McLean's "Deep-Dive Handicapping Look-In": Turf Sprint

(Golden Pal / Coady Photography)

Golden Pal has been golden on the Keeneland sod since Day 1. Can he add one more nugget to his crown? We shall see, but I would not bet against him or trainer Wesley Ward in this spot.

	Turf Sprint		5.5 Furlongs	Turf	Overall	Last Race
McLean Rank	Horse	ML Odds	Rider	Trainer	Standings	Location	Rating	Comment
1	Golden Pal (PP8)	2-to-1	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Wesley Ward	12/8-2-0	1st Woodford Stakes	***	Speed / Never Lost Here / Top # Across	4-4 at KEE / 8-1-0 Dis / 3-4 '22 / 1 to Beat
2	Campanelle (PP4)	8-to-1	Lafranco Dettori	Wesley Ward	10/6-0-2	1st KY Mint Ladies	**	Stalker-Closer / Filly vs Colts / Distance?	3-0-1 in 4 Dis / Filly vs Colts / Beat in '20
3	Arrest Me Red (PP7)	15-to-1	John Velazquez	Wesley Ward	11/6-1-2	3rd KY Downs Turf Sprint	*+	Stalker-Closer / #3 Across / KEE?	3-0-1 in 4 Dis / 6-1-2 in T /
4	Casa Creed (PP11)	6-to-1	Luis Saez	Bill Mott	28/7-4-4	5th Coolmore Mile	**	True Closer / Cut Back / Distance???	0-3 at KEE / 0-0 Dis
5	Highfield Princess (PP6)	7-to-2	Jason Hart	John Quinn	30/12-5-5	1st Curragh	**	Stalker / Distance #1	2-2 Dis / 5-1-1 in 9 '22 / 3 Wins Row
6	Bran (PP12)	15-to-1	Vincent Cheminaud	John Sadler	21/7-4-4	1st KY Downs Turf Sprint	*+	Stalker-Speed / OK #	0-1-0 in 2 Dis / 3-2-2 in 8 '22 / Lasix?
7	Caravel (PP10)	20-to-1	Tyler Gaffalione	Brad Cox	19/11-0-3	1st Franklin Stakes	>>	Speed-Stalker / 2nd # Here /	7-11 Dis / 1-1 KEE / Lost to Others Here
8	Creative Force (PP1)	10-to-1	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	14/6-2-1	3rd Ascot	>+	Stalker-Closer / 4th Top #	Sprinter Stretches Out / 2nd off Layoff +
9	Emararty Ava (PP3)	20-to-1	Ryan Moore	Kevin Ryan	26/5-3-6	2nd Haydock Park	>	Deep Closer / Better @ Distance	2-1-2 in 7 Dis / Lost to Highland
10	Go Bears Go (PP5)	30-to-1	Umberto Rispoli	David Loughnane	14/4-3-1	9th Ascot	>	Speed-Stalker / 4th Distance #	1-2-0 in 3 Dis / Lost to Creative