DEL MAR, Ca. - For all the excellent turf sprinters Wesley Ward has trained, he never has won the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.
Ward will have three chances to fill that void Saturday at Del Mar, as his trio of pre-entrants for the $1 million Turf Sprint turned in timed workouts over a soggy Keeneland grass course Sunday morning.
Golden Pal, the likely favorite, worked a half-mile in 53.20 seconds going in company with the 2-year-old filly Averly Jane, one of the favorites for the Juvenile Turf Sprint.