Masochistic, Big Macher in BC Sprint

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 26, 2015) – California-bred Grade I winners Masochistic and Big Macher are entered in Saturday’s $1.5 million Grade I Breeders’ Cup TwinSpires Sprint at Keeneland.
Masochistic is by Sought After, out of the Unusual Heat mare Trotinette, was bred by Francoise Dupuis and Louise Julian, is owned by Los Pollos Hermanos Racing and Jay Em Ess Stable and is trained by Ron Ellis. He has six wins in 10 starts, earnings of $601,850 and is coming off a fourth in the Oct. 3 Santa Anita Sprint Championship. He is a Grade I winner. Masochistic drew post position 9.
Big Macher is by Beau Genius, out of the Kris S. mare Insight, was bred by Ballena Vista Farm, is owned by Tom Mansor and Tachycardia Stables and is trained by Richard Baltas. He has seven wins in 17 starts, earnings of $684,038 and is coming off a win in the Sept. 7 Pirate’s Bounty. He is a Grade I winner who finished ninth in last year’s Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita. Big Macher drew post position 12 in a field of 15.
Also entered is Salutos Amigos, a Kentucky-bred son of California stallion Salute the Sarge and a multiple Grade III winner who was seventh in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint last year. He drew post position 10.