Colonel John Early Favorite at CashCall Futurity

Colonel John looks to take the crown at CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park. (AI Wire)

The $750,000 CashCall Futurity runs this Saturday at Hollywood Park. Colonel John is the early favorite but he will face stiff competition from a probable field of 13 starters. This has caught trainer, Eoin Harty, by surprise as he did not expect many horses to challenge Colonel John this weekend.

The large purse, and the fact that this is the final Grade 1 of the year for the division, has made the CashCall Futurity an attractive race to the owners and trainers of many up and coming 2-year-old males. Even with a large field, Harty remains confident in his 2-year-old.

"I like my chances," Harty said. "I know he's a quality horse and proven at the distance. I've still got to beat 12 or 13 others."

The field challenging Colonel John for the $750,000 purse could possibly include: Eaton's Gift, Indian Sun, Into Mischief, Massive Drama, Meal Penalty, Monba, Old Man Buck, Referee, Shore Do, Sierra Sunset, Slew's Tiznow, and Tres Borrachos.

Out of those horses, Harty considers Massive Drama and Into Mischief, the first and second finishers of the Hollywood Prevue Stakes on Nov. 22, to be his biggest threat.

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