Trio Of Graded Stakes Winners Top Nominees For Jan. 30 Holy Bull Stakes Sponsored by:
Mutasaabeq works at Palm Beach Downs
Grade 2 winner Mutasaabeq, who captured the Mucho Macho Man Jan. 2 in his season debut, and Grade 3 winners Pickin Time and Sittin On Go are among 22 sophomores nominated to the $200,000 Holy Bull (G3) Saturday, Jan. 30 at Gulfstream Park.
The 30th running of the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull is the next step for 3-year-olds on Gulfstream s road to the March 28 Florida Derby (G1), and headlines a program featuring five graded-stakes worth $600,000 in purses.
Shadwell Stable s Mutasaabeq was a popular 1 ½-length winner of the one-mile Mucho Macho Man, his return to the main track after winning the 1 1/16-mile Bourbon (G2) on grass and finishing 10th in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). The next four horses that finished behind him – Papetu, Awesome Gerry, Pickin Time and Ultimate Badger – are also nominated to the Holy Bull.