Grand Arch, Dorsett give Lynch one-two punch for Woodbine Mile

Grand Arch, Dorsett give Lynch one-two punch for Woodbine

Mile

Owned by Jim and Susan Hill, whose Solid Appeal won the Sovereign Award as

Canada's 2013 champion turf female, Grand Arch has shown an affinity for

Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Turf Course. In seven races on the Toronto oval grass,

the Kentucky-bred has three wins, one second and three thirds.

"He is just the absolute model of consistency," raved Lynch. "Just like

Dorsett, he's getting better with age."

All the more reason as to why Lynch is feeling just 'Grand' heading into the

Mile.

"Last year, he was up on the pace more," he said. "This year, he's learned to

settle more. To be honest, it doesn't really matter where he is. When you ask

him, he'll respond. He has that ability to be anywhere in a race, and when you

need him to run, he'll do it."

Jockey Davy Moran, aboard Grand Arch for the King Edward and Fourstardave,

once again gets the call.

A four-year-old son of Artie Schiller, Dorsett heads into his first Grade 1

appearance on a strong note, a fourth-place finish, just 1 1/4 lengths behind

winner Seek Again, in the Fourstardave.

Lynch, who recently took over the training reins of Dorsett from Michael

Stidham, was pleased with that performance as well as a fourth in the Nijinsky

on July 19 at Woodbine.

"We ran him in the Nijinsky first up and I thought he ran very well," Lynch

said. "But, you could also see that he needed that race. He trained on

beautifully from there and we decided to run him in the Fourstardave. I thought

that was a crackerjack race by him. He was fanned out wide and kept on fighting.

He emptied out a bit in the stretch, got a little tired, but now here we are,

third off the bench, and ready to go."

Dorsett has three wins, one second and one third from 14 starts. His past

five efforts have been in graded stakes events.

"His breeding says the older he gets, the better he'll get," Lynch said. "And

that's what we are seeing. He's the ultimate professional who loves his job.

Luis Contreras gets the call for the Mile.

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