Casse juveniles to get two-turn preps ahead of Breeders' Cup

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Conquest Harlanate and Conquest Typhoon have already booked their tickets to Santa Anita for the Breeders’ Cup with their victories in the Grade 2 Natalma and Grade 2 Summer stakes, respectively, and trainer Mark Casse said both would make one start around two turns before heading to California.

Both the Natalma and the Summer are run over one-turn miles on Woodbine’s turf course, while the Breeders’ Cup juvenile turf races will be contested around two turns at Santa Anita.

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“I want to get two-turn races into them,” Casse said. “It’s one thing to win the preps. The problem is they’re one-turn miles, and it’s a different world when you run two turns.”

Casse said Conquest Harlanate would remain at Woodbine to run in the Grade 3, $150,000 Mazarine Stakes over 1 1/16 miles on Polytrack on Oct. 5, while Conquest Typhoon could be sent to Keeneland to run in the Grade 3, $250,000 Bourbon Stakes over 1 1/16 miles on Oct. 5.