Papacoolpapacool will try dirt next

ARCADIA, Calif. – Papacoolpapacool, the winner of a maiden race for 2-year-olds on turf last Saturday, could make his next start on dirt, trainer Jeff Mullins said.

In Saturday’s race, Papacoolpapacool led throughout a one-mile race, winning by 2 3/4 lengths in his third start. Papacoolpapacool was third in the Oak Tree Juvenile Turf over a mile at Del Mar on Sept. 3.

“He works really well on dirt,” Mullins said. “For obvious reasons, we want to try it. He’ll run all day.”

Papacoolpapacool, by Temple City, is owned by Ali Nilforushan.

Mullins said it was unlikely that Papacoolpapacool would be entered in a Breeders’ Cup race.

◗ Jockeys William Antongeorgi and Edwin Maldonado each has dropped an appeal of a suspension for a riding infraction earlier this year and will miss three days of racing this week. Antongeorgi has dropped an appeal of a suspension at Del Mar in August. Maldonado dropped an appeal of a suspension at Santa Anita in April. The new suspension days are Thursday through Saturday.