Santa Anita
Masochistic tunes up for Breeders' Cup Sprint
Shigeki Kikkawa Masochistic seeks his first Grade 1 victory in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
Masochistic, fourth in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship on Oct. 3, worked five furlongs in 59.40 seconds on Sunday, his second-to-last workout before the BC Sprint on Oct. 31.
The workout was the fastest of 52 recorded works at the distance over a track that has not produced particularly quick times in recent mornings.
“It was fast for the way the track is,” trainer Ron Ellis said. “He was comfortable the whole way.”
Smith will ride Masochistic in the BC Sprint. Earlier this year, Masochistic won the Grade 2 Kona Gold Stakes in April and Grade 1 Triple Bend Stakes at Santa Anita.