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Thumb_hersh Marcus Hersh , Saratoga , 07/23/2018 , Race 4 - DRF Live Posted : Jul 23, 2018, 2:31 PM

First-timer Dugout was intended for turf

Not saying he can't win / won't factor in this upcoming maiden race, but I do know that Dugout (#4) was shipped from Arlington with the hope he'd start on turf. That's not happening with this NY-bred sprint rained off, which means it might not be happening for Dugout today. His trainer, Larry Rivelli, has been pleased with Dugout's works over Arlington's synthetic surface, but synthetic form tends to be more translatable to turf than dirt. Moreover, Dugout is a brother to Jean Elizabeth and Unscathed, both of whom have proven superior performers on Arlington's Polytrack surface. 

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