On Saturday, Armata will send out Vanish to run in the $800,000 Woodbine Mile as a 20/1 longshot — the longest early pick in the nine-horse field. In 2017, Woodbine Mile champion World Approval also captured the Breeders’ Cup Mile, joining Wise Dan (2012, 2013) as the only horses to accomplish that feat in the same year. 5 post — in the Grade 2 Play the King Stakes turf race at 54/1 odds. “The turf was soft, he was slipping and sliding the whole way, he couldn’t really grab the turf,” Armata said. His sire, Court Vision, won the Woodbine Mile in 2010 and Breeders’ Cup Mile the following year.

Source: thestar September 14, 2018 23:03 UTC