Beer Can Man reaches for a four pack in Eddie Logan Stakes

Beer Can Man won his first start in California, stakes debut, and first start at a mile on turf in the Grade 3 Cecil B. DeMille Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 29. In doing so, he made a believer out of trainer Mark Glatt, who feared any of those factors could have led to a loss.

“I was a little skeptical of him getting a mile going into that race,” Glatt said. “He passed it with flying colors.”

The success has left Glatt confident that Beer Can Man can win his fourth consecutive race in Sunday’s $75,000 Eddie Logan Stakes for 2-year-olds at a mile on turf.

“He’s done really well out of the race,” Glatt said. “He’s trained as good, if not a hair better.”

Owned by the Little Red Feather Racing partnership and Sterling Stable, Beer Can Man was purchased privately after winning two five-furlong turf races at Indiana Grand – a maiden special weight race in August and an allowance race in September.

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The Logan is the first of two stakes on a 10-race program that begins at 11:30 a.m. Pacific. Wagering and viewing is available through DRFBets.com.

In the DeMille Stakes, Beer Can Man stalked the pace and took the lead in the final furlong to win by three-quarters of a length under jockey Juan Hernandez, who has the mount on Sunday.

“The key is he was willing to relax, and Juan was able to put him where he wanted to be,” Glatt said. “That’s key for a horse stretching out for the first time. He should be better this time around.

“He did get a perfect trip. Things went well for him, but that was because he was able to relax.”

Beer Can Man is one of four stakes winners in the Logan field along with Barrister Tom, Big Fish, and Ebeko. Commander Khai, third in the DeMille, is part of the Logan field. Ebeko and Big Fish were fourth and fifth in the DeMille.

The Logan is the stakes debut of the promising Irish-bred colt Cathkin Peak, who won his American debut against 11 rivals in a maiden special weight race at a mile on turf at Del Mar on Nov. 29. Flavien Prat rode Cathkin Peak in that race and retains the mount.

“I’m hoping to see further improvement,” trainer Phil D’Amato said. “He came out of the race in good shape. He’s training forwardly. He trained really good going into his debut and that’s why I tried to get Prat on him. It all worked out.

“Flavien liked him after the race. I knew I had a runner on my hands. It’s hard to impress Flavien these days.”