Shanghai Bobby touched down at Santa Anita after a one-day delay
Hurricane Sandy caused delays to Breeders’ Cup World Championships bound horses travel plans arriving from New York, and out of those was Todd Pletcher trained, Shanghai Bobby, who was scheduled to arrive on Tuesday at Santa Anita Park, but a one-day delay
due to the weather finally saw the Grade 1, $2 million Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile bound arrive at Southern California on 31 October.
Usually in a situation like this, many owners get worried prior to a big race, but Jack Wolf of Starlight Racing, who recently sold %50 interest in Shanghai Bobby to Ireland based Coolmore Stud said, he isn’t fazed by the circumstances.
"Everything was under control and you know how cool (trainer) Todd (Pletcher) is," Wolf said. "He actually told me he would prefer coming out here on a Wednesday instead of a Tuesday anyway. I don't get too worried about stuff I don't have any control over."
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who also trains horses from Coolmore, has managed to keep things calm over at Ireland as well.
"The one thing that really makes this thing work is having Todd as the common denominator," he said. "They (Coolmore's principals) have got a lot of trust and faith in him, which we do, too. It made a lot of sense from all the angles."
The 2-year-old dark bay or brown colt by Harlan’s Holiday is bringing in an undefeated record into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with earnings of $607,000, has been made the 2 to 1 favourite to win the 1 1/16 mile event on the morning line.
Bred by Stonehaven Steadings, Shanghai Bobby broke his maiden at first asking on 19 April, 2012, at Aqueduct race track, and at Belmont he won the Track Barron Stakes in June.
He downed his first graded stakes victory on 3 September, 2012, at Saratoga when he landed the Grade 2 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes.
Shanghai Bobby returned to Belmont Park and extended his unbeaten record to four in a row, when he came out successful in the Grade 1 Foxwoods Champagne Stakes in October.
He has latest work of four furlongs was at Belmont Park on 27 October, 2012, on dirt, where he covered the distance in 49.12 seconds, and was the 15 fastest out of 79 at the distance.
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