Sorryaboutnothing could surprise in claimer

Sunday is the second day of the inaugural HBPA Claiming Championship Series at Hastings. Not all of the eight races carded are part of the series, however, and Sunday’s feature is a $25,000 open claiming race for 3-year-olds and up. To be eligible for the Championship Series, horses must have started twice for the price of the race they enter, and at least one of the qualifying races had to be at Hastings.

Sorryaboutnothing isn’t eligible for the series, and will run in the day’s 6 1/2-furlong feature, where he seeks his first victory since taking them all the way in last year’s B.C. Derby.

Sorryaboutnothing really hasn’t been competitive in any of his races since he won the derby, and probably won’t be favored in Sunday’s seven-horse field.

He was also a very dull horse going into the derby, but he tipped his hand with a sharp five-furlong work five days before the race.

After looking average in the mornings all year, Sorryaboutnothing was on a mission when he worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 seconds over a sloppy track with exercise-rider Scott Williams aboard Sunday.

He could be tough to handle if he breaks on top from post 6 with Amadeo Perez riding.

If Sorryaboutnothing doesn’t break alertly, The Odds R Good will be the one they have to run down. The 5-year-old son of Cause to Believe is coming off a front-running win in a $16,000 claiming race on Aug. 21 for trainer Mel Snow.