Net Par being considered for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

ARCADIA, Calif. – Net Par, second to the highly-regarded Hughes in the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, is under consideration for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Oct. 30 at Keeneland.

Owner Paul Reddam and trainer Antonio Garcia discussed a potential start in the BC Juvenile on Sunday, Garcia said.

Paul “is not scared to take a shot,” Garcia said. “We’ll see how [Net Par] goes in the next week.”

Net Par, bred by Reddam and his wife, Zillah, disputed the pace and then lead in the $300,500 American Pharoah Stakes at 1 1/16 miles. Net Par was caught by Hughes on the turn and was beaten six lengths, while finishing 9 1/2 lengths in front of the third-place finisher, Imperial Honor.

Hughes is unbeaten in four starts, including two Grade 1 races, and is rated as the expected favorite in the BC Juvenile.

Net Par, a California-bred colt by Pavel, has won 2 of 5 starts and earned $191,800.

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At the Del Mar summer meeting, Net Par won the Graduation Stakes for statebreds at 5 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 7 and was second by 6 1/4 lengths to Early Encore in the I’m Smokin Stakes for statebreds at six furlongs on Sept. 7.

Early Encore is scheduled to start in the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile for statebreds at seven furlongs on Oct. 31 at Santa Anita.

The Reddams have won the Kentucky Derby twice, with I’ll Have Another in 2012 and Nyquist in 2016. Both winners were trained by Doug O’Neill.

The Reddams have won two Breeders’ Cup races on their own, the 2006 Turf with Red Rocks and 2015 Juvenile with Nyquist; and the 2004 Juvenile with Wilko with co-owner Susan Roy.

Garcia, 37, has never had a starter in a Breeders’ Cup race. He began training in 2016 and has had 81 winners through Tuesday. He won two stakes at the Del Mar summer meeting.

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