Right One will seek to
defend his title in Friday's 29th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Jaipur, a seven furlong turf race for
3-year-olds and up at Belmont Park.
With a strong third-place finish in the Grade 2 Commonwealth on April
14 at Keeneland, his first race in five months, Ghislaine Head’s Right
One signaled he has lost none of his fire as a 6-year-old and is the 2-1
morning-line favorite for the Jaipur.
Right One, to be ridden by Julien Leparoux for trainer Christophe
Clement, defeated Yield Bogey in the final jump last year and then finished
third behind Turallure and Courageous Cat in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile before
tailing off the remainder of the year.
“He’s been training well; [The Commonwealth] was a good
race to bring him back,” Clement said. “I think he had a nice prep
race.”
Along with Yield Bogey, making his fourth start in the Jaipur, Right
One will have to contend with Bergerac, an $80,000 claim at Gulfstream Park
two races back by owner Paul Pompa and trainer Chad Brown.
Bergerac immediately paid dividends, finishing second in the
Commonwealth, ahead of Right One.
“He comes in off a little layoff and not by design,” Brown
said. “He missed an overnight race that got rained off the turf, so he
missed his prep. He’s an older horse with plenty career starts under his
belt, though, so at this age (5) he maintains his fitness.”
Bergerac, the 5-2 morning-line second choice, will be ridden by Javier
Castellano from post position 7.
Also set for the Jaipur are Leave of Absence, Boots Ahead, Upgrade,
Shintoh and Senor Dehere. Recent stakes winner Ponzi Scheme is entered Main
Track Only.
The field for the Grade 3, $150,000
Jaipur:
|
PP
|
Horse
|
Jockey
|
Wgt
|
Trainer
|
Odds
|
|
1
|
Leave of Absence
|
A Garcia
|
118
|
R A Violette, Jr.
|
10-1
|
|
2
|
Yield Bogey
|
E S Prado
|
118
|
P J Kelly
|
8-1
|
|
3
|
Boots Ahead
|
E Castro
|
120
|
G Weaver
|
5-1
|
|
4
|
Upgrade
|
J R Velazquez
|
118
|
M Nihei
|
6-1
|
|
5
|
Right One
|
J R Leparoux
|
122
|
C Clement
|
2-1
|
|
6
|
Shintoh
|
R Maragh
|
118
|
H A Jerkens
|
12-1
|
|
7
|
Bergerac
|
J Castellano
|
118
|
C C Brown
|
5-2
|
|
8
|
Senor Dehere
|
R A Dominguez
|
118
|
H G Motion
|
15-1
|
|
9
|
Ponzi Scheme (MTO)
|
E Trujillo
|
124
|
J Serey
|
6-5
|