Trainer Michael McCarthy could have two runners in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Nov. 3 at Santa Anita after Endlessly and Ngannou ran one-two in Sunday's G3 Zuma Beach for 2-year-olds going a mile on turf.
Endlessly, ridden by Juan Hernandez, won the Zuma Beach by 2 ¼ lengths after overtaking his pacesetting stablemate in the final furlong. Ngannou, with Antonio Fresu up, finished 1 ¼ lengths clear of third-place finisher Grand Mo the First.
McCarthy reported all was well with both colts Monday morning.
“It was another professional effort from Endlessly,” McCarthy added. “It seems like he just continues to get better with racing.”
Endlessly will enter the Breeders' Cup with a perfect 3-for-3 record. Prior to the Zuma Beach, the son of Oscar Performance beat maidens going a mile on turf July 30 then returned to win the G3 Del Mar Juvenile Turf on Sept. 10.
All three of Endlessly's wins have been by exactly 2 ¼ lengths.
“Don't really know what to make of that,” McCarthy said.
Endlessly is a homebred for Amerman Racing.
As for Ngannou, he remains a maiden after two starts. The Mendelssohn colt was beaten a half-length as the favorite in his debut going a mile on turf at Del Mar Sept. 10 prior to the Zuma Beach.
“I thought the runner-up ran a very respectable race,” McCarthy said. “It looks like he's on the improve. Things are coming together with him. We'll see where this leads.”
It could lead to Ngannou taking a crack at the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, McCarthy confirmed.
“We'd have to think about pre-entering,” he said.
McCarthy added another option for Ngannou, a $120,000 auction purchase campaigned by Wells Watson, would be the $150,000 Qatar Golden Mile at a mile on turf on the Breeders' Cup undercard Nov. 3.
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