Spiced Perfection doesn't meet sales reserve, could race in Go for Wand at Aqueduct

DEL MAR, Calif. – Spiced Perfection, who was fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint last Saturday, is now at Churchill Downs after not bringing her reserve at Keeneland this past week, so she will remain in training in 2020 but could race again as soon as next month, trainer Peter Miller said Friday morning at Del Mar.

“Maybe the Go for Wand,” Miller said, referring to a Grade 3, $250,000 race at Aqueduct on Dec. 7, part of a card that includes the Grade 1 Cigar Mile, and Grade 2 Remsen and Demoiselle.

The Go for Wand is at a mile, but being around one turn offers appeal for Miller. Spiced Perfection is at her best sprinting, and at her very best at Keeneland, where she won the Grade 1 Madison and Grade 2 TCA this year. Miller is particularly excited for next year, being as the Breeders’ Cup will be at Keeneland.

“She likes Keeneland,” he said.

Spiced Perfection, 4, was listed as an RNA for $1.35 million at the Keeneland sale.

Miller’s best showing at the Breeders’ Cup was in the Turf Sprint, in which he ran one-two with Belvoir Bay and Om. Belvoir Bay was sold at Fasig-Tipton last week for $1.5 million and is done racing, but Om could race here this meet, in the Grade 2, $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap at 1 1/16 miles on turf on Nov. 30, Miller said.

Miller said he has split his barn equally, with 30 here for the meet, 30 at his main base at the San Luis Rey Downs training center about 45 minutes from Del Mar, and 30 at Churchill Downs.