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Dreamy Kid upsets Coil in Swaps

Dreamy Kid (outside) closed strongly to deny Coil his second straight stakes win (Benoit Photos) Robert S. Evans' homebred DREAMY KID (Lemon Drop Kid) caught odds-on favorite Coil (Point Given) on the wire in Saturday's $150,000 Swaps S. (G2) at Hollywood Park, registering a 19-1 upset in his stakes debut. The three-year-old closed from last to first in the five-horse field, finishing 1 1/8 miles in 1:50 2/5 over the Cushion Track with jockey Joe Talamo. A maiden winner two starts previously, Dreamy Kid was exiting a disappointing fourth versus allowance/optional claiming rivals on June 16. Hall of Fame trainer Neil Drysdale added blinkers for the Swaps and the bay colt promptly rewarded his supporters with mutuels of $40, $8 and $4.40.

"He's a nice, developing three-year-old," Drysdale said. "Why did we jump him up and run here instead of an allowance race? We worked him the other day in blinkers (a half-mile bullet in :47 on Tuesday) and it made a huge difference. Actually, we wanted to put blinkers on for the last race, but we couldn't because he had won his previous race and you're not allowed to put blinkers on after you've won and David Flores confirmed when he rose last time that he did need blinkers. Joe rode him today because he could do the 112 pounds."

Coil, the 1-2 choice off his one-length victory in the June 11 Affirmed H. (G3), broke running under Martin Garcia but quickly relinquished the lead to Runflatout (Flatter), who led the way along the rail through moderate splits in :23 3/5, :48 2/5 and 1:12 4/5. Coil closely tracked the front runner in second, with Dreamy Kid about three lengths further back in last through the opening three-quarters of a mile.

Coil floated a little bit off the far turn and seized the lead nearing midstretch, reaching the mile mark in 1:38 with a half-advantage. Dreamy Kid, who split rivals upon reaching the straightaway, was still fourth at that point and wore down his rival in the final furlong, getting up to win by a neck in the final strides.

Dreamy Kid relished the addition of blinkers and could continue to establish himself as an up-and-comer in the three-year-old division (Alex Evers/EquiSport Photos) "I'll tell you what, I'm real glad Neil (Drysdale) let me work him last time. I really think that made a big difference," Talamo said. "He was in blinkers and went the last quarter in :22 2/5. That's unheard of, not only for a three-year-old, but even a stakes horse. That's why I waited as long as I did. I knew that right when I asked him, he'd kick. "I thought about going around on the far turn but I hate going that wide. Anytime you go four wide they'll usually hang the last part. So I went to wait and wait and I said you know if he runs like he works, he'll win. And man, he really had a nice turn of foot. He's the kind of horse that's just going to get better and better." Coil easily held second, 2 1/4 lengths better than third-placer Uncle Sam (Tapit). Runflatout and Spud Spivens (Tizbud) rounded out the order of finish. Boxeur Des Rues (Smart Strike) was withdrawn.

Bred in Kentucky, Dreamy Kid is out of the winning Silver Hawk mare Dreams, who is also the dam of 2008 Fountain of Youth (G2) runner-up Elysium Fields (El Prado [Ire]); the unraced juvenile filly Lonesome Town (Broken Vow); a yearling full brother to Dreamy Kid; and a 2011 filly by Tiznow. She counts as siblings Grade 3 queen My Girl Jeannie (Hostage), stakes vixen Night Spirit (Seattle Slew); and Grade 1-placed stakes winner Triple Buck and Grade 2-placed filly Slept Thru It, both by Sunny's Halo.

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