Golden Gate Fields
3-year-olds try turf in Silky Sullivan, Campanile
Benoit & Associates Tough It Out, ridden by Joe Talamo, rallies from eighth to take the Echo Eddie.
Trainer Billy Morey will ask the consistent sprinter Midnight Ming to try both turf and two turns for the first time in Sunday’s $100,000 Silky Sullivan for 3-year-old California-breds going a mile. Also on Sunday, 3-year-old California-bred fillies go a mile on turf in the $100,000 Campanile.
Midnight Ming is one of eight nominees who would be making their turf debut in the Silky Sullivan. The other five nominees have only one start each on turf. The Phil D’Amato-trained Tough It Out is the only turf winner and stakes winner among the nominees.
D’Amato also may send up the maiden winner Allsquare for the Campanile. D’Amato bred the Square Eddie filly and owns her with Little Red Feather Racing.