INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Speed handicappers may disagree with trainer Jean-Pierre Dupuis, whose 2-year-old Expression dashed 4 1/2 furlongs in 51.36 seconds, fastest of the Hollywood Park spring-summer meet.
"I don't pay much attention to time, the track was pretty fast that day," said Dupuis. So was Expression, and for that reason he will be favored Sunday in the Willard Proctor Memorial Stakes. At five furlongs, the $65,000-added sprint is all about speed and final time. The key to beating Expression? Run faster.