Mullikin Leads Breeders’ Cup Workers At Keeneland

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Future WinStar stallion Mullikin (Violence) put in his final local prep Friday ahead of next weekend's GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Working solo at Keeneland, he breezed immediately following the first track harrowing at 7:30 a.m. and clocked four furlongs in :48.40 (6/65).

“We were not looking for anything too fancy,” trainer Rodolphe Brisset said. “We did all the bottom work the last three weeks. He showed good energy and the rider was very happy with him. We got what we need.”

It was his final work in Kentucky as Brisset noted that the 5-year-old, who also has a 25% ownership interest on offer at the Keeneland Championship Sale Oct. 29, will board a flight to California on Monday.

Trainer Cherie DeVaux also sent out her three horses pre-entered in Nov. 1 races of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar for four-furlong works Friday morning. All three horses worked in company.

John Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Service's Rebel Red (GB) (Frankel {GB}) (Breeders' Cup Turf) and the 3-year-old maiden Altiplano (Candy Ride {Arg}) went in :49 (31/65).

“He's a horse that's not going to really have a flashy work for a half-mile on the dirt,” DeVaux said. “It's more about how he does it and the gallop out, which was quite impressive. Steady, but full in the bridle. He's a horse with a lot of tenacity and he's just a really cool horse to train. Nothing rattles him. He lost an eye in the beginning of Saratoga two summers ago and then came back at the end of the meet, ran with one eye, then came back to win here at Keeneland. He's really neat. Whatever you throw at him and things don't go his way, he picks himself up and comes right back.”

Lael Stables' She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}) (Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf) was timed in :48.40 (6/65) in company with 5-year-old Taking Candy (Twirling Candy).

“They started off quite slow–25 and 4, first quarter–and came home full of run,” DeVaux said. “Same good energy as she showed last week with a really nice gallop out. She's just such a treat to train, really special. Fillies like her don't come around too often so we just enjoy this all while we can.”

With Axel Concepcion aboard, Vahva (Gun Runner) (PNC Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint) went a half-mile in :48.40 (6/65) in company with 2-year-old winner Atropa (Into Mischief).

“Worked really well,” DeVaux said. “Right now, we're just doing all our maintenance work. She looked great. She had a really nice gallop out. Ton of horse, so I'm happy with how she put in her last work.”

The 5-year-old mare is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect in Book 1 of Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

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