Jacks Masterpiece on familiar ground in Everett Nevin

Six wire-to-wire maiden winners are part of the field of nine California-bred 2-year-olds in Saturday’s $100,000 Everett Nevin Stakes at the Oak Tree at Pleasanton meeting at the Alameda County Fair.

Jacks Masterpiece is the only entrant in the 5 1/2-furlong race to have won over the Pleasanton track, having earned a field-high Beyer Speed Figure of 61 in his debut on June 24. Jacks Masterpiece opened up a five-length lead and won by 4 1/2.

Trainer Billy Morey noted that it took a few strides for Jacks Masterpiece to get his feet under him in the five-furlong dash.

“The thing about his wire-to-wire win is that he wasn’t in front the first 100 yards,” said Morey.

Morey said he’s bringing back Jacks Masterpiece sooner than he’d prefer after his maiden win, but it’s hard to resist a six-figure California-bred stakes at a track where the colt has already won.

“It’s hard not to try,” he said. “He ran super. He trained pretty flashy. We had some high hopes, and we’re happy he ran up to them.”

Jacks Masterpiece’s toughest rival could be the filly Kimberlea K.

Jerry Hollendorfer trains Kimberlea K, whose 5 1/4-length victory June 17 at Golden Gate Fields might have been the most impressive Northern California debut for a 2-year-old filly since Eclipse Award winner She’s a Tiger debuted in 2013.

“She’s fast, very fast,” said Hollendorfer, who passed on last week’s Juan Gonzalez Memorial to give his filly more time after her victory.

Everett Nevin (race 8)

Key Contenders

Jacks Masterpiece, by Smiling Tiger

Beyer: 61

◗ He was just ridden out in the stretch of his debut under Juan Hernandez, who is back aboard.

◗ Breaks from the rail, which may be a disadvantage with all the speed to his outside.

◗ He’s the first debut winner for a sire who was a stakes winner at 2 and a Grade 1-winning sprinter.

Kimberlea K, by Indian Evening

Beyer: 57

◗ Set very fast fractions of 21.68 and 45.20 seconds in her debut win and, like Jacks Masterpiece, coasted home.

◗ She won on the Tapeta at Golden Gate and now runs on dirt.

◗ Sports two works in the three weeks since her debut.

◗ She is her dam’s first foal and only the second runner for a young sire who made only three career starts.

Unpossible, by Comic Strip

Beyer: 48

◗ He finished fourth to Saturday rival Walk On Water in his only start but showed a good closing move after breaking slowly. Might get a nice setup behind a hot pace.

◗ His siblings include a stakes winner at 2.