All systems go for Maker's BC trio

Trainer Mike Maker's trio of Breeders' Cup hopefuls --

International Star (Juvenile Turf), Thank You Marylou (Filly & Mare Sprint) and

Vicar's in Trouble (Dirt Mile) -- were scheduled to depart Louisville, Kentucky, for Southern

California on Saturday. All owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey.

Maker has secured Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez to ride

all three mounts.

International Star is coming off a victory in the Grade 3 Grey on October 5

over Woodbine's synthetic Polytrack, and Maker

thinks going back to turf should be no problem for the Fusaichi Pegasus

juvenile.

"I'm not concerned about the turf," Maker said. "It should be a harder turf

course so no worries there. He's shown up in every race and I look forward to

him doing that next weekend, too."

International Star took his maiden debut on turf at Belmont

and finished second on grass in the Grade 2 With Anticipation on August 22 at Saratoga.

Thank You Marylou, third in the Grade 3 Raven Run at

Keeneland on October 18, will face older fillies and mares for the first time in

the Filly & Mare Sprint, and Maker thinks she needs an outside post position to

be at her best. She broke from the inside post 1 in the Raven Run.

"She came out of the last race fine," Maker said. "She got stuck on the

inside in that last one and she runs a lot better with an outside post position,

so hopefully we can get lucky with the draw and be in good shape."

Thank You Marylou was a 6 1/2-length winner in the Grade 3 Dogwood at

Churchill Downs prior to the Raven Run, where she broke from the

6-hole in

the seven-horse field.

Vicar's In Trouble is coming off a runner-up effort in the

Grade 2 Indiana Derby in his last outing on October 4 , and also will face older horses

for the first time in the Dirt Mile.

"It's always tough taking on older horses for the first

time," Maker said. "But then again, he runs his race every time so we figured

we'd give him a shot."

Vicar's In Trouble has won four of 10 starts, including the Grade 2 Super

Derby prior to the Indiana Derby, and has banked $1,228,292 lifetime.

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