Posse Dreamin back sprinting in Jersey Juvenile

The $60,000 Jersey Juvenile is the final stakes of the 57-day Monmouth meet, which concludes Sunday.

The Juvenile, for New Jersey-breds at six furlongs, attracted 13 entrants, 12 of whom will be allowed to start. The field includes six fillies.

Oddly enough, the horse to beat was eased in his last start.

Owner-breeder-trainer Eddie Broome stretched out Posse Dreamin to a mile in the Sapling Stakes, and it didn’t work out very well. Floated wide into the first turn, Posse Dreamin appeared to be fighting jockey Gabriel Saez early on the backstretch. Saez took Posse Dreamin to the inside soon thereafter, but Posse Dreamin dropped back on the far turn and was eased.

But that is ancient history. Broome worked Posse Dreamin a bullet half-mile 11 days after that Aug. 31 race and put another half-mile into him Sept. 19. It’s fair to expect Posse Dreamin to revert to his prior form in the Juvenile.

Posse Dreamin comes out of some of the better maiden races run at the meet. He was second to the undefeated Super Colossal in his debut. Super Colossal returned to win the Tyro and Sapling stakes and is being pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

In his second start, Posse Dreamin was second to the Todd Pletcher-trained Stanford, a $550,000 2-year-old purchase at the Barretts March sale. Posse Dreamin won his maiden in his third try, defeating Mamilio, a Hard Spun colt who has since won his maiden going a mile.

Posse Dreamin should appreciate the return to a sprint in the Juvenile, which will be his first start with statebreds. Jockey Pedro Cotto Jr. takes over the mount.

Let’s Parlay, a filly trained by Greg Sacco, earned the best Beyer Speed Figure in the field when finishing fourth against open company in the Sorority Stakes. In her debut, she won her maiden over Jersey-bred $75,000 maiden-claiming company.

Distinctivelyforu finished third behind Super Colossal and Posse Dreamin in his debut in early June. He won a statebred maiden race by a half-length Sept. 6 when making his second career start for trainer Chuck Spina.

We Be Jammin, a colt trained by Sacco, finished third, beaten a half-length by Distinctivelyforu, on Sept. 6. He adds blinkers for the Juvenile.