Following St. Joe Bay (Saint Andaan)'s wire-to-wire win in the GII Palos Verdes S. at Santa Anita Saturday, trainer Peter Miller said the streaking gelding and two of his stablemates could be pointed toward races at the Dubai World Cup Carnival Mar. 25. St. Joe Bay, who previously captured the Dec. 31 GIII Midnight Lute S. as part of a three-race win streak, is being considered for the six-furlong G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen.
“He is in top form right now,” Miller said. “He has shown he can compete with the top dirt sprinters in the world.”
Meanwhile, Rockingham Ranch's Richard's Boy (Idiot Proof)–recent winner of the Jan. 28 California Cup Sprint S.–and Stormy Liberal (Stormy Atlantic)–victorious in the Clocker's Corner S. Jan. 29–could also make the trip to the United Arab Emirates. Richard's Boy is nominated to both the Golden Shaheen and the grassy G1 Al Quoz Sprint S., while Stormy Liberal has been nominated to the latter.
“[Richard's Boy] has shown a ton of versatility being able to win on both the grass and dirt,” Miller noted. “I tend to think he has an edge on the turf, but he just tied his career best turf Beyer with a 98 on the dirt…[Stormy Liberal] is the perfect kind of horse to take to Dubai. I think he has a shot at winning the turf sprint.”
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