Santa Anita: Secret Circle on schedule for Dubai

ARCADIA, Calif. - Secret Circle, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint last November, remains on schedule for a start in the $2 million Golden Shaheen Sprint in Dubai on March 29, trainer Bob Baffert said.

Secret Circle has run once this year, finishing second by a neck to Wild Dude in the Grade 2 Palos Verdes Stakes over six furlongs on Feb. 2. Baffert admitted that he has some hesitation about a trip to Dubai, wondering how Secret Circle will handle the Tapeta Footings synthetic track.

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“I’m planning for it,” Baffert said. “There are not a lot of sprints for a horse like him. If it were on dirt, I wouldn’t hesitate to go. With this track, it’s different. You have to be the best to win.”