$175,000 John C. Mabee Cal Cup Mile Preview

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2005) -- A to the Z (Benchmark-Green Again, by Replant) can become the first horse to win the Mile in consecutive years. There have been two two-time winners of the Mile, but Megan’s Interco (1993 and 1995) and Native Desert (1999 and 2001) didn’t win back-to-back runnings. Lennyfromalibu (Unusual Heat-Style of the Year, by Half a Year) could join that duo with a victory this year to go with his 2003 triumph.

Other Mile contenders include El Don (Cee’s Tizzy-Timed Perfectly, by Pretense) and Running Free (Soft Gold-Baby Grand, by Mukaddamah). El Don won the California Turf Championship at Bay Meadows and Running Free won the Harry Brubaker at Del Mar.
-- Larry Bortstein

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