Om targets Breeders' Cup Mile

ARCADIA, Calif. – Om, second by a nose in the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint and third in the Grade 3 Eddie D Stakes at Santa Anita on Sept. 29, will be pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Mile on turf Nov. 4 at Del Mar, trainer Dan Hendricks said.

Hendricks said he consulted with owner K.B. Sareen last weekend to discuss plans.

“He said I can go for the BC Mile,” Hendricks said. “We’ll look at it in a few weeks.”

In the Eddie D Stakes at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course, Om was beaten three-quarters of a length as the even-money favorite by the longshot Mr. Roary, another contender for the BC Mile. Om raced in traffic in the stretch of the Eddie D and finished a half-length behind runner-up Tribalist.

“He still ran super,” Hendricks said. “He got beat less than a length in a graded stakes.”