Happy Saver On Course for BC Classic Start
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Photo: Rick Samuels
Happy Saver gallops at Keeneland
It looks like there will indeed be a field of eight for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
After a patch was applied to Happy Saver 's quarter crack Nov. 2, trainer Todd Pletcher said Thursday morning that he expects the 5-year-old son of Super Saver to run in Saturday's 1 1/4-finale of the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland.
"He had a good morning," Pletcher said after watching Happy Saver jog. "So far, so good for running."
Owned by Wertheimer et Frere, Happy Saver is the 30-1 outsider in the Classic. Though the homebred son of the Distorted Humor mare Happy Week has not won a graded stakes since the 2020 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), he owns a highly consistent mark of 5-5-1 after 12 career starts. Included in those five runner-up finishes is a second in the 2021 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
He has earned $1,198,100 and is coming off a fourth behind Classic starters Hot Rod Charlie and Rich Strike in the Oct. 1 Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs.