Denman's Call a possibility for Count Fleet

Denman’s Call, who won the Grade 1 Triple Bend on March 11 at Santa Anita, is being considered for the Grade 3, $400,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn, trainer Doug O’Neill said Tuesday. The race will be run April 15.

“He could surface there,” O’Neill said. “I’m going to be discussing that more with the owners.”

Denman’s Call races for Gilman Racing, Westside Rentals, and W.C. Racing. The horse was a one-length winner of the Triple Bend, covering the seven-furlong distance in a rapid 1:20.94 and earning a career-high 104 Beyer Speed Figure.

Whitmore earned the same Beyer for his win in the local Count Fleet prep, the Hot Springs Stakes, which also was run March 11.

◗ The promising 3-year-old filly Treble will meet older rivals for the first time Friday in the eighth race, a first-level allowance sprint for fillies and mares. She has been favored in both of her starts, and after winning her debut, she ran second in an optional $75,000 claiming sprint. The card also includes a starter allowance over 1 1/2 miles.