![]() ![]() O'Neill will also send out Legends of War, who like Blitzkrieg enters off an off-the-board finish in grade 1 competition. Blitzkrieg's three-race win streak sprinting on the Santa Anita turf in 2019 came at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside course, while the 2020 running of the Hernandez has been moved from that distance to 5 1/2 furlongs on the main turf. īlitzkrieg won't face any horses as accomplished as Gift Box or Vino Rosso when he returns Wednesday in the Hernandez, but the familiar Santa Anita ground will present a new challenge. ![]() Blitzkrieg weakened after an early inside duel with grade 1 winner Gift Box and finished seventh, beaten more than 22 lengths by eventual Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Vino Rosso. O'Neill then took a shot with Blitzkrieg in the May 27 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (G1) but either the surface switch or class level didn't fit. ![]()
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