Dr. Schivel might have the remedy for a Breeders’ Cup Sprint upset

Dr. Schivel has a gangly elevation to ascent successful Saturday’s $2 cardinal Breeders’ Cup Sprint astatine Del Mar, taking connected 6-5 morning-line favourite Jackie’s Warrior.

Jackie’s Warrior has won 4 of 6 starts successful 2021 and brings a three-racing winning streak into the 6-furlong contention for trainer Steve Asmussen and his regular rider, Joel Rosario.

But Dr. Schivel, a 3-year-old Violence colt, brings a five-racing winning streak of his ain into the contention dating to past year. He’s the 4-1 2nd prime and volition person Flavien Prat successful the saddle for trainer Mark Glatt.

Add the information that he’s unbeaten successful 3 starts astatine Del Mar and besides drew the advantageous No. 9 post, and possibly Jackie’s Warrior’s connections should beryllium keeping a keen oculus connected Dr. Schivel.

“His past contention (Santa Anita Sprint Championship connected Oct. 2) was his champion contention yet, and I’m hoping he’s got an adjacent amended 1 successful him for Saturday,” Glatt told the Breeders’ Cup notes squad Tuesday.

Dr. Schivel concluded his superior grooming for the biggest contention of his vocation Saturday, moving 5 furlongs successful 58.20 seconds astatine Santa Anita.

“I cognize helium likes (Del Mar), which would perchance beryllium to our advantage,” Glatt said. “Jackie’s Warrior is the 1 to beat, but they’re each runners successful this race. I wouldn’t alteration places with anyone.”

Life Is Good for Pletcher

Todd Pletcher has been focused connected the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile since taking implicit grooming duties from Bob Baffert for one-time Kentucky Derby hopeful Life Is Good successful June.

“We conscionable felt like, considering that helium missed a bully information of the mediate portion of the year, that we were giving up excessively overmuch recency and seasoning to beryllium acceptable to occurrence his champion changeable successful the Classic,” Pletcher told Breeders’ Cup publicity.

“We person assurance that the equine volition grip much region successful the future, but we conscionable felt similar for close present the Dirt Mile is the close spot.”

Life Is Good, a lad of Into Mischief, whose nonaccomplishment by a cervix to Sprint favourite Jackie’s Warrior successful the Grade I Allen Jerkens Stakes astatine Saratoga connected Aug. 28 is the lone blemish connected his five-race career, is the 4-5 morning-line favourite successful the eight-horse field.

Off the pace

Tripoli, who gave trainer John Sadler and his owners, Hronis Racing, their 3rd Pacific Classic triumph successful 4 years successful August, volition effort to rebound from a dull effort successful the Awesome Again Stakes astatine Santa Anita successful Saturday’s $6 cardinal Classic.

A 4-year-old lad of Kitten’s Joy, Tripoli followed his 1 1/4-length triumph successful Del Mar’s signature contention with a fourth-place decorativeness successful the Awesome Again.

Tripoli, who’s won 4 of 15 lifetime, including 2 of 4 connected the dirt, drew the obstruction for the 1 1/4-mile contention and is 15-1 connected the greeting line. He’ll beryllium ridden for the archetypal clip by Irad Ortiz Jr.

“We cognize helium likes this way and helium likes the distance,” Sadler adjunct Juan Leyva said. “He’s settled successful again present and is doing well. If the contention falls apart, helium could get a portion of it.”