Sherlock ganging up on Run Away in Barretts Futurity

CYPRESS, Calif. – Run Away, who finished third in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 4, will be a heavy favorite in Saturday’s $100,000 Barretts Juvenile at Los Alamitos, a race rival trainer Gary Sherlock is approaching with numbers.

Sherlock said Wednesday morning that he intends to run two horses – Smokem, who finished second in two stakes for California-bred 2-year-olds at Del Mar, and the maiden Time for Cioppino.

Terry Lovingier bred both runners and owns Smokem in a partnership. Lovingier owns Time for Cioppino with Sherlock.

Smokem will be the second choice in a projected field of six in the Juvenile, which is run at 6 1/2 furlongs.

“If [Run Away] wasn’t going, I think he’d be 8-5,” Sherlock said.

The race is restricted to horses offered at Barretts sales. Smokem was listed as a buyback for $120,000 at the 2016 Barretts select yearling sale. Time for Cioppino was a buyback for $6,500 at the Barretts yearling sale last October.

By comparison, Run Away was purchased for $325,000 by Kaleem Shah at the Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in training in March. Trained by Simon Callaghan, Run Away has won 3 of 4 starts, including the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Aug. 12.