Stakes Warriors Mr. Buff, Sunny Ridge Gearing Up For Kimmel At Big A Sponsored by:
Mr. Buff scored a repeat victory in the Empire Classic on the Empire Showcase card at Belmont on Oct. 24, 2020
Trainer John Kimmel said Chester and Mary Broman s popular New York-homebred Mr. Buff could make his next start in the open nine-furlong Jazil on January 23.
Mr. Buff finished second to Bankit last out in the nine-furlong Alex M. Robb on December 12 at the Big A.
The 7-year-old Friend Or Foe gelding posted a record of 8-3-2-0 in 2020, including scores in the Jazil and Haynesfield at Aqueduct and the Empire Classic at Belmont. He entered the Alex M. Robb, a race he won by 7 ½-lengths in 2019, off of one week s rest from a fifth in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap.