Two Step Salsa: looking to rediscover Godolphin Mile form
PICTURE: Dubai Racing Club/Andrew WatkinsDubai winner Two Step Salsa back up in trip
Preview: USA, Saturday BST 9.50pm, live on ATR
Monmouth Park: Salvator Mile (Grade 3 hcap) 1m, dirt, 3yo+
GODOLPHIN Mile winner Two Step Salsa (Saeed Bin Suroor/Garrett Gomez) steps back up in trip after failing to cut it against the dirt speedsters in a 6f event on the Belmont dirt last time.
Saeed Bin Suroor: mile will suit
PICTURE: Edward Whitaker
"He was disappointing on his latest start but we gave him a break after his victories in Dubai and he may have needed the run a little bit," said Bin Suroor on the Godolphin website.
"He's come out of that race in good order and he looks well at the moment. I think that the return to a mile will suit him and he's ready to race."
Grade 2 winner Smooth Air and last year's Suburban Handicap runner-up Solar Flare figure among his rivals.
Also on Saturday
Monmouth Park: United Nations Stakes (Grade 1) 1m3f, turf, 3yo+ (BST 10:40pm)
Presious Passion (Mary Hartmann/Elvis Trujillo) bids to complete back-to-back victories in this $750,000 event after a surprise victory in 2008.
That was no fluke, though, and he has won two Grade 2s since and also scored over 1m1f here last time out.
The competition is stern, though, featuring veteran Grade 1 winners Better Talk Now and Brass Hat, plus the former Michael Bell-trained Spice Route who has done well going to Canada.
However, Hollywood Derby winner Court Vision (Bill Mott/Garrett Gomez) could be the one to beat.
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