Going abroad, three-year-old Chekist (Koko Pop) has been quite successful in Russia. In six starts at ages two and three, he has five wins and a second-place finish to his credit, all on dirt. His only blemish has been a second-place finish four and a half lengths behind Ikaryi in the 2YO Grand Prix (GI – RUS) last year. His wins have come going as short at 1,000 meters (about five furlongs), and as long as 1,800 (about 1 1/8 miles). Both of his wins this year have come at 1,800 meters, including a win in the Season Opening Stakes (GIII – RUS) at Central Moscow Hippodrome. Five-year-old Kolchak (Sheer Luck) has not raced this season, but ran eleven times in Russia at ages two through four. His wins all came in conditions races over dirt, between 1,800 and 2,000 meters (about 1 1/8 miles to about 1 ¼ miles). Cabecinho (Lindy Wells) has raced three times in Brazil, and notched a maiden win at second asking in February of this year. That race covered a 1,200-meter distance (about six furlongs) over dirt.

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