Greyvitos to Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity

DEL MAR, Calif. – Greyvitos, upset winner of the Bob Hope Stakes for 2-year-olds last weekend, has earned a berth in the Grade 1 Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity on Dec. 9, trainer Adam Kitchingman said.

Greyvitos added blinkers for the Bob Hope and led from start to finish, winning for the first time in three starts. He earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 92.

The Bob Hope was at seven furlongs. The Los Alamitos Futurity is at 1 1/16 miles. But this will be the second start for Greyvitos going two turns, as he made his debut going one mile on turf in July at Santa Anita.

“He might eventually go back to grass,” Kitchingman said of Greyvitos, who is by Malibu Moon. “He’s bred top and bottom for grass.”

Greyvitos exited his debut race with a minor tibia injury that Kitchingman said required 45 days of jogging. He returned to the races last month and was third in a Santa Anita maiden race when ridden for the first time by Victor Espinoza, who was aboard for the Bob Hope victory.