Bowies Hero considered for Frank Kilroe Mile

ARCADIA, Calif. – It’s official: The 3-year-old colt Bowies Hero is best at a mile on turf.

On Tuesday, Bowies Hero won his fourth stakes in the Grade 2 Mathis Brothers Mile against 3-year-olds at Santa Anita. All the stakes wins have been at a mile on turf. Trainer Phil D’Amato said he might start Bowies Hero in the Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile against older horses on March 10.

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“We’ll give him a little bit of a breather and let him continue to grow,” D’Amato said. “In February or March, we’ll take on the big boys. The Kilroe is a possibility.”

Owned by Agave Racing Stable, Bowies Hero was third or fifth in three consecutive graded stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles on turf from early September to late November. Earlier this year, Bowies Hero won two races at a mile on turf – the Singletary Stakes at Santa Anita in May and the restricted Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar in July.

“It seems like his best productivity is at a mile,” D’Amato said.