Chasing Dreams Racing 2008 LLC’s 3-year-old colt Noble’s
Promise and Peter J. Callahan’s 3-year-old filly Beautician are now in
residence at Gulfstream Park in trainer Ken McPeek’s barn after arriving
Tuesday on the Tex Sutton charter flight from Los
Angeles that brought California-trained runners for this
Saturday’s Sunshine Millions races.
Noble’s Promise finished third in the Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov. 7, beaten a half-length by Vale of York
with Lookin at Lucky second. Beautician finished second, three-quarters of a
length behind She Be Wild in the Juvenile Fillies (G1) the day before.
Lookin at Lucky and She Be Wild were subsequently voted
Eclipse champion colt and filly for the season.
McPeek left both Noble’s Promise and Beautician with a small
division at Santa Anita after the Breeders’ Cup, each running one more time
late last year. Noble’s Promise ran a very big race to finish second by a
half-length behind Lookin at Lucky in the CashCall Futurity (G1) at Hollywood
Park on Dec. 19, but Beautician didn’t fare as well, eased to last of seven in
the Starlet Stakes (G1) on Dec. 20.
“They’re both back to galloping and could breeze for the
first time early in February,” said McPeek Wednesday afternoon. “I don’t have
anything in particular planned for either one just yet.”
Noble’s Promise is a son of Cuvee and won the Breeders’
Futurity (G1) at Keeneland prior to the strong performance in the Breeders’
Cup. He made five of his six juvenile starts on synthetic tracks and the other
on turf.
Beautician is a roan/gray daughter of Dehere and won her
career debut at Churchill Downs before finishing second in both the
Schuylerville Stakes (G3) and Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga.
She then finished fifth in the Alcibiades (G1) on Polytrack at Keeneland before
her last two starts in California.
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