A little disappointed in this field, but still interesting. Who do you like?
Post - Horse – Trainer – Jockey - Morning Line Odds
1. Oscar Nominated - Michael Maker - Julien Leparoux - 8-1
2. Flamboyant - Patrick Gallagher - Joel Rosario - 6-1
3. Enterprising - Michael Maker - Rafael Hernandez - 20-1
4. Idaho - Aidan O'Brien - Ryan Moore - 5-2
5. Johnny Bear - Ashlee Brnjas - Luis Contreras - 12-1
6. Postulation - Edward Graham - Jorge A. Vargas Jr. - 12-1
7. Bullards Alley - Tim Glyshaw - Eurico Rosa da Silva - 20-1
8. Messi - H. Graham Motion - Jose Ortiz - 8-1
9. Erupt - H. Graham Motion - Junior Alvarado - 7-2
10. Chemical Charge - Ralph Beckett - Oisin Murphy - 5-1
Idaho, who hails from the powerful stable of trainer Aidan O’Brien, finished fifth in last year’s Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International won by returning champion Erupt.
On Sunday, Idaho, as the 5-2 morning line favourite, will be looking not only to redeem himself but also possibly to provide an historic moment for O’Brien, who has notched 23 Group 1 stakes wins this season and is honing in on the record of 25 set by the late Bobby Frankel in 2003.
A field of 10 will go postward in the Canadian International, a 1 1/2 mile turf race for three-year-olds and upward which will be worth $800,000. The race is scheduled to off at 6:10 p.m. as the 10th of 12 races on the program.
Idaho, who drew Post 4, is a dual Group 2 winner, with the more recent win a game score in Ascot’s Hardwicke Stakes at 1 1 /2 miles. His best result in four other starts this season, all at the mile and a half distance, was a third behind subsequent Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 1-3 finishers Enable and Ulysses in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.
Since then, the four-year-old Irish-bred colt has finished sixth as the favourite in Saratoga’s Grade 1 Sword Dancer and eighth after setting most of the pace and giving way late in the Arc. O’Brien, who trains Idaho for Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs. John Magnier, will be seeking his third Canadian International win while jockey Ryan Moore already has three to his credit.
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