready for the Breeders' Cup [Juvenile Turf] Sprint–and here we are.”

Lennilu qualified for the Queen Mary by way of her victory in the Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Turf at Gulfstream Park. The filly who beat her that day, True Love (Ire) (No Nay Never), won the G1 Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Cheveley Park Stakes in Newmarket on Saturday and is described by trainer Aidan O'Brien as a 'powerhouse'. A potential trip to the Breeders' Cup  is being floated for her as well.

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