Romans hoping for big November with juveniles

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The next six weeks could be big ones for trainer Dale Romans. His two Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hopefuls, Free Drop Billy and Hollywood Star, were flown to California on Monday, while some of his other stable stars could be in action at the 21-day Churchill Downs fall meet.

Dak Attack, who was forced to miss the BC Juvenile because of a sore shin, is back in light training and is an outside possibility for the Nov. 25 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, Romans said.

“If we can’t make that, we’ll probably try to run him in December in Oklahoma,” he said, referring to the Dec. 17 Springboard Mile at Remington Park.

Romans said two other 2-year-olds, Promises Fulfilled and Tiz Mischief, also are prime candidates for the Kentucky Jockey Club.

J Boys Echo, unraced since finishing a distant ninth in the Belmont Stakes in June, recently had his third breeze since returning from a freshening and could show up in a race at the Churchill meet. The 3-year-old colt is still eligible for a second-level allowance.