Bronc D C stands out in CTBA Futurity

Bronc D C pops off the page Sunday in the $40,000 CTBA Futurity at Arapahoe Park. He is one of just two winners in the nine-horse sprint for 2-year-olds, and he owns the field’s best career Beyer Speed Figure. Bronc D C also is a half-brother to a pair of local stakes winners, among them E F Five.

The six-furlong CTBA Futurity is restricted to horses bred in Colorado.

Bronc D C is one of three starters in the field from trainer Kenneth Gleason, the others being the maiden winner Sherman T and the multiple-placed Earl the Pearl.

CTBA Futurity (Race 7)

KEY CONTENDERS

Bronc D C, by Crafty Shaw

Last Beyer: 35

◗ He got it right in his debut last out, when he stalked the pace after breaking from the rail, then shuttled clear by five lengths in a maiden special weight May 28 at Arapahoe.

◗ Bronc D C is a half-brother to 2-year-old stakes winners Aspen Mist and E F Five, with the latter a past winner of the CTBA Futurity. E F Five has won five stakes and earned $205,532.

◗ Dennis Collins has the mount from post 2 for Annette Bishop.

Sherman T, by Tulsa Te

Last 2 Beyers: 19-0

◗ He enters off a maiden special weight win over Colorado-breds in his second start June 12 at Arapahoe. The win came one start after he finished third to Bronc D C in his debut May 28.

◗ Sherman T is a half-brother to two-time stakes winner R Dub, whose stakes victories include the CTBA Futurity.

Way Out West, by Fusaichi Pegasus

Last Beyer: 17

◗ He topped the annual yearling sale put on by the Colorado Thoroughbred Breeders Association when he sold for $24,550. His dam, Labar, was a stakes winner who earned $271,558.